This is a long-term poverty project with a two-fold aim: to intervene and investigate the effect of entrepreneurial skills on the performance of a small business in Wallacedene in the Western Cape Province (South Africa). An entrepreneur centre will be established in Wallacedene to provide consultative and training services to the people. This will help them to do their businesses more profitably and/or start a small business. A statistical survey was carried out to obtain a base data set for future reference. The analysis of the data indicated that the average level of education of the entrepreneurs is relatively low (Grade 8) and that education and working capital play a major role in the performance of a small business in the area. The policy implication is that human capital development and financial assistance should be encouraged. This might go a long way in creating jobs and alleviating poverty in Wallacedene.