Services & Institutional Solutions
Entrepreneurship education, leadership development and story-powered learning
Learning experiences for schools, universities, foundations and ecosystem partners. RFTT helps institutions develop entrepreneurial mindsets by combining real African founder stories, entrepreneurship research, learning design and practical programme delivery.
25,000+
young people reached through YLED
100+
schools engaged across programmes
21+ years
entrepreneurship and leadership delivery
GIBS + YLED + RFTT
research and practice grounding
Core Service Portfolio
Structured services built from real African founder stories
Our work translates entrepreneurial thinking into leadership capability, especially for young people navigating uncertainty and possibility.
Entrepreneurship Leadership Masterclasses
High-impact learning experiences that build self-leadership, opportunity recognition, problem-solving and entrepreneurial confidence for learners, students and emerging leaders.
Signature Keynotes & Guest Lectures
Thought-provoking talks that connect entrepreneurial thinking, uncertainty, effectuation and local founder journeys to real-world action.
YLED Progression Pathways
Selective next-stage opportunities that move promising participants from inspiration into applied entrepreneurship, market testing and venture-building.
Programme & Curriculum Design
Custom design of entrepreneurship interventions, challenge journeys, facilitator guides, workbooks and learning pathways tailored to your institution.
Additional Services
Formats, learning tools and engagement models
Case-Based Learning Content
Story-powered educational content built from African entrepreneur journeys, turned into slides, workbooks, teaching notes, reflection tools and classroom-ready materials.
Monitoring, Learning & Impact Insight
Practical diagnostics, reflection tools and post-intervention insights that help clients move from a once-off event to evidence-based programme learning.
Popular Themes
Themes that travel well across classrooms, cohorts and institutions
Entrepreneurship as Leadership
How Entrepreneurs Think and Act When the Future Is Uncertain
Lessons from Township Entrepreneurs
Who We Serve
Institutions and ecosystems we support
- Schools and academies
- Universities and business schools
- Youth development organisations
- Foundations and sponsors
- Entrepreneurship ecosystems
- Corporates investing in youth, leadership and innovation
Popular Formats
How services are delivered in practice
- One-day entrepreneurship mindset workshops
- Multi-session masterclass series
- Guest lectures and keynote talks
- Founder story sessions and panels
- Workbook-led learner experiences
- Selective YLED progression cohorts
Strategic Domains
How RFTT translates services into institutional delivery
RFTT operates at the intersection of lived enterprise experience and institutional delivery, structured across four connected domains.
Knowledge & Curriculum Development
Local case material. African-centred pedagogy. Institutional rigour.
We develop structured, research-backed learning content rooted in real African entrepreneurial journeys, designed for universities, TVET colleges, and training institutions seeking contextually relevant material.
- African entrepreneurship case studies
- Contextualised workbooks and learning guides
- Curriculum integration support
- Research collaboration frameworks
High School Entrepreneurship Integration
Supporting South Africa's policy shift towards entrepreneurship education in high schools.
Dr Zwane's doctoral research examined the intention-to-action gap in youth entrepreneurship. RFTT operationalises this research into practical, scalable tools for high school integration.
- Structured learning models for high school entrepreneurship
- Teacher capacity-building and support
- Intention-to-action diagnostic frameworks
- Youth enterprise labs and experiential programmes
Corporate & Shared Value Strategy
Move beyond CSR compliance into structured, measurable ecosystem engagement.
RFTT helps corporates embed authentic township enterprise insights into their development strategies, creating shared value that serves business objectives and community impact simultaneously.
- Enterprise & Supplier Development alignment
- Youth employability integration
- Township market insights and intelligence
- Measurable ecosystem impact reporting
Ecosystem & Policy Engagement
Bridging entrepreneurs, institutions, and government through structured dialogue.
RFTT creates platforms where lived enterprise experience meets policy design, ensuring that entrepreneurship strategies are grounded in the realities of township economies.
- Dialogue platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement
- Research-backed policy advisory
- Entrepreneur ecosystem bridging
- Youth Entrepreneurship Dialogue facilitation
Signature Programmes
Programme pathways that extend beyond a once-off event
Each programme is designed to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial intention and sustained enterprise action.
Rising from the Township Masterclass Series
Youth Entrepreneurship Orientation Workshops
Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Labs
Intention-to-Action Diagnostic Tools
Corporate Shared Value Entrepreneurship Sessions
Entrepreneur Dialogue Series (YED-aligned)
Youth Entrepreneurship Skills Workshops
Why RFTT
Why institutions choose Our approach
Lived entrepreneurial stories
Real African founder journeys, not abstract theory alone.
Research and delivery
Grounded in entrepreneurship education research, YLED practice and GIBS teaching.
Leadership lens
Entrepreneurship framed as agency, initiative and value creation under uncertainty.
Design capability
Not just speaking - also programme architecture, workbooks and pathways.
Bring RFTT To Your Institution
Services can be tailored for learner cohorts, student founders, educators and leadership communities
Available for schools, universities, foundations, youth platforms and partner ecosystems. If you need a keynote, a workshop series, programme design support or a case-based learning intervention, we can shape the format around your audience and objectives.
Service Lead
Dr Steven Zwane
Senior Lecturer, Gordon Institute of Business Science
Founder: Youth Leadership & Entrepreneurship Development (YLED)