REPORTING & M&E

Reports that show what changed - and prove it.

Mothusi turns live SME activity into evidence-backed reports for funders, DFIs, boards and programme teams. Every claim traces back to the Growth Record: MGS movement, check-ins, uploaded evidence, interventions, funding readiness and unresolved risks.

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No end-cycle reconstruction. No unsupported claims. Just clear progress, remaining gaps, and the evidence behind every conclusion.

WHY REPORTING USUALLY FAILS

Most programmes report activity. Mothusi reports movement.

SME programmes generate a lot of work: applications, training, mentoring, site visits, workshops, funding requests, monthly updates, documents and support actions. But activity alone does not prove progress.

The harder questions

A DFI, funder, board or programme owner eventually needs harder answers.

  1. Which businesses actually improved?
  2. Which interventions moved the target gap?
  3. Which SMEs are still stuck?
  4. Which risks remain unresolved?
  5. Which claims are supported by evidence?
  6. What should happen next?

Mothusi answers those questions from live programme data, while the programme is still running, not after the final report is due.

Traditional reporting
  • Attendance counted
  • Documents chased late
  • Reports rebuilt manually
  • Claims hard to verify
  • Problems found at the end
Mothusi reporting
  • Movement tracked live
  • Evidence captured as work happens
  • Reports drafted from Growth Records
  • Claims linked to source evidence
  • Risks surfaced early
FROM LIVE WORK TO DEFENSIBLE REPORTS

The report is built as the work happens.

Every supported SME has a Live Growth Record. As the business completes check-ins, uploads evidence, attends mentoring, finishes learning tasks, prepares funding packs, joins interventions or updates monthly reports, the record changes. Reporting is built from that record, not reconstructed from spreadsheets, emails and scattered notes at quarter-end.

01Work happensThe programme runs
  • Check-ins
  • Uploads
  • Mentoring
  • Learning
  • Funding prep
  • Field visits
02Growth Record updatesThe record changes
  • Evidence
  • Actions
  • Risks
  • Support history
  • Movement
03MGS reads movementThe score responds
  • Tier
  • Score
  • Levers
  • Issue clusters
  • Evidence confidence
04Reports generatedThe output lands
  • Dashboard
  • PDF
  • Board deck
  • Workbook
  • Evidence trail

A Mothusi report can show what changed, which businesses moved, what evidence was added, which interventions contributed, which risks remain, which claims are verified, and which claims still need stronger evidence.

M&E WHILE THE PROGRAMME IS STILL RUNNING

Course-correct before the final report.

Mothusi does not treat M&E as an end-of-programme exercise. Because evidence is captured as work happens, programme teams can see problems early enough to act.

Seen early, while there is still time to act
  • SMEs missing monthly check-ins
  • Stale compliance documents
  • Weak customer proof
  • Overdue learning
  • Unresolved issue clusters
  • Funding-readiness gaps
  • Cohorts that are not moving
  • Interventions not improving the target lever
  • Evidence still self-reported or incomplete
Programme manager viewRun the cohort, not the spreadsheet
  • Who is stuck?
  • What support is overdue?
  • Which interventions need action?
DFI / funder viewOversight before capital is deployed
  • Which SMEs are becoming ready?
  • What evidence exists?
  • Which risks remain?
SME viewOne clear next step at a time
  • What should I fix next?
  • What evidence is missing?
  • What opportunity am I close to?
  • For programme managers, this means fewer surprises at reporting time.
  • For DFIs and funders, it means better oversight of whether technical assistance is producing stronger, better-evidenced businesses before capital is deployed.
  • For SMEs, it means clearer guidance on what to fix before the next opportunity.
REPORT MOVEMENT, NOT JUST ACTIVITY

Report movement, not just activity.

Mothusi connects programme activity to business movement, so teams can see which SMEs improved, what drove the change, which risks remain, and what evidence supports the conclusion.

Signals analysed
  • Tier movement27 SMEs moved up
  • Lever movementFinance and buyer proof improved
  • Evidence confidence312 documents added
  • Issue clustersFinancial evidence still dominant
  • Intervention outcomesCash-flow support moved 18 SMEs
  • Remaining risk42 evidence gaps flagged
Mothusi · Cohort movementLive analysis

Supplier Development 2026

164 SMEs, Q2 movement
  • 27moved up a tier
  • 18still finance-blocked
  • 11funding-ready
  • 42evidence gaps flagged
What changed

Operating-stage SMEs improved fastest where financial clean-up, customer proof and buyer-readiness tasks were completed.

What still needs action

Finance evidence remains the largest blocker. Route 18 SMEs to cash-flow support before funding review.

Report-ready outputs
  • Cohort summary draftedQ2 movement narrative prepared.
  • Evidence trail attachedClaims linked to Growth Records.
  • Recommended actions generatedFinance support, compliance refresh, buyer packs.
Export
  • PDF report
  • Board deck
  • Excel workbook
REPORTING AT EVERY LEVEL

From one SME to a full portfolio.

Every report draws from the same Growth Records, MGS framework and evidence model. Teams can move from an individual SME to a cohort, programme, sector, region or portfolio without changing how progress is measured.

  1. Portfolio

    Across programmes, regions, sectors, funders and cohorts

    Comparable performance across programmes, regions, sectors, funders and cohorts.

    Four programmes covering 1,240 SMEs show average MGS 69. Evidence confidence improved 18%. Construction is improving; agriculture needs intervention around input planning and production evidence.

  2. Programme

    One programme, all cohorts

    Delivery, outcomes, learning, funding readiness, intervention activity, unresolved risks and progress against programme indicators.

    Supplier Development 2026 has 310 SMEs across two cohorts. Learning completion is 68%, funding readiness is 41%, and R4.2m has been unlocked against an 84% delivery rate.

  3. Cohort

    A group of SMEs moving together

    Movement, blockers, interventions, evidence gaps and readiness across a group of SMEs.

    27 of 164 SMEs moved up a tier this quarter. Financial evidence remains the top blocker. 11 SMEs are now funding-ready.

  4. Business

    One SME, in full detail

    One SME's tier, score, evidence, gaps, support history, risks and next actions.

    Naledi Foods is Established with MGS 72 and 89% evidence confidence. Two risks remain: tax clearance freshness and incomplete buyer proof.

EVIDENCE BEHIND EVERY CONCLUSION

Every claim can be traced back to its source.

A report is only as strong as the evidence behind it. Mothusi links reported outcomes back to the underlying Growth Record: a monthly update, uploaded document, learning output, invoice, contract, financial record, site visit, mentor note, system integration or third-party review. Mothusi does not treat every signal as equal.

Generated report · Claim

11 SMEs are now funding-ready.

Traced to source
Evidence trail
  • 11Growth Records reviewed
  • 8have current compliance
  • 7have document-supported revenue
  • 6have customer proof
  • 5have mentor-reviewed funding packs
  • 3still require final finance review
Evidence confidence, from stated to independently confirmed
  1. Self-reportedThe SME provides the information.
  2. AI consistency checkedMothusi checks the claim against the wider record for obvious gaps or conflicts.
  3. Document-supportedA document supports the claim.
  4. Live-data verifiedA trusted source such as a bank feed, registry or tax record supports the signal.
  5. Third-party reviewedA mentor, field officer, funder, buyer, programme team or approved reviewer confirms the evidence.

I have customersinvoicescontractsbank transactionsreviewer confirmation

ASK MOTHUSI TO PREPARE THE REPORT

Reports drafted from the work already captured.

Ask Mothusi for a cohort review, funder update, board pack, risk summary, intervention report or portfolio briefing. It reads the live Growth Records, selects the relevant evidence, structures the narrative, highlights movement and flags weak claims. Your team stays in control. Mothusi removes the reconstruction work.

You can ask
Mothusi · Report Builder Draft ready
Prompt
Create a board pack for Q2.
Draft report outline
  1. Executive summary
  2. Cohort movement
  3. Evidence confidence
  4. Intervention outcomes
  5. Remaining risk
  6. Recommended actions
Warnings
  • 4 claims need stronger evidence
  • 7 SMEs missing monthly check-ins
  • 18 finance-blocked businesses need support
Export
  • PDF
  • Deck
  • Excel
  • Evidence trail
REPORTS BUILT FOR THE READER

One source of truth. Different decision views.

Different stakeholders need different outputs from the same record.

What Funder or DFI brings to the record
  • Which SMEs are ready?
  • What evidence supports the application?
  • What risks remain before capital is deployed?
Report excerpt · Funder or DFI viewSame Growth Record

Eleven SMEs are funding-ready. Eight have current compliance, seven have document-supported revenue, six have customer proof, and five have mentor-reviewed funding packs. Remaining risk: three still need final finance review.

Evidence-backed, reviewed and released by your team.
EVERY REQUIRED OUTPUT

The same evidence can produce every format stakeholders expect.

The report format changes. The evidence base stays the same.

  • Live dashboards

    Cohort health, tier movement, readiness, evidence gaps, intervention status and risk signals updated as work happens.

  • Branded PDF reports

    Structured reports with cover, executive summary, methodology note, evidence appendix, cohort analysis and business-level detail.

  • Board presentations

    Slide decks showing movement, risks, highlights, intervention impact and what needs attention next.

  • Funder and DFI updates

    Evidence-backed progress reports showing support delivered, readiness movement, risks, funding pipeline and unresolved blockers.

  • M&E workbooks

    Outputs, outcomes, issue clusters, evidence confidence, programme indicators, business movement and intervention results.

  • Skills and learning reports

    Learning completion, assessment results, applied outputs, workplace evidence, training spend, WSP, ATR, PIVOTAL and B-BBEE skills reporting where relevant.

SAMPLE GENERATED NARRATIVE

From data to a usable programme story.

A report Mothusi drafts from live Growth Records, with every claim tagged for the evidence behind it and the risks still open. Reviewed and released by your team.

Generated report · Draft for review

Supplier Development 2026 - Q2 summary

Export to board deck →

Supplier Development 2026 supported 164 SMEs during Q2. Twenty-seven businesses moved up at least one MGS tier, with the strongest movement among Operating-stage SMEs that completed financial-record clean-up, customer proof collection and buyer-readiness tasks.

Evidence-backed claim

Financial evidence remains the largest blocker. Thirty-eight SMEs still have incomplete bank records or weak cash-flow discipline. Eighteen should be routed to finance-readiness support before funding review.

Risk still open

Eleven SMEs are now funding-ready or procurement-ready, supported by stronger customer proof, updated compliance records and recent evidence uploads.

Evidence-backed claim
Recommended actions
  • Route finance-blocked SMEs to cash-flow support
  • Refresh compliance for businesses with stale documents
  • Prepare buyer packs for the 11 ready businesses
  • Schedule mentor review for SMEs with unresolved evidence gaps
Evidence summary
  • 312documents added
  • 91monthly check-ins
  • 46mentor notes logged
  • 18site visits completed
  • 24learning outputs captured
GOVERNANCE AND REVIEW

Draft faster. Review properly.

Mothusi helps prepare reports, but institutions remain in control. Teams can review drafts, edit narratives, approve outputs, check evidence, manage visibility, control exports and decide which conclusions are ready to share. Sensitive reports can include approval workflows, restricted access, methodology notes and evidence appendices. The goal is not to automate judgement away. The goal is to give teams a stronger evidence base and reduce the manual work of building reports from scratch.

  • Evidence traceEvery conclusion links back to the Growth Record.
  • Reviewer controlTeams approve, edit and refine before release.
  • Controlled exportsReports, decks and workbooks follow role-based access and deployment rules.
FREQUENTLY ASKED

Reporting and M&E, answered.

  • 01What is Mothusi reporting and M&E?
    Mothusi turns live SME programme activity into evidence-backed reports for funders, DFIs, boards and programme teams. Each report is generated from every business's Live Growth Record, so it shows what changed, which businesses moved, which risks remain, and the evidence behind every conclusion, at business, cohort, programme and portfolio level.
  • 02What is the Mothusi Growth Score (MGS)?
    The Mothusi Growth Score (MGS) is the framework Mothusi uses to measure SME maturity, evidence confidence, risk and readiness on one comparable standard. Reporting reads MGS movement, so programmes can prove whether businesses became stronger, better-evidenced and more ready, not only whether activity took place.
  • 03How is this different from activity reporting?
    Most programme reports count activity: attendance, training, mentoring and disbursements. Mothusi reports movement. Because evidence is captured as the work happens, teams can report which businesses actually improved, which interventions moved the target gap, which risks remain unresolved, and which claims are supported by evidence.
  • 04What report formats can Mothusi produce?
    From the same evidence base, Mothusi produces live dashboards, branded PDF reports, board presentations, funder and DFI updates, M&E workbooks, and skills and learning reports including WSP, ATR, PIVOTAL and B-BBEE skills reporting. The format changes; the underlying Growth Record evidence stays the same.
  • 05How does Mothusi make reports defensible?
    Every reported outcome links back to its source in the Growth Record: a monthly update, document, invoice, contract, financial record, site visit, mentor note, live data source or third-party review. Each signal carries an evidence confidence grade, from self-reported to third-party reviewed, so a report shows both the conclusion and the confidence behind it.
  • 06Who is Mothusi reporting built for?
    It is built for enterprise-development programmes, DFIs, funders, lenders, boards, governments, ESD teams and M&E leads that need more than activity counts. Royal Bafokeng Enterprise Development (RBED) in South Africa runs on Mothusi.
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