{"id":14892,"date":"2025-11-04T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/endumeni\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=14892"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:42:24","slug":"empowering-our-informal-traders","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/afrikquest.co.za\/umhlabuyalingana\/portfolio\/empowering-our-informal-traders\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Our Informal Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14892\" class=\"elementor elementor-14892\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d3f035 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d3f035\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Endumeni Local Economic Development (LED) Unit hosted an important Basic Financial Management Workshop for our local informal traders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7782fea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7782fea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31755a elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"d31755a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Participants learned:<\/p><ol><li>How to save and manage money effectively \u2013 ensuring they can plan for the future and sustain their businesses.<\/li><li>How to grow their businesses \u2013 learning strategies to increase sales, attract customers, and expand operations.<\/li><li>The importance of registering their businesses \u2013 opening doors to funding opportunities and formal support systems.<\/li><\/ol><p>Over 40 participants attended, showing a strong commitment to improving their skills and building more successful enterprises. The workshop also provided a space for networking, sharing ideas, and inspiring one another.<\/p><p>This reflects our commitment to uplifting communities and supporting local entrepreneurs so that they can grow, succeed, and contribute meaningfully to the local economy.<br \/>We look forward to hosting more workshops like this and seeing our traders flourish!<\/p><p>#EndumeniLocalMunicipality #LocalEconomicDevelopment #FinancialLiteracy #BusinessGrowth #EmpoweringEntrepreneurs #OkwabantuEbantwini #CommunityDevelopment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empowering Our Informal Traders! The Endumeni Local Economic Development (LED) Unit hosted an important Basic Financial Management Workshop for our local informal traders. 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