CURRENTLY I AM ENROLLING MY SELF FOR A SEWING COURSE AT AL FIDAA FOUNDATION FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS , FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS WITH A CORRESPONDING QUALIFICATION. AT THE SAME TIME I USE WEEKENDS TO SEW GARMENTS THAT I SELL LOCALY. WITH THE EXPERIENCE THAT I GAIN EVERYDAY, I BELIEVE THAT I AM ABLE TO READ A PATTERN AND SEW A GARMENT FROM SCRATCH TO FINISH. THE KIND OF GARMENTS THAT I SEW ARE PHINIFA’S AND SCHOOL TRACK SUITS FOR LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL. I ALSO ACCEPT ORDERS FROM CUSTOMERS THAT WILL ORDER ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN DESIGNS. FOR NOW MY BUSINESS IS STILL ON A START UP PHASE, I USE MY HOME SPACE AS MY BUSINESS LOCATION WITH THE AIM OF GROWING AND RENTING A SPACE IN A PLACE WITH A BIG MARKET.
AS MY BUSINESS IS STILL SMALL, IF I WERE TO ACQUIRE THIS FUNDING. I WILL EXPAND BY, FIRSTLY RESEARCHING FOR A PLACE THAT HAS A LOT OF MARKETING FOR MY BUSINESS. AND IF I DO FIND ONE, THEN I WILL SETTLE FOR A RENTING SPACE TO USE AS MY OPERATING SPACE. FROM THERE I WOULD BE ABLE TO START MARKETING MY BUSINESS AND IF POSSIBLE I WILL USE OTHER MARKETING PLATFORMS TO GATHER DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS.AS I AM CURRENTLY OPERATING USING A SMALL HAND MACHINE THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW ME A CHANCE OF PURCHASING NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS THAT I NEED TO COMPLETE MY DAILY ORDERS. THESE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS WITH THEIR COSTS INCLUDE:
• 1 FLAT MACHINE R7500
• 1 OVERLOCK MACHINE R8000
• CUTTING SCISSORS AND THREAD CUTTERS R1000
• PATTERN PAPER R1500
• FABRIC MATERIALS R3000
• DIFFERENT KINDS OF COTTON THREADS AND TREAMS R4000
THESE EQUIPMENTS IN ALL MAKE A TOTAL OF R25000
ALREADY I HAVE DONE MY SEARCH AND QUOTED THE MACHINES AND CUTTING TOOLS AT MC THOMPSON, THEY ARE LOCATED IN DURBAN ON UMBILO ROAD. THE OTHER MATERIALS THEY ARE A VARIETY OT STORES SELLING THEM AROUND DURBAN WITH SIMILAR PRICES.
THIS FUNDING WILL GROW MY BUSINESS AND IT WILL ALLOW ME TO TAKE BIG NUMBERS OF ORDER. WITH THIS FUNDING I WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO APPROACH BIG COMPANIES FOR CONSTRUCTION WEAR ORDERS BECAUSE CURRENTLY I FEAR THAT IF I DO GET ORDERS FROM COMPANIES I WONT BE ABLE TO DELIVER IN TIME WITH THE LIMITED WORKING RESOURCES THAT I HAVE.