Public sector performance · Turnaround · Development finance

South Africa doesn't have a skills shortage. It has a skills-transfer shortage.

Every year, institutions spend millions on consultants for the same work as last year - because the reports get delivered, but the capability never does.

We built Growth Funnel as the answer to that industry. Every contract names the officials we'll train. Every close-out certifies what your team runs unaided.

On Day 91, it's theirs.

Request your free diagnostic Take the five-question self-audit
We diagnose before we propose.Every engagement starts with evidence from your own published record.
We transfer skills as a deliverable.Named counterparts and certified handover - written into the contract.
We price transparently.Fixed scopes, published bands. You'll never discover the cost mid-engagement.

Step one - free, always

Start with proof, not a proposal.

Send us nothing. Sign nothing. We build a 10-page diagnostic of your institution from your own published record - audit outcomes, IDP, SDBIP, annual report - and present it to you in a working session, at no cost.

You'll see your situation the way an auditor sees it, before the auditor does - and you'll see our method applied to your actual findings before you commit to anything.

NO COST · NO MANDATE · NO DATA REQUESTED · YOUR PUBLISHED RECORD ONLY

Reg. No-Obligation

What the diagnostic gives you

  • Every repeat finding mapped to its root cause
  • Your indicators tested against the standards the Auditor-General applies
  • The three interventions that would change your next opinion
  • A straight answer on whether you need us at all
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The self-audit

Five questions while you're here. Nobody's watching.

Answer honestly - your responses stay on this page and are never sent anywhere.

No.QuestionYour answer
1. Can every reported achievement be matched to evidence, today, without a scramble?
2. Do your indicators pass the well-defined, verifiable, reliable tests the AG applies?
3. Does your SDBIP actually trace to your IDP - or do they just coexist?
4. Did last year's findings get owners, deadlines and closure - or a paragraph in the annual report?
5. If your consultant left tomorrow, could your team run the system?
REGISTER OPEN - answer the five questions to see where you stand.
Get the evidence-backed version - free

When the findings warrant action

Fixed scopes. Published bands. Skills in the contract.

No discovery phases. No open-ended retainers. No surprises.

Audit pressure

Audit Turnaround Sprint

Performance-information findings converted to evidenced remediation: every finding owned, deadlined and filed to the Auditor-General's methodology - with your team trained to keep it that way.

6–8 weeks · fixed scope · from R350k
Financial distress

90-Day Stabilisation Sprint

Fifteen proven interventions for municipalities under pressure - cash recovery, expenditure control, governance activation, contract enforcement. Every rand of impact verified against baselines you agree upfront.

90 days · fixed price · Day-90 verified impact report
Build it properly

Performance Systems & Turnaround Integration

Full performance management builds aligned to statute, and lead-integrator programme management for 18–24 month recoveries - one accountable partner instead of six consultancies.

Scoped programmes · certified handover

Also: governance, risk & AI governance · business continuity · cybersecurity readiness · market and socio-economic impact studies · DFI-grade financial models · funding readiness and capital raising. Ask for the service catalogue.

Why institutions choose us

Built for scrutiny.

Evidence is our native standard.

Our own reporting is baselined, verified and filed audit-ready - including a socio-economic impact study and investment case supporting a R2.75 billion metropolitan fleet-transition programme.

We work where it's hardest.

Distressed-municipality recovery casework, heritage-precinct investment advisory, development finance submissions across the IDC, DBSA and multilateral ecosystem.

Modern delivery, honest pricing.

A proprietary AI-enabled delivery system lets a senior team move at a pace and price traditional firms can't match - which is why we can afford to diagnose for free.

References and engagement detail available on request. Growth Funnel is a Black-owned South African practice; statutory and B-BBEE documentation accompanies every proposal.

Request the diagnostic

Worst case, you get a free second opinion.

Tell us who you are and which institution to review. We'll build the diagnostic from the published record and come back within five working days to schedule your working session.

No documents requested. No system access needed. No obligation created.

A few sentences are enough. Please do not include confidential documents or sensitive personal information.
REQUEST RECEIVED - we'll respond within five working days.
REQUEST NOT SENT - please check the form and try again, or email us directly.

We review only your institution's published record. Your details are used solely to respond to this request and are handled in line with POPIA - never sold, never added to lists you didn't ask for.