Electrical entrepreneur wins grant to kickstart his business
3 October 2007
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David Dube, a young entrepreneur, has won a R130 000 grant to help grow his business, at the annual SAB KickStart Awards held in Johannesburg recently.
David Dube (centre) receives his award from former Kickstarter and motivational speaker Gayton McKenzie (left) and SAB’s Bongiwe Njobe (right)
The KickStart programme - funded and developed by SAB - is open to previously disadvantaged youth aged between 18 and 35 who want to start or grow their own businesses. Since 1995, SAB has invested nearly R40 million in grant funding for the programme, which promotes business awareness, helps participants develop business skills and provides start-up grants.
Dube took second prize of R130 000 in the Business of the Year category for his company PA Electrical Systems and Consulting, situated in Midrand, Gauteng. Dube opened his business in 2005 to fill a niche, as only a few BEE companies targeted the electrical market. Dube is a subcontractor to large companies such as Eskom, and plans to grow his company into the preferred supplier for all major players in the industry, as well as to diversify into cabling for computer networks. The black owned operation grew its average annual turnover by 100% in the past year.
For more information visit www.sabkickstart.co.za
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