Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Brimer Training College (BTC) is a free skill acquisition program own by Brimer Paint and Interior Concept Nig. Ltd. The goal of the program is to recruit young boys from the interior villages and train them on POP installation, skimming and painting.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Brimer Training College (BTC) is a free skill acquisition program own by Brimer Paint and Interior Concept Nig. Ltd., a paint manufacturing company that also renders professional services like pop installation, wall skimming and painting. BTC goal is to train young boys between the age of 10 to 28 for free. The parent company is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of the students, train them on the said skills and they’re to stay under three years before graduation. Young boys are sourced from interior villages brought to township and train them on how to install POP, wall skimming/screeding, Painting and interior design. The company gives the students daily allowance for feeding and medical care. It has a circle system of any young man brought in will bring in another person after a year or two to serve as replacement for him once he graduates and the process continues. The company can also give any student full time employment if he chooses stay after graduation.

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

The main problem BTC aim to solve is out of school children without skills and poorly trained artisan in the building industry. There are a lot of brilliant children languishing in our interior villages and even cities without access to education or vocational training. As a well trained skilled professional who has gone through the four corner of school, and now surviving on the skill I learnt early in life. This motivated me to take it up as my responsibility to teach young boys who are WILLING to learn. By this we can raise well trained young skill workers with good exposure to fill in our artisan LABOUR market that is polluted with ill-mannered artisans who mostly are poorly trained as many never got full training but rather embrace the skill as a means of survival without adequate training.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

The main benefits are listed below • Help reduce the numbers of out of school children with nothing doing • Help raise awareness that if one cannot afford university education, vocational skill is a good option after secondary school • Help to raise well trained skill professionals that can help in building industry • Help eradicate poverty and reduce unemployment • Help groom artisan with the right skills in their fields of interest • To promote skill acquisition among young people •

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

My startup aim to help young boys in the interior village especially in the Niger delta creek to gain vocational skills centered on pop installation, wall skimming, painting and interior decor. Those with verified personal information that cannot further their education and are WILLING to learn a skill. Instead of asking for money from their parent, we recruit them for free, train them and they undergo two years training and one year service return for the company.

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?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Safety professionals who comes quarterly to educate the students on the essential aspects of safety while working

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

https://wa.me/message/2SIANWW2XH5HO1

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

• Training young boys on skill acquisition without payment from them Or their parent. • Operate on a consistent circle of any one opportune to be part of the training can bring in another boy to learn • Feeding and medical allowances is been provided to the trainee by the company • Targeted young boys between the age of 10 to 28

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

• By providing transportation to the training from your home to the company location in Warri • By providing feeding allowance

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

• By providing medical assistance anytime any of the trainee is ill • By providing bed material, mosquitoes net and free accommodation to the trainees • By buying clothes for the boys as at when due

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

The training process is strictly structured on hand-on process of learning. There are plan to send some to other professional body for certifications when need be

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

3

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

For now, our target is male children due to the nature of the work and the method of training. However there are plan to give women a chance in no distance time

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

5

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

Our work doesn’t pollute the environment to the detriment of affecting clean water.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

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 regularly bring in a safety professional who educate them on the need to stay alive while working, hence good work environment. We also believe this will help build the economy of the country at large if we can sources good artisans locally with good skills

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

The mother company is a paint manufacturing company (Brimer Paint). We are open to research and development in the paint industry as well as all area of our services as define by the company model

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

We are open to all Nigerian provided you can relocate to the current location of the company. We however have the plan to expand this beyond the Niger delta area

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

Every job the company handle is well for good quality job. By this we support sustainable cities and communities development.

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

5

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

The manufacturing process engaged by the company are the best practices established all over the country of resident

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

The company activities has no direct impact on our environment, but however if need be, it is open to every practices globally accepted

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

6

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

The company as also open to cooperation with every rule and regulations regarding saving life’s below water

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

6

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

The startup is support of all rule and regulations put forward globally concerning life and land protection

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

6

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

The startup incorporated in his operation peaceful coexistence among our students and the community by providing constructive awareness about the cultural value of our community. This also include observing all community laws and order.

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 are open for partnership and collaboration

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

4

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

Our operation seems different but is it operate on traditional apprenticeships programs. Students are taught on the job hand-on and not necessarily pen and paper method.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Aside the paint sale, for training of my students, I have no competitors because I operate like an NGO. Many people who train student on vocational skills are been paid, but my case is different, so I don’t see any competition

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