Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

My major project of interest is starting a mechanical station dealing mainly in installation of car accessories, servicing the various parts, and adapting to new advanced developed automotive machines.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

**Business Proposal: State-of-the-Art Automotive Mechanic Shop in Nakuru City, Kenya** I am eager to establish a cutting-edge automotive mechanic station in Nakuru City, Kenya. This business venture aims to provide advanced services, top-of-the-line equipment, and exceptional customer experience to set ourselves apart from competitors and become the leading choice for vehicle owners. **Market Opportunity:** Nakuru City has a high concentration of potential customers, making it an ideal location for our business. Our goal is to cater to all types of vehicles and bikes, offering quality services that exceed customer expectations. **Partnership Opportunity:** With firm and successful operation of the business I'll further seek a partnership with an automotive company like Total Energies to further enhance the growth and success of this business. Your support and collaboration will enable us to reach new heights in the automotive industry.

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

1. Unemployment - Mechanical station being my major interest and passion job, I do believe that I'll be able to solve the issue with people who aren't secured in any job and have skills in the field of automotive industry to get jobs. 2. Create awareness on automotive maintenance and do educate users on maintaining their own cars or bikes and trucks.

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. Quality servicing of the automotive machines. With enough and quality equipments the services rendered will be better and do well from competitors. I will make sure that all required tools are available and use an experienced labor force for higher customer satisfaction.

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

My target beneficiary of the project goes to car owners and automotive industries.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-01

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

1

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

2

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

Partners involved in the field of automotive industry have ability to cater for more resources due to their ability to create more of equipments hence improving our quality of service.

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/lladean

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

e) Secondary commodities (cars and parts, consumer durables and apparel, retail)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

My project of interest aims mainly at eliminating poverty. This comes effective by employing qualified personnel to increase on customer satisfaction which drives our goal of dealing with many car owners. This will create more income eliminating poverty.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

Poverty being eradicated among the working staff, hunger issue will be solved by them able to afford the food for their families and support other hunger stricken individuals.

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

Good health and wellbeing is our major concern in the workers and even the beneficiaries by depositing waste in the intended places and ensure that the services for the customers are well will their health. Workers works for not long to keep them off from dangers of overexposure to some equipments and overwork.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

Project will involve educating and training of the workers on best services. Customers will be on enlightenment on better maintenance of their cars.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Working in the projects gives both genders an opportunity to work giving it a gender equity.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

6

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

My project deals mainly with machines and might sometimes involve use of water to do cleaning and likely lead to water being dirty. With this I do need to involve proper disposal of waste water.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

Project will do give a clean energy as reusable equipments are more put in use.

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

By registering and acquiring project licence, the project will be able to contribute to economic growth through paying taxes and also through the workers being stable financially.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

Innovations will be in place due to the higher increasing advancements in the automotive industry. The innovation look for flexibility in the the project to be able to solve all advanced automotives . Infrastructure will also be greatly enhanced to give room more and quality services.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

Inequalities will be higher reduced due to better and advanced services offered in the projects giving it equivalent to the other advanced countries chance to be more equal or more advanced.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

Considering the concentration of the customers the city and community will be likely to be sustained in that employing the city and community members give it in force.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

6

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

Project mainly involved in consumption services. Production side of the project by education of the customers and training some work force to provide the services for the project

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Project do involve some significant action in climate action, this comes in line with wastes produced from the services which may deteriorate the environment. This is solved by better waste disposal.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

Project doesn't have any direct relationship with life below water

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

Life on land is indirectly depends on the project.

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

Peace justice and strong institutions is promoted by the project. This come so in active by building good relationship with the partners companies.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

Project do really have partnerships goals mostly with larger automotive companies.

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.

4

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

6

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

This project aims at using higher upgraded technology in order to achieve solution on servicing the automotives as per their newly developed using newest technology. Product also aims at providing new version of old service product mainly through advanced training for the employee workers. Product service also combines different range of products from different companies as involves use of different types of products.

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

My potential competitors are other smaller mechanical shop stations. I stand out from them simply because I'm working hard on customers satisfaction and positive feedback by giving them better services through the experienced team in my station.

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

Yes. Give them chance in the field of automotive industry.