“The South African Township business industry contributes over 200 billion to the country’s GDP. Afrika Tikkun Services’ strategy is objectively placed to encourage young people to explore entrepreneurship as a career path, in order to create self-employment opportunities and fuel job creation. The Alumni Entrepreneurship Network exists to provide support, training and mentorship to up-and-coming entrepreneurs”
Afrika Tikkun Services hosts an Annual Business Summit where young people are encouraged to present their existing and start-up businesses to a panel of independent judges. This year at the 4th Annual Business Summit on September 10th 2022, 15 participants who were successful in the Dragons Den presented their business ideas. Masingita Baloyi, Kutloano Khumalo, Motshidisi Khumalo, Meriam Leseinane, Harold Mafera, Vutomi Mahlaule, and Sinenhlahla Ngwenya are the eight existing business owners who pitched. Paballo Jase, Carvin Khambule, Given Ndlovu, Daniel Masuku, Lee Daniels, Nontobeko Klawushe, and Happiness Shabangu pitched their start-ups in front of the esteemed panel of judges.
Masingita’s Creations PTY(LTD) is a black female-owned business that began operations in 2020. I learned to bake at home by watching my mother bake, and at the age of 20, I told myself that I would one day own my baking business, which became a reality when I began baking to sell in 2020, and many people continued to come to buy my treats, bringing in more new customers. I’m based in Germiston, but I do deliveries all around provinces.
Bizza’s Kishin is a fast-food and local restaurant which offers Delicious, ‘home cooked’ meals. Cooking is our passion, so we decided to start Bizza’s Kitchen, creating and selling the food that we love to cook for others to enjoy. Bizza’s Kishin is 100% Black Owned by myself and my friend Thando and was established in 2019. We operate from a Wendy House in my Home at Etwatwa.
We are an online gift shop. We sell personalised gifts. We do flower arrangements and personalised balloons. We do picnic set up . You send us a text on WhatsApp with details and we deliver, or you can collect.
We are ….. Threads. Threads is a 100% black, female-owned business based in Alexandra Township. We specialise in creating, making and designing contemporary art with thread, wool and nails. We started creating pieces in July and at the Business Incubation Hub Market Day, we sold 5 pieces of art, making sales to the value of R 2 100. We also offer customised designs, tailored to our client’s desires.
Promotional videos , display marketing , brand awareness , album art covers (Mixtape , posters ) field marketing and content marketing. Undertake your product and service into a enchant consumers product. Influencers are our ideal for the promotion of products and services as it reaches a more diverse pool of potential customers.
The concept of the name came from the idea of what the gaming facility would do, both figuratively and literally.We do gaming, we provide a space for people to have clean and healthy entertainment. I started in Braamfontein. The business will be situated in Braamfontein and in Orange Farm – dependent on funds.
We would like to congratulate Phemelo Mohume and Happiness Shabangu of “Threads” for winning the Start-up category, Carvin Khambule of “Xuninet Promotions” for coming in first runner up, and Given Ndlovu of “Gaming Reality” for coming in at second placrunner up.
Masingita Baloyi of “Masingita’s Creations” won the existing business category, with Harold Mafera of “Bizzas Kitchen” and Sinenhlahla Ngwenya of “Royal Gift Boxes” finishing first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively.
The winners received a cheque, and all contestants received a gift bag and a 12-month Start-Up School voucher, which begins in February 2023.
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One Persona Projects
Instagram – onepersonaprojects_rsa
One Persona Projects is a company that specializes in creating custom web solutions for businesses. This includes designing and developing websites, as well as providing ongoing support and maintenance services. They believe in the power of a well-designed and functional website to drive business growth.
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Star Cleaning Services
Instagram – Our_Reputation_is_spotless
Start Cleaning Services is a cleaning company that has been in business for two years. They are an outsourced cleaning company based in Fourways. Their focus is on upper socio economic groups. They offer services like sanitation, disinfection, general cleaning, commercial and retail cleaning as well as industrial cleaning.
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Sweet Remedies
Tick Tok – Sweetremedies18
Instagram – Poppie80_12
Sweet Remedies heals your mind, body and soul through the love of sweets as a dessert company. They package sweets in different varieties according to the customer’s preference in either jars, containers, hampers, etc.
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Educase
LinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com/company/educase-pty-ltd/
Website – www.educase.co.za
They develop AI-powered EdTech tools to streamline teachers’ administrative tasks, empowering them to focus on what matters most – teaching. They currently building a product called Drag’N Drop to automate assessment creation for assessors to save millions of hours annually. They are a software development company with keen interest in education but not limited to education.
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Party Gxng Entertainment
Instagram – party_gxng
Facebook – PARTY GXNG ENTERTAINMENT
Party Gxng Apparel supplies their customers with trendy threads and with the infrastructure they have established, they can also design and produce different clothing besides our Party Gxng Apparel. So, they are a multi-faceted group of individuals who are always looking for the best material and best designs to change the way fashion is viewed and how their customer’s dress.
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Carolhera Industries
Instagram – Carolhera Classified
Carolhera _Classified offers services such as making garments, manufacturing clothing and make-up services including eyelash extensions for any occasion.
