Troihosa

Business Location:	Urban
Province	Gauteng
Branch:	Seda Tshwane Branch
Business Start Date:	2022-07-18
Busniess Type:	Company

Business Dynamics and Challenges

Business Activities: Troihosa is a retail business specializing in the preparation and supply of high-quality chips, Russians, sphatlho, snacks and different beverages. The business idea was born from the co-tenant’s business offering which created feet and the need for on-the-go food and snacks at the customer’s convenience. Ms Troider responded to customer request for quick meals making use of good quality vegetables (potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, gherkins, etc.). These are used to make burghers, sphatlhos and sandwiches freshly prepared as per order.

Challenges/Needs:  Limited healthy/ vegan menu  Poor marketing activities and online visibility for the business.  Lack of certificate of acceptability/ food preparation compliance  Poor financial record keeping  Limited capacity

Intervention Insights and Results

Intervention Details: Troihosa has been assisted with numerous interventions since inception into the SEDFA network. She was invited to a pop-up market at Wespark (Small City Hub) where she was sold out before the end of business. In the previous financial year she applied for Wholesale and Retail SETA for the spaza programme which was approved for R6000 worth of stock and attended Inventory Management training. They are in the process of seeking support through Gauteng Enterprise Propeller for R50 000.00 grant funding for expansion of their operations.

Outcome Details: Turnover increased from R 145 000.00 to R 178 000.00
2 new jobs were created and 1 job sustained
Access to funding of R 6 000.00 through W&R SETA

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