White Hills Trading cc is a company established by Mrs N Mtsweni, a highly motivated South African woman from the Mpumalanga Province.
The business was formally registered as Close Corporation in 2000. White Hills Trading started its operations in 2013 after the owner resigned and pursues her career in business.
The primary business activities are Events management, Bakery and currently venturing into Transport services. The Bakery provides assorted pastries and cakes suitable for any events (e.g Kids parties, baby showers, weddings, funerals and corporate functions). Events management focuses on catering, tent hire, tables, chairs, cutlery, jumping castles and decor. The company has recently expanded its business by providing transport services, having secured vendor number from York Timber for rendering transport services and also securing a contract with Freight haul.
Mrs Mtsweni got 17 years working experience in various positions in the banking /finance sector, including:Sales Consultant (3 years) African Bank,Branch Manager (4 years): African Bank,Provincial Loans Manager(5 years): Umsobomvu Youth Fund, Regional Manager(3 years): Nedbank Key Account Relationship Manager(2 years): Nedbank.
Mrs Mtsweni matriculated in 1992 and went on to study and attained a Creditors Clerk Certificate at Lowveld Training Centre in 1993. Further my studies included studying with Damelin and Development Management Institute where I attained a Diploma in Business Administration and Management. I’m a qualified PC Technical Support Technician. I also studied banking at Milpark Business School. I also attended a number of In-Job training courses between 2000 to date, including but not limited to:
African Bank (Debit orders and Loans management certificate), Learning Academy (Introduction to Microsoft), African Bank (Personal Money Management)
Other workshop/ programmes attended in business career are:
Certificate in Wedding cakes, Communication in Tourism, Marketing in Tourism, Different Baking products, Cake decoration workshop, Health and Safety workshop, Business Leadership workshop, Business Compliance workshop
Business Administration workshop, Cook Convenience Skills Programme.
As a business owner, I’ve got entrepreneurial ability and management skills.
– With Umsobumvu Youth Fund (known as NYDA) experience, I managed to assist most of the SMME to start and sustain their businesses.
– I’m 100% committed to day to day operations of the business.
– I’m energetic, knowledgeable, creative and enthusiastic.
– I’m highly aware of the quality requirements presented by immediate market.
– With 17 years working experience in various positions and companies, exposed my entrepreneurial and management skills where I was given various opportunities such as:
– Open African Bank Malelane Branch as Branch Manager and train other managers,
- 1st person to open Umsobomvu Youth Fund Offices (Known as NYDA) Mpumalanga Region (Nelspruit office) as Regional manager and able to open and sustain other branches such as Witbank and Secunda Branch.
– Able to establish Mobile Sales Division with Nedbank as Regional Manager and promoted to Key Account Relationship Manager responsible for public sector clients.
My marketing and sales recipe that makes me successful is the following:
– Personally interaction with our customers (face to face marketing)
– We use online marketing by using social media (Face Book, Whatapp and Twitter)
– Word of mouth by referring a friend competition
– Signage and Business cards
– Networking
My sales recipes are:
– Quality service. We provide our customers with courteous, prompt, and dependable service. The company has a reputation for timely deliveries and the best driver in transport industry and best Baker in Baking industry, and intends to build upon that.
– Competitive rates. We provide competitive rates for our customers because we have low cost inputs.
– Package handling. By maintaining dependable and safe equipment, we ensure that there is no damage to customer's delivery.
– Our Bakery products are baked according to clients specification
– Keep clients data base and send reminders when is their birthday, Anniversary or any occasions
-All staff members of White Hills are always pre-reminded about listening skills, communicating skills and be productive.
•To provide year round high quality service
•To create opportunities for leadership and highly productive teamwork for local women and young people who will work within the operation.
Bakery
Event management (Catering, Decoration and Catering equipment hire)
Transport Logistics
