South Africa - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Uncle Oso Food Truck and Urban Market is an outdoor market that will encorporate a variety of food entertainment for the entire family. This is an opportunity for Job creation in the community

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

This funding will assit me in purchasing all the equipment I need for my mobile kitchen. It will also assist me with purchasing enough stock to start off with no worry about not having enough stock and equipment. The funding will also help with the day to day operating capital. The good thing is that I have already purchased a new trailor from my savings. The funding will assist with branding and equiping the mobile kitchen to attract customers. It will also assist with marketing, to reach a bigger audience.

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

The problem I am trying to solve is that there are a lot of talented individuals in my community, and they do not have a platform to showcase their talent and skills. The Food Truck & Urban Market will allow these individuals to earn a living from their talents and skills. Specifically speaking, the Urban Market will have people showcasing their culinary skills, painting and artwork, clothing designs mixology skills, circus entertainment and many more. The Food Truck and Urban Market will have child minders that will take care of the little ones while the rest of that family enjoys good food, music and entertainment all round. The Food Truck and Urban Market will create jobs for these skilled individuals, and this will help to reduce unemployment in my community.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

The major benefits are that it is a one stop go to shop. You will not need to travel to get different experiences at different locations. We have everything you need in one place. Child minding and peace of mind No need to go home and cook

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

This project is aimed at serving the general public. My community has a balance of all ages, religions and races. The main targeted beneficiaries are for the family that enjoys spending time in the outdoors away from home. This project will have everything to entertain a normal suburban family from the elderly to the young toddlers in the family. This will attract people that will come from different suburbs and locations to support and be entertained.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-09-01

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

1

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

Culinary skills Business Management skills Operational skills

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

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554811103798

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

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

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

3

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

My project will promote healthy living by means of selling healthy foods and promoting healthy environment for all ages. My project will be a non smoking zone and 60% of the packaging will be bio degradable.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

My project will have onsite training for the new employees that do not have the required skills but have the desire to learn.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

My project will employ all genders equaly. There will be no discrimination or favouritism towards gender. All genders are welcome.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

5

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

My project will contribute to economic growth by creating jobs. This jobs will allow people in my region to have sustaintainable work. These jobs will require people with the necesary skills to excell at what they are doing. This will also create part time jobs to students and young adults that just finished grade 12 and are looking for a gap year to decide what they want to do in the future. For the ones that do are not skilled, training will be provided for them to complete thier tasks.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

05.01 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

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

4

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

5

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

5

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

3

05.08 Justification

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

My main competetors are resturants. What makes me stand out from them is my location. I will be strategically located at a place where there is little to no competitors. I have conducted a survey to find out what the public at my chosen location will be looking for and will cater to their specifications.

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

My project will be the initiative for the female entrepreneurs to showcase their products to different prospects