Vintage House Bricks (Pty) Ltd
| Business Location: | Rural area - Villages |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| Branch: | Nkangala |
| Business Start Date: | |
| Busniess Type: | Company |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Vintage House Bricks (Pty) Ltd, is a wholly black woman-owned business enterprise with interests in manufacturing (bricks manufacturing) and agricultural farming (crop farming). The company was first incorporate with the registrar of companies in 2017 by its sole founding Director, Ms. Sithabile Jean Mzamo, born in Western Cape relocated to Mpumalanga in 2017 and immediately started her business venture.
The business is currently being operated from a 20-hector farm located in Tweefontein - KwaMhlanga, under the local municipality of Thembisile Hani, that the client, Ms. Mzamo bought out of her own savings. The business recently expanded its bricks manufacturing operation unit to open another branch in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province.
Client alluded that much of the company revenue is generated from the Agricultural activities of the company. The business currently supplies a number of well-established franchised retail grocery chain store that are vastly located in KwaMhlanga and also in Gauteng.
Challenges/Needs:
Poor Clientele, Market Visibility & Presence.
1. The business had no marketing and business promotional
plan to help improve the market share and successfully link
the business product offerings with its target market.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
Vehicle Branding & Signage
1. Seda assisted the business with Vehicle Branding &
Signage to help improve the business brand awareness
while also improving the business market visibility and
presence.
1. Seda assisted the business with Vehicle Branding &
Signage to help improve the business brand awareness
while also improving the business market visibility and
presence.
Outcome Details:
Following the SEDA’s market facilitation intervention support, the business was able to:
1. Increased its turnover from R300 000,00 (as at the previous
Assessment date) to R650 000,00 (as at the current
Improvement Assessment date).
2. Increase employment from 05 employees (as at the
previous assessment date) to 07 employees (as at the
current Improvement Assessment date).
1. Increased its turnover from R300 000,00 (as at the previous
Assessment date) to R650 000,00 (as at the current
Improvement Assessment date).
2. Increase employment from 05 employees (as at the
previous assessment date) to 07 employees (as at the
current Improvement Assessment date).
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
“Thank you for making a huge difference to my life”
