The summit happens once a year. Your business grows every day.
Membership keeps you connected between summits, with a library, live sessions, mentoring and introductions matched to your stage.
Is there a free membership?
Yes. The Discover tier is free and includes a basic stage check, selected library content and webinars. Paid Build, Grow and Scale tiers add the full Growth Assessment, deeper library access, monthly masterclasses and clinics, mentoring and introductions. Membership opens in 2027; prices are announced at launch. Partners can also sponsor memberships for named cohorts of businesses.
Membership tiers
Tiers follow the tracks. As your business grows, you move up.
| Benefit | Discover (Free) | Build (Paid) | Grow (Paid) | Scale (Paid) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Assessment | Basic stage check | Full assessment, re-tested yearly | Full assessment, twice a year | Full assessment with advisor review |
| Library and templates | Selected articles, checklists and videos | Discover and Build library, Build templates | Adds the Grow library and advanced templates | The full library |
| Live sessions | Selected webinars | Monthly masterclass | Adds a monthly clinic and expert Q&A | Adds executive masterclasses and roundtables |
| People and access | Event updates | Member directory, start-up clinics, summit ticket discount | Peer groups, mentor matching, procurement-readiness resources, summit ticket discount | Senior mentors, corporate and investor introductions, summit ticket included |
Membership opens in 2027. Prices and final benefits are announced at launch.
The Business Knowledge Library
Organised by business stage, not by year, so it stays useful however long you’ve been a member. Every summit session, masterclass and clinic adds to it.
Discover
- Is running a business for me?
- Turning a skill into income
- Testing an idea for free
- Other pathways: work, freelancing, apprenticeships
Build
- Setting up and compliance
- Money basics and pricing
- Brand basics
- Finding first customers
Grow
- Sales and marketing systems
- Finance and controls
- People and leadership
- Procurement readiness
Scale
- Capital and investment
- Corporate markets
- Governance
- Expansion and enterprise value
Made for how people actually work
- Videos of 10 to 30 minutes, toolkits, templates, checklists, case studies and expert Q&As
- Mobile-first, with audio-only and low-data versions of core videos
- Subtitles on all video, with priority content progressively translated into isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Afrikaans
- Every piece tagged by stage and topic, so the assessment can recommend what to use next
Sponsored memberships
Every Business in a Box includes 12 months’ free membership for the start-up that receives it. A partner can also sponsor a named cohort, for example 100 businesses in its own growth programme. Each business receives membership, the assessment, toolkits, workshops and mentoring. The partner receives quarterly progress reports and an annual impact report.
Be first to join
Register your interest and we’ll invite you to membership when it opens in 2027.