A Different Kind of Fairway

From the moment we arrived, you could feel the energy was different. You looked around, and everywhere you turned, there were black entrepreneurs doing dope things—creators, innovators, and builders across industries. From startups to scaling companies, this wasn’t your typical “corporate golf” crowd. This was culture and hustle wrapped in class.

Each hole had stalls from different businesses, with food, drinks, and insights flowing freely. And in between the swings and side chats, something more was happening: a collective exhale. A shared knowing that, yes, it’s hard out here—but we’re doing it. And more importantly, we’re doing it together.

It honestly felt like being in the middle of an entrepreneurial bootcamp disguised as a good time. Younger founders (like us) moved through the course like new recruits—learning from the OGs, soaking up strategy, and getting the kind of real-world mentorship you don’t find in books or podcasts.

We weren’t playing golf just for fun—we were playing to grow.

A War Room on the Green

There’s a metaphor that kept surfacing as we made our way from one hole to the next: This is a war. A war for ownership. A war for economic freedom. A war to build lasting black wealth.

And in this war, the older generation felt like generals—seasoned, sharp, battle-tested. They weren’t gatekeeping. They were guiding. Each convo over a putt or a drink turned into advice about scaling, access to capital, talent retention, and personal mindset shifts. No egos. No “I made it, figure it out” energy. Just an ecosystem in motion.

And that, honestly, is rare.

Vision Backed By Action

At the heart of it all was Prince Moeng, Managing Director of Two Cents Solutions, whose words captured the day perfectly:

“The idea behind the Golf Day is that we as young black entrepreneurs can come together as one platform to play a sport that allows us to network, grow our businesses, and showcase what we do. It's centered on celebrating ourselves as entrepreneurs.”

Celebration. Reflection. Expansion.

Last year, the inaugural event raised R130,000 to finance three businesses. This year? They took it even further by introducing a Spectator Package—an open, intentional space for up-and-coming entrepreneurs to enter, engage, and ask big questions. Questions around funding, management, scale, and what it really takes to build something meaningful in this country.

That package alone turned the day into a mini-masterclass in entrepreneurship, held out in the sun, surrounded by visionaries.

Real Resources. Real Impact.

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• Entresure Insurance – for one of the smoothest and most affordable ways to protect your hustle.

• Rikatec – for next-level fleet management innovation.

These are the kinds of businesses that aren’t just selling services—they’re solving real problems in ways that empower the ecosystem.

Final Thoughts: This Is How We Build

We often talk about the need for black-owned platforms, networks, and infrastructure. But what we experienced at the Entrepreneurial Golf Day was a working example of what that looks like in motion. Black people backing black people. Relationships rooted in mentorship. And access, not through exclusion, but through inclusion with intention.

If you’re serious about entrepreneurship—not just surviving but scaling and thriving—this is the kind of room you want to be in. And shoutout to Two Cents Solutions for building the room.

This wasn’t just a golf day.
It was a movement on grass.