Finishing Touch Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Wassa (R12.5 million)

Wassa is a 100% women-owned business operating in the energy sector. The entrepreneurs are Ms Nokwanele Qonde, a 60% shareholder, and Ms Thandekile Sibisi who holds a 40% stake.

The business has been operational since 2008 and is based in Kya-Sands, Randburg. The core business of Wassa is to wholesale liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to Industrial and Commercials retailers. The company buys directly from SASOL Oil, SASOL Nitro, BP and Petro SA. LPG is usually used for domestic, industrial and commercial cooking and heating purposes. The company currently supplies across Gauteng, and has a long-term goal to distribute to other provinces.

The company supports a total of 14 fulltime jobs.