{"id":836793,"date":"2025-09-05T07:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=836793"},"modified":"2025-09-05T07:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:24:37","slug":"pollards-back-in-business-with-pollen-so-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/836793\/pollards-back-in-business-with-pollen-so-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollard\u2019s Back in Business. With Pollen, So Are You."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa vs New Zealand. The Springboks vs the All Blacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Few rivalries carry as much weight, history, or emotion. For rugby fans, it\u2019s the ultimate test of nerve. For South African businesses, the parallels are hard to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollenfinance.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=September+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply now and get fast access to business funding<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pollen Finance, we\u2019ve seen that the same qualities that win test matches also build thriving SMEs: resilience, discipline, and the ability to take your chance when it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve partnered with Handr\u00e9 Pollard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calm, consistent, and fearless under pressure, he embodies the mindset every entrepreneur needs when the competition feels bigger, faster, or stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because make no mistake, running a business in South Africa is its own test match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs go up against tight cash flow, relentless competition, and challenging markets, and still, they find a way to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollen backs these businesses with fast, reliable funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kind of working capital that helps them stabilise, scale, or seize opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A cash injection at the right time is often the difference between survival and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve seen it first-hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the retailer who doubled their footprint, the manufacturer who upgraded equipment and unlocked efficiency, to the family business that went from surviving month-to-month to employing 20 more people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as rugby is about more than a game, business is about more than profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about resilience. It\u2019s about creating opportunity. It\u2019s about building legacies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, as two giants collide on the field, we salute South Africa\u2019s SMEs. The everyday competitors who take on their own giants, and find a way to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pollen Finance, we don\u2019t back noise. We back performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pollenfinance.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=September+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply now and get fast access to business funding<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champions are defined by resilience, discipline, and courage under pressure. 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