Kelvin Doe, living in Sierra Leone created batteries and generators using materials he picked up around the house or from trash bins. Now, he's wowing experts in the U.S.
Environmental company Greenpop has won the Enterprise Elevator pitch event, sponsored by U-Start. The event, which took place on 29 November, at the Dream Factory in Cape Town, was attended by industry players and high net-worth businesses and individuals looking to invest in profitable impact orientated businesses.
A 21-year-old Khayelitsha entrepreneur is single-handedly on his way to unclog major overcrowding at local public health facilities without costing the state a cent. In fact, his venture is saving the economy thousands of lost man-hours.
The SAB KickStart programme launched in 1995 as a poverty alleviation programme and has subsequently become a platform to stimulate sustainable enterprise development. Specifically, KickStart promotes business awareness through training, supplying grants as start-up capital and providing post-training mentorship and assistance during the set-up phase of the business.
