SKH0077/mzansi-marketplace

Mzansi Marketplace - The marketplace for African small businesses # Mzansi Marketplace > **The Marketplace for African Small Businesses** > > South Africa's first SME self-listing platform where small businesses can share their progress, self-value their business, and list for investment, acquisition, or procurement — all on their own terms. ## What is this? Mzansi Marketplace addresses a structural failure in African capital markets: **the complete absence of an accessible listing venue for small and growing businesses (SGBs)**. While the JSE serves large corporates, businesses with valuations between ZAR 500K and ZAR 50M have no formal mechanism to attract investment, find acquisition partners, or access corporate procurement opportunities. ## Key Features - **Business Profiles** — Create a living profile with verified metrics, progress updates, and growth trajectory - **Self-Service Valuation** — Guided valuation engine using revenue multiples, EBITDA multiples, and DCF methodology - **Listings** — List for investment, acquisition, partnership, or BEE procurement - **Progress Sharing** — Post milestones, financial updates, awards, and team changes to build credibility - **Discovery** — Search and filter by sector, province, revenue, growth rate, BEE status - **Verification Tiers** — Basic → Verified → Financially Reviewed → Due Diligence Ready ## Tech Stack - **Framework**: Next.js 16 (App Router) - **Language**: TypeScript - **Styling**: Tailwind CSS v4 - **UI**: Custom components (shadcn/ui-inspired) - **Database**: PostgreSQL (Supabase) — *schema documented* - **Auth**: Supabase Auth - **Payments**: Paystack ## Project Structure ``` my-app/ ├── docs/ # Business model & architecture docs │ ├── BUSINESS_MODEL_DEEP_DIVE.md │ └── TECHNICAL_ARCHITECTURE.md ├── src/ │ ├── app/ # Next.js pages │ ├── components/ # React components │ ├── lib/ # Utils, constants, mock data, valuation engine │ └── types/ # TypeScript types ├── public/ # …