Heinrich_ZA
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I have decided to submit an entry.
1. Post a reason why you OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW needs this and why it will not go to waste as well as the business you OR THEY want to start or grow :
I worked in mining, specifically shaft sinking, for the past 6 years but got laid off at the end of May this year. With my daughter, Winter, been born only in September of last year I had no choice but to immediately start making plans. So I ended up buying into the family bakery.
So now I'm baking rusks. I made up samples and started taking them to a lot of local businesses from Lambert's Bay to Cape Town along the N7 route and back along the Old West Coast road. Orders have been coming in but it's not nearly enough to pay for everything - especially medical aid. Thing is everyone wants VAT registration and stuff. I've been trying to create a Wix website but struggling and also domain payments and stuff will just add to a already very tight budget. Last night I had the idea of an online shop selling rusks, 3kg boxes at a time with shipping included. Also with an option to "build your own" like add some choc chips ,jelly tots, nuts etc.
We have a lot of plans for the future if the baby steps work out. My father is already making pizza bases, pastry's like pies and croissants - and I'm in the process of learning all of these. Importing and roasting coffee is another. On TV nowadays I see things like the "veldskoen" going international into EU and Australia etc. Why can't my Rusk be the next thing people in Europe indulge?
So I would like to encourage fellow Carbonites to please like my post. Here's a little intro I had planned for the Wix website:
The Road that led to the Whimsical delicacy in your hand, (hopefully in your mouth by now) started in chaos with a lot of difficult decisions made by a Mother, Father and an 8month old named Winter.
We packed up our things and moved back to the West Coast from the very far away town of Musina on the Zimbabwe border -armed with an arsenal of family recipes, a dream but not much of a plan yet…
So we baked. And it tasted good. We changed packaging, labeling, names and faces. Everything but our recipe. And change is constant, but we promise never to change our recipe or quality. We put all our love into every single product, making sure every last detail is of the quality you deserve. We live in a time of mass produce and haste, so sit down. Take your time. Eat with passion and enjoy the moment with a positive thought.
We thank you for your purchase. Keep in touch on our social media, we value your thoughts.
Here’s a picture of our daughter Winter.
Oh and I still don't know how to upload pics here, help me with this venture - baby steps like my daughter into walking and freedom. To infinity and beyond!!!
Nevertheless, People I thank you for your Time. And also, Mr PIF-giver you are a solid person my man,
1. Post a reason why you OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW needs this and why it will not go to waste as well as the business you OR THEY want to start or grow :
I worked in mining, specifically shaft sinking, for the past 6 years but got laid off at the end of May this year. With my daughter, Winter, been born only in September of last year I had no choice but to immediately start making plans. So I ended up buying into the family bakery.
So now I'm baking rusks. I made up samples and started taking them to a lot of local businesses from Lambert's Bay to Cape Town along the N7 route and back along the Old West Coast road. Orders have been coming in but it's not nearly enough to pay for everything - especially medical aid. Thing is everyone wants VAT registration and stuff. I've been trying to create a Wix website but struggling and also domain payments and stuff will just add to a already very tight budget. Last night I had the idea of an online shop selling rusks, 3kg boxes at a time with shipping included. Also with an option to "build your own" like add some choc chips ,jelly tots, nuts etc.
We have a lot of plans for the future if the baby steps work out. My father is already making pizza bases, pastry's like pies and croissants - and I'm in the process of learning all of these. Importing and roasting coffee is another. On TV nowadays I see things like the "veldskoen" going international into EU and Australia etc. Why can't my Rusk be the next thing people in Europe indulge?
So I would like to encourage fellow Carbonites to please like my post. Here's a little intro I had planned for the Wix website:
The Road that led to the Whimsical delicacy in your hand, (hopefully in your mouth by now) started in chaos with a lot of difficult decisions made by a Mother, Father and an 8month old named Winter.
We packed up our things and moved back to the West Coast from the very far away town of Musina on the Zimbabwe border -armed with an arsenal of family recipes, a dream but not much of a plan yet…
So we baked. And it tasted good. We changed packaging, labeling, names and faces. Everything but our recipe. And change is constant, but we promise never to change our recipe or quality. We put all our love into every single product, making sure every last detail is of the quality you deserve. We live in a time of mass produce and haste, so sit down. Take your time. Eat with passion and enjoy the moment with a positive thought.
We thank you for your purchase. Keep in touch on our social media, we value your thoughts.
Here’s a picture of our daughter Winter.
Oh and I still don't know how to upload pics here, help me with this venture - baby steps like my daughter into walking and freedom. To infinity and beyond!!!
Nevertheless, People I thank you for your Time. And also, Mr PIF-giver you are a solid person my man,