Ghana - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Sunix 360 enterprise is the company I have set up for the formulation and synthesis of food products. The enterprise is into plant base food supplement and natural spicy. Currently I have completed the formulation synthesis of the natural food supplement.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

The startup is based on building a very well functioning business for the manufacturing of a unique and novel products of higher medicinal quality from 100% plant base materials. The production will begin with the food supplement called Acotea. Acotea is a food supplement formulated and synthesis from plants materials. It is made from leaves, seeds, back of commonly eaten plants materials such as spicy, vegetables and fruits. The Acotea is prepared into golden yellow dried powder. The product has been analyzed from a food laboratory at Ghana standard Authority, Food research center Accra and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. The Acotea has a very nice test and fragrance. the product is package in a 330ml recycle white plastic container with a tight cell cover. Acotea is been wholesaling and retailing in the production center and selling at the market place and also given to shops. An audio recording of the product promoting the sale.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

Acotea solves the problem of providing an alternative food for quality good health. Acotea supplement the body with the needed nutrients, like minerals, vitamins, energy, carbohydrates, protein and fat and oil. As most of times the way we prepare food for consumption reduces the nutrients composition. Most of the nutrients are either eliminated or destroyed. Overheating can denature nutrients. With these, Acotea has the ability to boost the immune system and allow the body organ system to function properly to prevent illnesses.This is shown for it ability to clean the blood vessels to allow blood flow.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

Acotea as a food supplement boost human immunity and provide quality good health. Acotea unclog blood vessels to provide proper blood circulation. Acotea helps the body to fight many illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, stomach ulcers, chronic and acute body pains such as rhoematism and arthritis, Acotea increases appetite Acotea energize the body and reduces body tiredness. Acotea enhances urine flow.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Acotea is a quality food product meant for all mankind. It perform it basic function in all people. Because of it health benefits, it is good for person with bad health problem. The health benefits allows Acotea to target old age person, person with limited exercise. The product can be used by person from age 2 and above.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-06-06

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

0

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

No

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

d) Primary commodities (food, drink, household and personal products)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

Acotea provide a healthy mind and body. With a healthy body one able to work and generate resources. With resources poverty is prevented. Once you are sick you can not work and make wealth.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

5

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

Acotea is a food and make people satisfied. The product also makes you healthy to work to produce food to eliminate hunger.

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

Although Acotea is a food, it again function as a medicine. This makes you leave a in good health and wellness. Drinking Acotea makes your immune system better in fighting illnesses. It makes you disease free by balancing out all the biochemical imbalance in your body. The nutritional constituents of the product makes it works magically to heal your body and give give good health and well being.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

5

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

The startup will have no bias for any gender. Product can be used by all gender. Both the production and marketing will provide equal opportunity for all gender.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

2

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

The startup will provide decent jobs for all. Because most of the raw materials are produce locally in Ghana, many decent job will be created for Ghanaians. The company will also provide direct and indirect decent employment for the people of Ghana. Those who will go into wholesaling and retailing of Acotea workers will be employed in all sector of the company to make the business run smoothly and effectively.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

4

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

Acotea is made easy and cheap for all person in Ghana in

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

3

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

2

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

2

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

3

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

6

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

6

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.08 Justification for my startup

Although other herbal products do perform similar medicinal importance as Acotea. Acotea is entirely new product formulated and synthesis from scratch to generate new unique formula. The product has a nice and unique fragrance whiles other herbal products do not have that. This makes Acotea likable by all person, Acotea is food for medicine.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Several herbal and food products in the Ghanaian market are Acotea competitors. Product like imboost herbal, COA mixture, green or herbal tea are some of the well established competitors who performs similar function. But the uniqueness of Acotea is how quality the product is. The product stands out from the others with it higher medicinal importance, it unique nice taste and fragrance, it bean used as a tea at all times, it limitless usage abilities as the other products are only either usef as a medicine or food.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?