Growth does not fix weak systems, it exposes them. Forge is a curated business experience for the founders who refuse to find out the hard way.
The Hard Truth
"The thing that eventually breaks a growing business was often broken long before the growth came."
Most founders discover too late that the records never properly kept, the taxes never strategically managed, the payroll systems never structured, the HR foundations never built — these are not problems growth solves.
They are the fault lines growth reveals. And by then, the cost of fixing them is far greater than the cost of building them right the first time.
Forge by ForFond was created for the founders who intend to build right, from the beginning.
Inside Forge
One day. Four intentional sessions. Expert conversations tailored to the real challenges businesses face.
Session 01
Growth Mindset
Hacking Growth in the Current Global Context
The African business landscape has shifted. This session cuts through the noise — what global headwinds mean for SMEs, where the real opportunities are in 2026, and how to build a practical expansion plan built around smart pivots, the right partnerships, and strategic alliances that actually move the needle.
Session 02
Growth Engines
Governance & Operations: The Unglamorous Engines Behind Every Scaling Business
Nobody scales on vision alone. This session covers the structures most founders ignore until it's too late — company setup, operational systems, compliance, people management, and corporate governance. The unglamorous work that quietly determines whether your business is built to carry the weight of growth, or broken by it.
Session 03
Personal Finance
Unbundling the Myths
Your business is growing. Your personal finances should be too. This session covers how to pay yourself correctly, permanently separate business and personal money, build personal wealth alongside your company, and protect everything you are building — pension, insurance, and beyond.
The Chatroom
Expert Consultations
Your Questions. One Expert. Twenty Minutes.
The most powerful conversation of the day happens here. After the main sessions, every delegate sits privately with a specialist in the area most relevant to their business. No panel. No crowd. Just one focused, confidential conversation built entirely around you.
Legal & Compliance / Corporate Governance
Accounting & Tax
Growth & Innovation
Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
Personal Finance
AI for African SMEs
Made for You If
You are a startup founder or SME owner who has built something real and knows it needs stronger systems before the next phase.
Your business is growing faster than your processes can keep up with and you feel the cracks before anyone else does.
You want to raise funding, attract investment, or scale operations but know your financial and operational foundations aren't investor-ready yet.
You are tired of motivation without mechanics and want practical, structured knowledge you can implement the next morning.
You want to be in a room with founders and experts who are thinking at the same level and building at the same standard.
The Question Is Not If
Mark Your Calendar
June 13, 2026