Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

SmartSHE is an online supply chain finance and Social Impact infrastructure for all marginalized African SMBs, Women and their Communities.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

We start by training Women and girls in Digital and Financial Literacy Programs at their community level and after which we empower them with macro business credits, at a very flexible repayment plan and a single digit interest charge. These Women are gotten by our partnership with each community and you leaders, this is for us to ensure we are dealing with grassroot women to ensure our impact are highly met.

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

Over 35 million African WOMEN are highly marginalized, as they don't have formal Knowledge of digital and financial literacy, lack access to Macro credit and can't leverage their Receivables for a business finance or working capital finance.

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

It will helping millions of household go out of poverty and hunger, and also helping to reduce Inequality while also increasing the rate at which Women now support their families.

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

WOMEN AND ADULT GIRLS.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-04-26

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

2

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

1

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

Over a decade experience in commercial and retail banking with Invoice Discount and Social and Environmental Impact Services, climate change professional and software development.

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

https://www.smartsheltd.com

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

g) Financial services

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

We give flexible credit and facility to enable Women owned businesses and support their families out of poverty.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

We support Women to own businesses, to be able to get good nutritional meal for their families.

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

Good Health is the mother of every other SDG pointers, because without good health no one can achieve others. As such our startup empowers Women to be able to cater for the health of their children.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Education is key to being literate and understanding financial inclusion, digital and financial literacy and needs.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

I strongly believe in ean water and sanitation but it isn't part of our goal.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

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

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

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

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

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

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Yes, this part of our goal, as we help organize climate change led-debates as a way of helping the younger ones become very aware about climate change and it's impact and adaptation.

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

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

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

I strongly agree but not part of our goal.

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

Yes, we are positioned and have attended trainings, workshop and webinars to make us available and fit for possible partnership to help fulfilling some of the goals.

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

3

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

5

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

3

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

We our business model is very unique and highly impacted.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

SHECLUDED AND HERCONOMY.

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

YES, By providing supply chain finance opportunities for WOMEN owned businesses. By also training for free digital and financial literacy to WOMEN.