Omnia

Business Location: Rural area - Villages
Province Mpumalanga
Branch: Bushbuckridge
Business Start Date:
Busniess Type: Company

Business Dynamics and Challenges

Business Activities: Omia Business Enterprise specializes in providing access to purified and clean water and ice cubes to tarvens, spaza shops, mortuaries and local communities at affordable prices.
Challenges/Needs:  Lack of business skills such as financial management, business planning administration and marketing.  Lack of knowledge of the market they are operating in.  Not profitable enough to be sustainable.  Lack of marketing strategies.  Lack of access to funding.  Lack of access to local and international markets.  Inadequate equipment (office or operational).  Lack of mentorship and coaching.

Intervention Insights and Results

Intervention Details: • Asset Assist Support Programme approved for R250 000,00.
• Attended Quality Management System Training.
• Attended Basic Business Skills Training.
• Post funding Mentorship and Coaching intervention.
• Attended Export Readiness Training.
Outcome Details: Omia Business Enterprise sustained 1 job. In the next
Omia Business Enterprise turnover increased from R88 000,00 to R175 000,00 resulting to a turnover increase of R87 000,00, an increase of 98.86%.
Through Asset Assist Support Programme, Omia Business Enterprise managed to acquire a bigger ice-making machine, which will assist in productivity in the operations of the business. Omia managed to acquire a mobile freezer through Asset Assist Support Programme, which is now assisting in generating additional income and in diversifying the business.

Client Feedback

Client Comments: Received a bigger ice making machine and mobile deep freezer from SEDA through Asset Assist Programme.
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