Kuruman-based coffeemaker Victoria Theo was one of 27 contenders who competed at the National Pitch for Funding Competition in November during the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Johannesburg. In the Northern Cape, 52 SMMEs participated in the regional Pitch for Funding competitions held in all five districts in October. These concluded with a provincial round held in collaboration with Absa at the end of October in Upington. Three provincial winners were selected, with the Resemeletse Motlopi Coffee Project in the first place Credit: SYSTEM