Spaza shops provide essential services to local residents but struggle to succeed due to inadequate business skills and a weak supply chain. The goal of our project was to strengthen spaza shops by implementing the Triple Trust Organisation's programmes in Monwabisi Park and forming a spaza association. We organized a business training session, enrolled eleven people in Shop-Net, and facilitated the formation of a spaza business network. There is still room for improvement, but our work created a starting point for further development.

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Creator

• Hause, Alexandra Rae
• Thomas, Devin T.
• Chebelyon-Dalizu, Likuvi
• Garbowitz, Zack Charles

Subject

• Industry
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121610-114903

Keyword

• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational effectiveness
• Teaching

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2010

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Triple Trust Organisation
• Pedro, Donovan

Date created

• 2010-12-16

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04