Eighty businesses trained, boosted financially
At least 80 entrepreneurs were trained and received R3 000 vouchers during an Informal Traders and Micro Enterprises Development (ITAMED) programme in Westonaria.
Representatives of 80 informal businesses within Rand West City and the West Rand region attended the Informal Traders and Micro Enterprises Development (ITAMED) programme at the Westonaria Sports Complex recently.
The training was facilitated by Shumani Training and HR Solutions, an organisation accredited by the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA).
The ITAMED is a training programme that is part of the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) and it is presented widely in South Africa.
According to the director of Shumani, Faith Mugada, entrepreneurs were trained in the following business modules: Introduction to Entrepreneurship; Marketing your Business; Customer Care; Financial Management; Purchasing Skills; Regulatory and By-law Compliance; Hygiene and Food Safety; Merchandising; Point of Sale; Business Planning; and Opening a Business Bank Account.
To assist local business owners, each of the 80 entrepreneurs received a R3 000 voucher.
“This is an investment to boost the local economy and small enterprises. Prior to the actual training event, the identified beneficiaries attended pre-registration and induction sessions in August,” Mugada explained.
Pre-registration assisted with ensuring that all students’ supporting documentation were submitted on time and the students were informed about the programme or training event goals.
Mugada explained it was through the established partnership between the Rand West City Local Municipality and West Rand District Municipality that they aim to resolve challenges that local informal traders and micro enterprises were facing by giving them skills to develop their enterprises.”
Ultimately, it will assist local traders and micro enterprises to compete with big businesses, especially those who are operating in townships.
Other entities at ITAMED were the South African Revenue Service, National Youth Development Agency, Small Enterprise Development Agency, Innovation Hub, Standard Bank and Tymebank.
