Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

KenAir Transfers and Logistics is project that aim to provide a seamless, flawless and smooth experience to both local and international travellers visiting Kenya and it's various destinations.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Out of my familiarity with my own country, I want to create a reliable network that will enable visitors especially those travelling into Kenya for the first time to have a great, enjoyable and memorable experience during their visit. This is aimed to be achieved through the following services in the steps and stages as follows. 1. Receiving at the airport-this happens after the visitor has reached out prior to their travel dates. 2. Transfer to their hotel, hosts, air BnB or other destinations- 3. Help then in choosing the best stay destination according to their preference and budget range. 4. Help them with both the check in and check out processes. 5. Guide them around the cities as they go about their businesses and also help them tour various attractions in the country. 6. Book their travel tickets both locally and even internationally as they will be returning. 7. Drive them back to the airport on their way back.

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

Challenges resulting from lack of familiarity with a new country. Visiting Kenya as a guest for the first time may prove to be challenging due to the difference in culture and systems between Kenya and the guest's own country. This is most likely to end up in ; 1. The guests getting lost within the cities due to misdirection or destinations with similar names to others. 2. Getting excessively charged for products and services since they are viewed as visitors. 3. Possibility of trouble in communication due to language barrier in the case the guest does not speak any of the languages spoken in Kenya. 4. Time wasting while moving around the city as a result of being unfamiliar to how the local transport works which may result to them running late for events, appointments e.t.c 5. Long and tiring check in processes in hotels and accomodations.

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. Smooth process and excemplary experience for our clients during their visits to Kenya since we will conviniently handle everything for them while they go about their official business. 2. We will be saving our clients alot of money since we will be running errands on their behalf during their stay in Kenya hence this will help them avoid getting overcharged for products and services. 3. We will also help them save alot of time also because we will be running errands on their behalf. 4. We will help out clients to have a great experience while in Kenya by compiling and suggesting for them the best tourist attraction destinations to visit while in Kenya.

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

1. Business men and women-these are the guests who will most likely be iltravelling into the country for business meetings and business conferences. For them time is an important factor so it will be very significant for them if we help them move around the city seamlessly until the end of their business. 2. Tourists- most people visiting the country as tourists come with so much expectations and we will help them fulfil their expectations by guiding them to the most favourable tourist attraction destinations with the country.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2023-01-01

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.)

Angie Mwangangi. Angie is a strong and dedicated lady who graduated from the University of Nairobi with a bachelors degree in tourism management. She has also previously worked in a tourism and travel company where she gained valuable experience that she brings along to help us shape the business idea to a perfection.

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

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Travel and Tourism

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

6

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

Through the business network. We will both directly and indirectly create employment opportunities to the middle and low income communities. And with a stable income it helps to eradicate poverty.

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

3

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

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02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

We aim to achieve gender equality in all our employees positions. We already have a starting point on this with 50% of our partners being of female gender

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

The employment opportunities that we aim to offer our employees both directly and indirectly will be both stable and reliable and this makes it highly dependable for them.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

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02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

6

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

3

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

3

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

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

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

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

6

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

3

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

5

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.

6

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

4

05.08 Justification

We have to accept there have always been guests travelling into the country since long ago and they have always been offered services that are similar to what we bring for them. We however come in to make it different by offering a complete package instead of them acquiring the services in different entities.

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

Our main competitors range from your operators, airport stransfer operators, air BnB operators among others. We however come in to make it better by creating a single link or connection on the services that they provide. Our clients will only need to make a single contact with all the details of thier trip including how long they will stay, the places they look forward to visiting and activities they will undertake during their stay in Kenya. Once they make the contact we create a detailed personal calender for their trip and we make all the necessary arrangements and plans before their arrival in the country. There will be no hustles of making any other bookings and reservations once they get into the country.

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

Yes. I embrace female entrepreneurship and to encourage more that I chose to get a female partner with whom we are going to learn greatly from each other from the experiences that will mostly help us grow intertextually and strengthen our business mindsets together.