BOPHELONG VEGETABLE FOR LIFE
| Business Location: | Township |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Branch: | Seda Ekurhuleni Branch |
| Business Start Date: | |
| Busniess Type: | Company |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
The business specialises in bakery goods, car wash services, and cooked meals, serving both individual customers and the broader community.
Challenges/Needs:
Before the intervention, Bophelong faced the following challenges:
• Lack of formal entrepreneurial, financial, and marketing knowledge.
• Low business visibility, making it harder to attract more customers.
• Limited ability to leverage opportunities within the competitive retail and catering space.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
SEDFA supported Bophelong through two key interventions:
1. Basic Business Skills Training Programme - covering three SAQA-accredited unit standards:
US 119673 - Identify and demonstrate entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities.
US 119666 - Determine financial requirements of a new venture.
US 119669 - Match new venture opportunity to market needs.
This training equipped Mavis with essential skills in entrepreneurship, financial planning, and matching products to customer needs.
2. Provision of a signage board - to enhance visibility and attract walk-in customers, resulting in increased foot traffic and sales.
1. Basic Business Skills Training Programme - covering three SAQA-accredited unit standards:
US 119673 - Identify and demonstrate entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities.
US 119666 - Determine financial requirements of a new venture.
US 119669 - Match new venture opportunity to market needs.
This training equipped Mavis with essential skills in entrepreneurship, financial planning, and matching products to customer needs.
2. Provision of a signage board - to enhance visibility and attract walk-in customers, resulting in increased foot traffic and sales.
Outcome Details:
The results of these interventions were transformative:
• Turnover increased from R0.00 to R105,000, driven by increased events, improved marketing, and customer attraction.
• Net profit reached R15,450, reflecting a stronger financial position.
• Employment increased from 1 to 7 staff members, creating 6 new jobs in the community.
• Operational expenses rose to R89,550, aligned with higher activity and sales volumes.
• Enhanced visibility through signage significantly boosted customer engagement, especially for bakery and cooked meals.
• Strengthened community impact through expanded food provision initiatives.
• Turnover increased from R0.00 to R105,000, driven by increased events, improved marketing, and customer attraction.
• Net profit reached R15,450, reflecting a stronger financial position.
• Employment increased from 1 to 7 staff members, creating 6 new jobs in the community.
• Operational expenses rose to R89,550, aligned with higher activity and sales volumes.
• Enhanced visibility through signage significantly boosted customer engagement, especially for bakery and cooked meals.
• Strengthened community impact through expanded food provision initiatives.
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
"The business skills training from SEDFA taught me how to run my business better and plan for growth. The signage board brought more customers, and now we can serve more people in Tembisa while also helping those in need. This support has changed our business and our community."
