“Ngakho kubalulekile ukuthi sithungathe ezinye izindlela abazophila ngazo eminye iminyaka ewu-30 bengasekho ebholeni. “Lokhu kusho ukuthi umdlali webhola esigabeni esikhokhelwayo udlala iminyaka ewu-10 kuphela njengoba abanye beqala kusona beneminyaka ewu-24. Ngakho-ke xoxa indaba yakho yempumelelo yokuthi kungani ungummeleli omuhle yize ungumlando wakho wobugebengu - akubona bonke ubugebengu obulinganayo, kunomehluko phakathi kobugebengu obunobudlova nobugebengu bezidakamizwa. Kungani ungumuntu olungile? Lokho kubalulekile - uyazi ukuthi ngani? said SAB Foundation director Bridgit Evans. “That is why the foundation decided to select 12 high-performing award winners who have persisted in their commitment to social innovation despite the obstacles faced.” Subz Pants and Pads was one of the 12 former winners chosen for the acceleration programme which will support the participants with the necessary skills and funding to allow the business to thrive. The business acceleration programme will include: • constructing a social or environmental impact case; • market access, sales and distribution; • strategic planning; • financial modelling and planning; • writing an investment case to secure funding; • pitching to investors; and • connecting with partners in the business ecosystem, including multinational companies, NGOs and governments. This strategic support will ensure the business is able to secure additional rounds of funding from other investors after the three-month programme. Financial investment from the SAB Foundation will be in the form of grants and interest-free loans ranging from R500 000 to R2 million. For more information on Subz Pants and Pads, visit www.subzpads.co.za — Supplied.