Martin gave a small office space to his wife at the back of his first business Penny Shop only to bring in an extra income Within a few months Mar†in’s Funerals expanded drastically causing them to close Penny Shop to cope with the demands of Mar†in’s Funerals Through the grace of God the company relocated to premises in 1st Street Randfontein which also consisted of a single long office but this time it included a small kitchen At this stage there were enough funds saved to build a cooling facility on their farm outside Randfontein Through private funerals and a number of contracts awarded to Mar†in’s Funerals they were able to accumulate enough funds to purchase vehicles and other equipment which were all paid for in cash They employed more staff: general workers agents