Jax’s Biltong Shack

An Artisan Biltong Company doing it the right way!!!

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Hey CrowedFunders - I am a dive instructor in Southern Mozambique following this world wide pandemic I have found myself at a" Loose End"as the Lodge that I was working for has closed its doors during this time. I have turned my hand back to the familiar and now trying to make it my livelihood during these challenging times..

Jax’s Biltong Shack aims to start as a Mozambique deli shop concept. A perfect combination of taste, health and convenience, It is a passion project of mine, been a South African living in the UK I create a well known brand called Barefoot Biltong and competed with some of the top well know brands in the UK, Sadly due to personal reason I had to close its doors in 2019 and moved back to Mozambique.

I landed a job others could only dream about as a dive instructor in a remarkable location, during my time there I had been making biltong (biltong a cured, air-dried and spiced beef ), homemade pasta on a small scale for myself, when friends found out I was making homemade Biltong and Pasta they too wanted some and the word has quickly spread – Then the world went crazy and found myself without a guaranteed income, I decided to take a closer look at the premium health snacks food space in Ponta Do Ouro Mozambique. It immediately became apparent to me that demand for a high-quality meat health snacks and deli was as an all-time high as there is nothing like it in the area and surroundings.

It was then I realised that I was on to something and started the process of registering Jax’s Biltong Shack. However plans have all come to a stop with the global economy coming to a grinding halt with COVID-19.

I have found myself caught between a rock and a hard place as I so want to start my business but without an income trying to purchase the equipment need to get this project off the ground had become somewhat challenging. My startup costs are $20000,00 to purchase Commercial Fridges, Commercial Freezers, Meat slicers shredder, Packaging machine, Packaging, Labelling and branding, Higher capacity Drying cabinet, Quad Bike Purchase for Delivery’s, Commercial Scale, Biltong Slicer, Bulk health products and import duties, Venue, Website design, Confirm negotiations with Local Meat supplier - it won't get off the ground and this is where I am turning to people power all Extra pledges will go towards local community projects in the area, Food parcels, Building material for local school.

I hope that there are people out there that is interested in helping me get this project off the ground, that believes that everyone has to start somewhere, and believes I have a fighting chance to make this project work.

I don’t claim to be a butcher, chef, nutritionist. I am just some random person who started making biltong in a UK, who managed to build a renowned brand, then got dealt a bad hand in life and now wanting to start again.

Pledge US$ 20 or more

2.5% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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Pledge US$ 35 or more

5% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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Pledge US$ 70 or more

10% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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Pledge US$ 250 or more

15% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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Pledge US$ 1500 or more

20% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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Pledge US$ 2,500 or more

25% of Funds will be donated to local charity

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I am passionate about developing people and communities to be able to better serve themselves and the community around them. I believe that there is potential in each person and in each community to see the skills, talents, and resources they posses to be developed in ways that will multiply the benefit. I believe that honest, well run, sustainable businesses and entrepreneurial endeavours are among the most significant keys to seeing long term development take root in a community or country.

Ponta Do Ouro is hugely dependant on tourism and visitors from South Africa and Abroad has now become a ghost town. Leaving most of the people that have jobs in our local community unable to work, due to the closure of most business in the town. These people are often the sole breadwinners in their families and sadly no work means no food on the table for their families. They also have no clear indication of when things might return back to normal with areas solely reliant on tourism expected to recover last. All funds donated will be used to purchase basic food hampers.

"Individually, we are one drop..... together we are an ocean...." - Ruynsuke Satoro