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Production, sustainability and support for businesses

Disasters and production, sustainability, stokvels and who supports new entrepreneurs. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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When disaster strikes

  • Long load shedding: the bakery bakes less bread.
  • A fire at a furniture factory: production falls until it is repaired.
  • After a big flood, builders and repair services often get more work.
  • A health epidemic also hits businesses. During COVID-19 (2020) the lockdown closed many shops, restaurants and markets for weeks, so owners and workers lost income.
  • Some businesses adapted: they sold online and delivered goods to people’s homes.
  • Prepare: keep some savings and take out insurance.
Sustainable production: the sun powers the factory.
Sustainable production: the sun powers the factory.
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Productivity and sustainability

Technology, like tractors, lets a farm produce more, faster, and higher productivity grows the economy. A disadvantage: some people lose their jobs when machines take over. A fishing company that catches so many fish that stocks collapse is not using resources sustainably; a factory with solar power and recycled water is.

Learners who make pencil holders from old tins have low input costs: the material is free.

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Support for businesses

SupportWhat it does
StokvelMembers save together; a grocery stokvel buys in bulk at lower prices
NYDATraining and funding for young entrepreneurs
MentorAdvice from an experienced businessperson

New entrepreneurs struggle to get loans: they have no track record or collateral. Stokvel money kept in cash at home can be stolen and earns no interest.

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Remember this and test yourself

Remember this: your summary
  • Load shedding, floods, fires and health epidemics (COVID-19) make production fall; savings and insurance help a business prepare.
  • Informal businesses are often hit harder: little insurance or savings.
  • More productive = more output per worker: 40 bricks an hour beats 25.
  • A stokvel helps people save together: 10 members × R200 = R2 000 a month for one member.
  • The NYDA gives young entrepreneurs training and funding; a mentor gives advice.

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Memory trick

An umbrella for the business: savings + insurance. A ladder for the young entrepreneur: NYDA + a mentor.

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