Ndivhuwo Multi Purpose Pirmary Cooperative
| Business Location: | Township |
| Province | Limpopo |
| Branch: | Vhembe |
| Business Start Date: | 2023-03-17 |
| Busniess Type: | Co-operative |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Main focus is on sewing uniforms for schools, creche, societies and church
Challenges/Needs:
• Lack of a formalised business entity, as they did not have a registered business
• Lack of skills in managing the cooperative
• Lack of an operational business plan to unlock and access funding opportunities.
• Lack of machinery and materials to operationalise the business
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
• Business Registration
• Access to capacity building programmes
• Business plan Development
• Access to funding
• Access to capacity building programmes
• Business plan Development
• Access to funding
Outcome Details:
The cooperative was assisted with business formalisation and capacity building programmes such as governance, basic business skills, and SARS compliance. A business plan was developed and submitted for funding. The cooperative received funding support through CDSP from SEDFA. The grant funding was R686 500,00. This fund was utilised in obtaining the following:
- Embroidery machine
- Industrial straight-line sewing Machines
- Industrial zig-zag machine
- Industrial overlocking machine
- Industrial steam pressor
- Material
- Embroidery machine
- Industrial straight-line sewing Machines
- Industrial zig-zag machine
- Industrial overlocking machine
- Industrial steam pressor
- Material
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
“The funding support came through just as our domestic machines were giving up on us. This was a divine intervention from God.”
