Tanzania - Startup under 3 years old
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ALBO GYPSUM MIKANDA
ALBO GYPSUM MIKANDA we are manufacturer and distributors of mikanda(cornice) our products mostly used interior finishing decorate offices,residential villa, schools, we currently distribute our products in three regions Dar es salaam, Pwani and Morogoro.
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ALBO GYPSUM MIKANDA
Describe your project or startup in a few words
ALBO GYPSUM MIKANDA we are manufacturer and distributors of mikanda(cornice) our products mostly used interior finishing decorate offices,residential villa, schools, we currently distribute our products in three regions Dar es salaam, Pwani and Morogoro.
01.01 Describe your startup in more detail
we manufacture mikanda (conicles) for building decorations we use to mix gypsum powder from Singida Tanzainia and imported fast finish from Egypt ( Top Sina or Andika fast finish) and we mix with water on the right ratios, then leave the mix for 2 minutes till it soaks completely and add fiber glass on the moulding shape machine in order to create the shape(gypsum forms) and leave another two minutes after applied on the cornice machine for it to dry before its removed from the cornice machine.
01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?
we are trying to decorate our areas like home, offices, schools for good looking environment. As a building decorative material our product its mostly used in ceiling it helps in heating resistance and preserving moisture in our buildings.
01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).
Our product is very mostly used at our homes, offices and school building as building decorative material our product its mostly used in interior finishing it helps in heating resistance, our product is very good to control indoor air humidity in our buildings and increase comfort in our homes.
01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?
our product is aimed at decorate office buildings, hotel, residential villas, conference hall, schools, offices, our product aims at all residential and commercial projects.
01.05 When was your company established?
2022-04-01
01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?
Yes
01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?
1
01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?
1
01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)
My other owner of our startup she my wife and mother of my two beautiful daughters and she is very committed lady, very hard working and she is read to push our company to the next level that we can be able to supply our product to all the regions of Tanzania.
01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:
https://www.instagram.com/rockpaintscotz?igsh=cXB4c2o4OHN5cHJy
01.11 Which industry best describes your project?
b) Materials (agriculture, fishing, chemical products, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and mining, paper and forest products)
02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup
We strongly agree with end poverty in our society as we have employ seven young and committed gents and ladies who are both energetic and are all trying to eliminating poverty in our families and to create a good living environments in our life and of our family members.
02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup
We are committed in hard working that lead to earn money that we can manage to feed our families that lead to zero hunger goal and this is brought due to our hard working spirits.We thank God that every week we can sale our products and we can made to feed our families with proper meals.
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
We as Albo Gyspum Mikanda we ensure we work hard and we have started the program of eating at our working area( cooking for our self ) that we ensure heath and well being to our bodies and also we ensure we advise one another to take one glass of milk once a day.
02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal
4
02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup
At our startup mostly people are focusing on the work they are committed to do, we just educate our self by reading newspapers and listening to radio and we do share one another on benefits of educations to our life and mostly we but more effort on educating our children
02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup
In our startup we believe in the powder of women and girls in our daily life the importance role they act in our making the world better. We currently working with one strong and dedicated lady and to how she operates and how she performs her work she always lead the inter team due to the way she is committed with the work she is doing. she is a good example to the all team.
02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup
In our startup the most used product is water, the water consumption in a day is a lot for sure, we ensure water is well used for our work and also for our cleanness.
02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup
In our startup we ensure environmental friendly we ensure we use materials are without any harmful substances and pollution gas, we belong to green and environmental friendly material.
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
We as a startup we are doing a decent work and we are struggling to uplift our economic standards of life.
02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure
4
02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup
We believe in industry innovation and infrastructure but we currently in our startup we have not yet engage in technology industry innovation.
02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup
Yes we as startup we work in reducing inequalities among our selves and also we wish the gap of inequality to reduce between our country and developed countries.
02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup
We as Albo Gypsum Mikanda startup team we are manufacture decorating products that are very important to making our cities great cause our product offer very good fire protection, moisture resistance in our buildings.
02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup
we as a startup we ensure that we produce as much as we can reach to many customers as possible, this leads us to ensure we reach our monthly targets.
02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup
in order to serve our planet we all need to plant trees around the areas we are living to reduce the amount of carbon damaging the ozone layer. We as a startup we don't use any harmful substances that can lead to gas pollution. we are very environmental friendly.
02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal
4
02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup
we as startup we do not use any marine resources for our sustainable development.
02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup
in order to serve our planet we all need to plant trees around the areas we are living to reduce the amount of carbon damaging the ozone layer and also to attract rain fall to our areas. We as a startup we belong to green and environmental friendly materials that we use.
02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup
Yes we at Albo Gypsum Mikanda we promote peaceful societies that we leave and we are accountable for our peace and justice.
02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal
7 - Strongly Agree
02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup
we wish we can partner with other interested and committed companies that have same goal with our team in order to ensure we move to the high levels of international company with greater targets and to increase our sales.
06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.
7 - Strongly Agree
06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.
1 - Strongly Disagree
06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.
3
06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.
3
06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.
3
06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.
5
06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.
3
06.08 Justification for my startup
At our startup we are currently not new on the market as their other competitors and all are using the same method due to luck of capital to invest in proper machines so that production can in a easy and smooth way compared to the old method of production.
06.09 Competitive Analysis
our main competitors are the same local industries and also strong foreign investors that come to invest with large capitals and good resources and great technology is used to produce the same product at a large scale and they are capable of distributing the product on wide are coverage that we us startup we can not reach even if we manage to reach at a very large cost we find the investor have reached and they are selling the product at a very cheap price.
11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?
Yes I am initiating to my community to promote the role of female in all kind of works and also I played a major role in supporting female to take positional in the local community leadership roles and also to support them financial to fulfill the need to completion the goal of leadership in different posts in the country.
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