Gembele Pty Ltd
| Business Location: | Rural |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| Branch: | Nkangala |
| Business Start Date: | |
| Busniess Type: | Company |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Since its inception, the business has focused on tyre installation, fitting and balancing, tyre repairs, and tyre sales. The company has recently diversified into construction services, which has had a significant positive impact on its financial performance, employment creation, and overall profitability.
Challenges/Needs:
The assessment highlighted the following constraints:
- Lack of advanced operational equipment to deliver high-quality and reliable services.
- Limited marketing, resulting in low customer awareness and
reduced turnover.
- Insufficient operational cash flow due to inadequate machinery and equipment, which constrained business growth.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
The client received support through several SEDFA interventions, including:
- Participation in business development training, including a Masterclass on pitching for funding.
- Successful access to finance through the pitching process, securing R250,000 in funding.
- Attendance of a six-day Empretec training programme, which enhanced skills in business diversification.
- As a result of the Empretec training, the client diversified operations to include plant hire (through acquisition of yellow machinery) and property development for rental income.
- Participation in business development training, including a Masterclass on pitching for funding.
- Successful access to finance through the pitching process, securing R250,000 in funding.
- Attendance of a six-day Empretec training programme, which enhanced skills in business diversification.
- As a result of the Empretec training, the client diversified operations to include plant hire (through acquisition of yellow machinery) and property development for rental income.
Outcome Details:
SEDFA’s interventions enabled the business to achieve the following:
- Improved business presentation and pitching capabilities, strengthening the company’s value proposition
- Increase in annual turnover from R84,298 to R500,000
- Growth in employment from 1 employee to 8 employees
- Improvement in net profit from R3,900 to R26,300
- Successful diversification into plant hire and property rental operations
- Improved business presentation and pitching capabilities, strengthening the company’s value proposition
- Increase in annual turnover from R84,298 to R500,000
- Growth in employment from 1 employee to 8 employees
- Improvement in net profit from R3,900 to R26,300
- Successful diversification into plant hire and property rental operations
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
“SEDFA’s Masterclass training and the pitching for funding programme helped me improve my presentation skills and successfully secure funding for my business.”
