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Greetings Vuk’uzenzele Newspaper

Thank you for a great publication.

We have established a nursery in the Greater Letaba Municipaity, in Limpopo.

Through hard work and determination, I have managed to grow to about 600 plants.

What I would like to find out is where can I get any form of help to grow my business? Any form of help that will see me produce more plants would be of great assistance. Anything u can assist like plastic to produce more.

Regards Lemondokop Nursery

Reply

Dear Lemondokop Nursery

Thank you for getting in touch with Vuk’uzenzele and trusting us to be your guiding light as you work hard to grow your business from the ground up.

With our country hampered by the scourge of unemployment, especially among the youth, it is truly inspiring to see young people taking matters into their own hands. We wish nothing but the very best on your journey.

Regarding your question, there are various government initiatives that you can pursue for possible assistance.

Please see the information below on funding options for small businesses:

• The National Youth Development Agency helps young people access funding, career guidance services, mentorship, training and skills development, and entrepreneurial development.
  Email: info@nyda.gov.za
  Call Centre: 087 158 6345 / 5738
  Website: www.nyda.gov.za
• The Small Enterprise Development
  Agency provides guidelines and training to entrepreneurs. It also assists them to access funding and drawing up business plans.
  Email: info@seda.org.za Call Centre: 0860 103 703 Website: www.seda.org.za

Warm regards

Vuk’uzenzele

 

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