FROM A GRASSROOTS LEVEL . THE ACCELERATOR HAS AFFORDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP OUR HEADS AND PLAY AT A LEVEL THAT FEELS LIKE WE ARE AT A CORPORATE STANDARD , GETTING EXPERT TRAINING , COACHING , AND GUIDANCE . TO BE A PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS SO ENCOURAGING AND MOTIVATING . I LITERALLY FELT LIKE MY HAND WAS BEING HELD [ SIC ].”
TAKALANI RATHIYAYA , HEAD OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOR ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY , SHARED HIS ENTHUSIASM SAYING , “ WE ARE IMMENSELY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE DCC ACCELERATOR . THIS INITIATIVE NOT ONLY OFFERS SMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH AND POTENTIALLY SUPPLY LEAD ENTERPRISES IN THE LOCAL CHEMICALS INDUSTRY , BUT IT ALSO OFFERS MUCH-NEEDED EMOTIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT . SOMETIMES , SOMEONE BELIEVING IN YOU IS ALL YOU NEED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP ."
A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself . – Oprah Winfrey