On a global level, SABLE will use a cloud-based community mentoring platform to aggregate a wide range of trusted, expatriate South African assets with domain expertise in idea incubation, venture funding, corporate financing, international trade, business development, accounting, tax, law, M&A, IP licensing, marketing, distribution, pricing, training, compliance, and governance.
Using the SABLE Expert Network, innovators in South Africa will be able to identify, approach, and engage with a wide range of resources that offer:
- Business planning, forecasting, and needs assessment
- New venture model refinement and validation
- Country-specific insights and capabilities
- Industry-centric knowledge
- Life stage-focused consulting
- Diverse domain expertise
- Public and private sector access
- Investment, merger, and acquisition assistance
- Go-to-market advice and recommendations
- Partnering and distribution development
- Trade and commerce introductions
- IP licensing and intellectual property protection
- Financing and investment services
- Capital investment and early stage funding
- Consulting across all functional areas
- Marketing campaign execution – fully integrated, multi-channel programs
- Crisis containment and issue management
- Compliance, governance, and regulatory insights
- IP licensing and technology commercialization
- Advisory board roles, mentoring, and coaching
- Introductions, linkages, alignments, and referrals
The SABLE Network operates to quickly advance business starts and expansions of South African entrepreneurs and business leaders, technology transfer offices of universities, and corporate R&D departments. Our business model allows for a multitude of fee and consulting structures, including:
- Initial pro bono evaluation
- Advances against line-of-credit
- Fees for consulting services
- Referral and introductory commissions
- Revenue share arrangements
- Equity trade-outs
- Performance-based compensation
SABLE GLOBAL PARTNERING SERVICE—ENABLED BY POWERLINX
The SABLE Network is offering a massively scalable way for South African companies, research centers and institutions to quickly identify and engage with strategic growth opportunities domestically and globally. The goal of a SABLE-configured Powerlinx service is to help South Africa more rapidly commercialize innovation, attract foreign investment, and develop global markets…
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