Ford awards grants to grow small businesses in South Africa
The Ford Motor Company Fund is awarding the first grants from the Booth Schoch Future Success Fund to budding entrepreneurs at the Ford Resource and Engagement Centre (FREC) in South Africa. The winners are all FREC program graduates who will share $10,000 in grants to advance their businesses. They have completed the Entrepreneurship Program to start in-home businesses or were in the Early Childhood Development training and certification program to establish After School Care Centres. Benna Deese, Manager, Global Development, Ford Fund: “We’re inspired by the drive and dedication shown b...