You may have noticed a recent upswing of news about small and medium sized enterprises, much of which has been picked up and discussed on NextBillion. Small local enterprise networks, mesofinance, small and large for-profit venture funds – and now an Alternative Exchange. (Via Timbuktu Chronicles)

AltX is a parallel market focused on good quality small and medium sized high growth companies...AltX plays a vital role within the JSE, by providing smaller companies not yet able to list on the JSE Main Board with a clear growth path and access to capital.