BEHIND THE WINS

News24 and Lula launch awards to celebrate SME excellence

The inaugural News24 Lula SME Awards in September 2025 will award R300,000 across five categories, celebrating the small businesses.

How Lula went from startup to SME superhero in just 10 years

Lula marks decade milestone with evolution from lending startup to comprehensive business banking platform.

How a Western Cape anti-corrosion coating specialist found the right funding partner

For Anthony Anti-Corrosion Coatings, finding Lula meant finding a partner who believed in their vision and invested in their success.

VOICES OF SUCCESS

LISTEN | The growth trap: How success can kill your business

Thomas McKinnon, former Chief Growth Officer at Lula, explains why rapid business growth is often the biggest threat to an SME and shares the 90-day solution every entrepreneur needs to hear.

LISTEN | Why SMEs are ditching traditional banks

In this game-changing episode, David Winter, Senior VP of Business Development at Lula, reveals how embedded finance is quietly revolutionising SME banking.