Midrand Business Connect

Meet in the middle. Midrand is where Johannesburg and Pretoria already do.

halfway. The place in the middle, where people coming from two directions can both get to.

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What is Midrand Business Connect?

A small group of business owners based in and around Midrand, who make personal introductions for each other to people they genuinely know, in either direction up and down the N1.

Most of Gauteng's business happens between two cities that are an hour apart on a bad day. Midrand sits in the gap, which makes it the easiest place in the province to bring someone from Sandton and someone from Centurion to the same table.

Our Host and Founding Connectors

Segran hosts the group in Midrand. Three of the most active connectors from just up the road in Centurion and Pretoria are founding it with him, so both directions are covered from day one.

Host

Segran Naicker

Sales specialist · ABSA Instantlife

Segran hosts Midrand Business Connect. He works in sales with ABSA Instantlife and lives and works in Midrand.

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Trusted Advocate

Francois Meyer

Wealth creation for entrepreneurs and professionals · OPES Trust

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Lauren Erasmus

B2B LinkedIn growth trainer · El Dynamix

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Super Connector

Elle Roberts

Strategic growth partner for entrepreneurs · Elle Business Hub

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How does it work day to day?

You tell a connector who you need to meet.Be specific. A procurement manager at a logistics firm in Waterfall is findable. Anyone in business is not.
They check who they genuinely know.Every connection on the platform was added by hand by someone confirming they know that person, so nobody is guessing.
The introduction goes out from a real person.From their own email or WhatsApp, to both of you at once, with a reason you can both see.
You meet somewhere in the middle.Which, in this group, usually means Midrand.

Worth a read

Read How do you build one business network that covers both Johannesburg and Pretoria?

A practical guide for Gauteng business owners who keep meeting people in only one of the two cities, why Midrand is the natural place to close the gap, and how introductions travel up and down the N1.

Want to be introduced?

Get in touch with Segran or any of the founding connectors above. Tell them who you are trying to reach, and which way up the N1 they are.

Midrand's oldest name is Halfway House, after the stop on the road between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It has always been where people from two cities meet without either of them having to go all the way.

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