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Glen Cowie businessman determined to succeed after major boost

Thapelo Motseo

JANE FURSE

Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (MLM) is making every attempt to stimulate the local economy by providing funding to small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) operating within its jurisdiction.
Percy Seremi Nkgudi (37) residing in Glen Cowie, is one of the local businessman supported by MLM. He manages and owns a local business called, P&Sons Branding Company, trading as Lwale Upholstery.
Lwale Upholstery was founded in 2018 and operated from a backyard room in Glen Cowie until moving to a new business market space early this year, just days after getting support from MLM.
On February 18, Nkgudi’s business received a new boost when the municipality delivered a new printing machine, the Titan-Jet Digital Printer, which is known for its durability, reliability, and high-quality output and is used for printing banners, signage, and large-format marketing outputs such as large-scale graphics.
According to Nkgudi, he used to generate roughly R 20,000 per year from his printing business, which he ran out of his backyard room. However, everything is anticipated to bloom. Lwale Upholstery hopes to generate over R50,000 in the upcoming years.
Lwale Upholstery also received a secondment for two temporary support people from the municipality to assist with administrative and operational responsibilities. The two temporary employees are among the municipality’s 20 Local Economic Development (LED) learnership candidates placed in various economic sectors since February through a partnership with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA).
Nkgudi expressed his deep gratitude to the municipality for its unwavering support for local businesses and particularly to young business owners. “Even today it still feels like a dream. When I got a call from the municipality to deliver our new equipment, I was overwhelmed with disbelief, and I couldn’t eat the whole day.”
Earlier this year, MLM, partnered with the National Youth Development Agency (Nyda) to award funding to 58 Makhuduthamaga Youth Fund (MYF) beneficiaries to help them develop their businesses.
Get Lwale Upholstery’s branding & printing services at Mogashoa Complex, or call 079 2755 683.

Thapelo Motseo

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