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What We Do

Unlock Potential

The M&S program helps us to identify entrepreneurs who are committed and have the potential to make a meaningful economic impact in their community.

These entrepreneurs form a selection pool for the Accelerator program.

The purpose of the Accelerator Program is to provide business development support that unlocks the true potential of these entrepreneurs.

Our overall goal is to help businesses professionalize and grow, such that they become generators of substantial economic activity, create jobs and increase the economic support to the owner and their household.

Our Accelerator programs combine a variety of support strategies to ensure success:

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Testimonials

This is what our entrepreneurs say about the impact of the Accelerator Programme

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It really helped me to get my business in order, get our books in order, get our administration in order. And now I am able to see where our business is doing well and where it is not. And that has helped me to know where to improve, which departments, which areas. Or which clients do I need to strengthen the relationship in order to increase our revenue and which ones do I need to keep revisiting to keep the relationship we currently have.
Vusi Tshabalala
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From this programme I have learned a lot of things. I have been able to expand. I am even now planning on opening another business. It helped me to know exactly what business is and I am excited about my future.
Prayer Mathebula
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The biggest impact on our business is we now have a lot of customers, and we don’t worry that we can’t supply them (sic) because of lack of money or power
Oriel Sebanyone
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I am so excited, you have changed our business to the next level. My life has changed since I have you.

The biggest impact on myself is to communicate with my employees on how we should treat our customers to get them to come back. Sister Xolile taught us how to keep customers and how to do follow ups.

Pertunia Tsela
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Through the mentor and the coaching on the WhatsApp group, it helped me to grow and become more positive and believe in what I am doing
Victor Nyathi
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After Socionext I expanded my client base and pushed outside of my comfort zone. Socionext encouraged me to challenge myself. At first, I wasn’t able to save money. I was taking it and buying something. Now I reinvest in the business
Clide Tshiloane
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The biggest impact is the change of direction for the business. Before it was just a business to feed the family, now it’s a business that has the potential to put bread on other families' tables
Lehlogonolo Chiloane
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I was somebody that gave up. Everything was fallen. Now my head is up, I have confidence. My life has changed so much.

Before the programme my business was struggling a lot. I even thought of closing the business. I used to struggle to make R 3 000. Now I make R 10 000 a month at least.

Caliphonia Mdhlovu
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I was stealing from my business, I was eating the profit. Now I am able to grow it. The business was stuck, and I was unaware. I was not able to make any changes and it was not able to sustain me.

My life has changed so much. Now I am focused! I used to lose hope but now I am hopeful. I see that anything is possible.

Riel Phebane