Shu Xi Xigombe Trading
| Business Location: | Township |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| Branch: | Bushbuckridge |
| Business Start Date: | |
| Busniess Type: | Company |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Shu xixigombe Trading is a clothing manufacturing company, incorporated by Ms. Fikile Mazhaka. The company manufactures and design clothing for the community. The company’s products are of good quality standard owning up to its reputable suppliers of raw material. The business is located at Thulamahashe and has huge market prevalence in the Bushbuckridge municipality. The company is a low-cost manufacturing entity that runs in the house of the founder. The company supplies the local schools with school uniforms.
Challenges/Needs:
Challenges
• The business lacks critical operational assets for improved production output levels.
• No effective marketing strategies that guide and drive the business’s market segment, marketing is often through word of mouth and referrals.
• Not visible in the local market.
• Limited basic business skills.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
The client started working with Seda in March 2022 and the following interventions were commissioned to assist the client:
• Business management skills training.
• Quality management training.
• Training on financial management.
• Mentorship and Coaching in basic business skills.
• Participated in the Sedfa pop-up market for woman in business.
• Referred to Sedfa Asset Assist programme for access to equipment and stock and
• Attended the Empretec Training.
• Business management skills training.
• Quality management training.
• Training on financial management.
• Mentorship and Coaching in basic business skills.
• Participated in the Sedfa pop-up market for woman in business.
• Referred to Sedfa Asset Assist programme for access to equipment and stock and
• Attended the Empretec Training.
Outcome Details:
Seda’s Interventions benefited the client in the following way: -
• Business was marketed through the Sedfa pop-up market for woman in business.
• Client participated in mentorship and coaching in basic business skills.
• The business received an asset assist grant to the amount of R237 480,00.
• Client got a contract at Thulamahashe Primary to supply school uniform.
• Business was marketed through the Sedfa pop-up market for woman in business.
• Client participated in mentorship and coaching in basic business skills.
• The business received an asset assist grant to the amount of R237 480,00.
• Client got a contract at Thulamahashe Primary to supply school uniform.
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
“Thanks to Seda for opening our eyes” says Fikile Mazhaka – Business manager.
