At the time of the visit, the centre housed and assisted 3 businesses that were owned by women. The key challenges related to the gender stereotypes on furniture businesses which is largely male dominated and the overall lack of people with disabilities employed. However, the Incubators in other provinces have responded to including and training persons with disabilities. Hence, 30 deaf persons were trained in the Kwa-Zulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape Provinces and were supported by municipalities in the Eastern Cape.