Mbali Vilakazi

Kwamashu,Durban
What I am currently doing with my small business

I’m currently baking at home my community supporting my small business alot, I bake and sell door to door some days I sell in town special month end. I like my work every much and customers are raving about the cakes I make for them saying they are delicious and a
fresh. I bake birthday cake, special events cake, cookies, snowballs, donuts, tart, garlic buns, cup cake, muffins ect

And social media has also played a role in my business, I get orders in an amazing way.

I won’t lie say its easy, but if you love something and you’re determined, it’s okay and I believe the dream of MBALLYQHAKAZA KITCHEN will come true

If I acquired funding this is how I would expand my small business

I found an open place to work and bought enough equipment, now I use one oven, I am struggling if there are many orders

What I really need is Oven stove 6000, Baking trays R1000, mixer machines R5500, fridge R6500, decorating baking tools R850, cutter cake R200, cake rakes R160, turntable cake R550, baking paper R150 and purchase ingredients in bulk Flour, oil, sugar, egg,
flavors, baking powder, bicarbonate soda, butter, fresh cream, milk all these ingredients will costing 3200

There is something that I can see that can take time to prove my business

How will funding impact my small business

It’s will be put big impact that can make me open up opportunities for the unemployed and hire them to work together at MBALLYQHAKAZA KITCHEN

I am becoming a professional trainer so that the work can be good, I will be able to train the youth who like to learn how to bake so that they can make a living from it, and I also hope that when I am successful, I can help the orphanage with their needs