{"id":238406,"date":"2022-09-28T07:27:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T05:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=122081"},"modified":"2022-09-28T07:27:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T05:27:49","slug":"last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Last chance to accelerate your small business"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122082\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=122082\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-image-122082 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-122082 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"169\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Durban Chemicals Cluster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Durban Chemical Cluster does a final call for Business Accelerator entries<\/p>\n<p>Is your company an SME that has the potential to supply the chemicals industry? Then you\u2019re almost out of time to enter the 2022 Business Accelerator!<\/p>\n<p>Entering the Durban Chemicals Cluster 2022 Business Accelerator will not only put you in line to win seed capital for your business but will also get you a foot in the door to supply leading enterprises like FFS Refiners, H&amp;R, NCS Resins, Sherwin-Williams and SAPREF.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan King, a representative from the Durban Chemicals Cluster, says that selected finalists will also be given a \u201conce-in-a-lifetime opportunity\u201d to participate in a hands-on mentorship programme with some of South Africa\u2019s top business leaders from the programme\u2019s lead funding firms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe objective of the Accelerator is to develop high-potential SMEs as strategic suppliers to industrial lead enterprises by providing market access, mentorship and capital investment interventions. There really is no other Business Accelerator in South Africa that offers this type of support,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>She adds that the Accelerator has been running for four years with great success and has unlocked 870 new jobs and over R61 million in new commercial opportunities in the chemicals sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO CAN APPLY?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Any South African-owned business (based in any province in South Africa) that meets the following criteria is invited to enter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>51% or more black ownership<br \/>Annual turnover of R170m or less<br \/>Registered with CIPC<br \/>Tax compliant<br \/>Operating for a minimum of 1 year<br \/>Currently or aiming to offer products or services to customers in the chemicals sector<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW DOES IT WORK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submit your application before 30 September 2022 (Go to: https:\/\/durbanchemicalscluster.org.za\/business-accelerator-2\/)<br \/>Qualifying candidates will be invited to a capacity-building workshop on 18 October 2022 that will be focused on developing a compelling business pitch to potential customers.<\/p>\n<p>Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a Dragons\u2019 Den event on 2-3 November 2022 in Durban where the top candidates will be selected.<br \/>Identified high-potential candidates will receive business case development, expert coaching to scale their business and ongoing support to unlock commercial opportunities with customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou miss 100% of the shots you don\u2019t take\u201d \u2013 Wayne Gretzky. So, don\u2019t delay, apply today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">24<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/last-chance-to-accelerate-your-small-business\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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