Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

This project seeks to use human capital development as a tool to alleviate poverty, reduce gender inequality, promote decent work, economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

This project has an aim of alleviating poverty caused by lack of basic skills needed to earn a means of survival. We are seeking to bridge the gender gap by providing a training and empowerment platform that is inclusive for females. In addition to the above, we are providing a structure that train individual with all the necessary skill needed to thrive as a fashion entrepreneur in the 21st century where innovation and technology has come to meet fashion. Hence, by the end of their trainings, our students can decide to take up a full career in fashion or other associated fields such as digital marketing or the sales of fashion accessories; we are offering industry innovation.

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

Poverty Lack of skill and human capital

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

1. Poverty alleviation due to an increase in human capital development. We are on a quest to equip people with knowledge and skill needed to maintain an average livelihood. 2. A bridge in the gender inequality gap through a program focused on empowering women and the girl child. 3. Skill acquisition in all areas of fashion deigning from pattern drafting to tailoring to marketing skills. 4. Increased decent work and positive contribution to economic growth 5. Industry innovation in fashion business 6. Acquisition of business management skills.

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

1. The unskilled: we train you. 2. Women and the girl child. We are offering maximum empowerment. 3. The one who has made a decision to pursue fashion & business and seeking guide and mentorship.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2022-01-01

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

0

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

0

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

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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=100064529356167&mibextid=ZbWKwL https://www.instagram.com/debbiesglam5?igsh=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg==

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Fashion buiness

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

5

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

We are here to help empower people with skills that can help liberate them from poverty, considering poverty to mean the inability to provide basic necessities needed for a minimum standard of living. This inability to provide stems from a standpoint of lack of skills/services that can be exchanged for value(money). We are here to help people gain skills that make them able to offer services that can be exchanged for value.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

3

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

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

4

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

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02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

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02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

There seem to be an observable gender gap when it comes to having women in the work force and industry. While this may stem from a cultural and societal disorientation, it must also be accepted that most females lack the basic skills that places them competitive standpoint with their male counterparts. To bridge this gap, we are embarking on a skill acquisition and empowerment project for women in order to better equip them to stand a chance at participation in decent labour.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

2

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

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02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

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02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

Debbie's Glam is a voice peaking and advocating for the need for all to get busy at fending for themselves and maximizing potential and opportunity. With doling out skills and services that can be exchanged for money, we encourage decent labour, patronize local vendors who sell the fabrics and apparels we work with and these all contribute to increased economic activities - buying and selling of services and goods.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Fashion business has continued to evolve through times and age and shall yet evolve. We are here to improve processes and bring in methodologies that improve work in the sector. For example, we save time and increase efficiency by integrating technology into the business of fashion - we deeply appreciate the process the fashion industry has been through and is here to be a bridge between what has been and what would be. We are here to leverage on known and existing skills, knowledge, practices and methodologies and at the same time fuse into it innovation which improves efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. So, instead of sitting back all day to draw patterns, you can give text descriptions and AI does that for you; instead of long extended periods of trainings, we are offering tailored trainings specific to an individuals need either as a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner. We want to improve on what has been.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

2

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

2

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

4

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

2

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

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.

4

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

2

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

4

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

6

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.

6

05.08 Justification

The business of fashion entrepreneurship is one that has been over ages and has experienced trends and varying degrees of innovation over the years with promises of more of these. Debbie's Glam deeply appreciates the process the fashion industry has been through and is here to be a bridge between what has been and what would be. We are here to leverage on known and existing skills, knowledge, practices and methodologies and at the same time fuse into it innovation which improves efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. So, instead of sitting back all day to draw patterns, you can give text descriptions and AI does that for you; instead of long extended periods of trainings, we are offering tailored batch trainings that focus on individual training need either as a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner; you should not spend 18-24 months trying to swallow the pot called fashion, we dish the knowledge in adequate meal sizes. So, yes, we are here to improve on what has been.

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

My competitor are others who are already in the fashion business and those who will yet join. Our point of difference is that we are offering value: we are offering the best possible experience to clients. we practically do not have to "convince" clients to choose us; the value we create does the convincing. That experience is what we sell in the midst of other businesses.

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

As a venture conscious of contributing to the sustainable development goals of gender equality and decent work & economic growth, Debbie's Glam shall leverage on collaboration with other existing and upcoming entrepreneurs to strengthen its voice. This shall be in the form of joint projects and projects that helps to support female entrepreneurs in my immediate community.