Pixiedots

After COVID-19 hit our country it became clear that the divide between rich and poor, small business and corporate, just became that much bigger. The focus of this e-commerce site is to connect small and micro business in South Africa to the local community, by making it easier for people to find and purchase from small businesses. According to a new survey by the South African SME Finance Association (SASFA), 75% of small and micro businesses will close down if the lockdown runs beyond 30 June. At the stage 3 million South Africans have already lost their jobs. With fewer people going to malls for fear of being exposed to the virus we felt it important to bring entrepreneurs and small companies that are at risk of closing, together and provide a platform that makes it easier to purchase via a secure e-commerce website. Everyone benefits from each other by shared advertising. For example, if you are looking for an item from seller A and you find something else from another seller B that you did not know about, you now have the opportunity to buy both at the same time. If you are happy with the product you can also leave a review. We hope through this platform and our Facebook group that we encourage people to shop locally and keep small businesses alive whilst connecting to others.