Ethiopia - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Addismiles is a digital platform developed for car users and enthusiasts to help them get everything they need to manage their cars. Addismiles contains car-related service providers with their locations with ratings and reviews from previous customers.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Addismiles contains 5 unique sections. Addis social - users can create a profile and connect with other people, add friends, send messages, create groups, join groups, and create and participate in a forum to ask and answer questions from other people. Addis listing - list service providers like Gas stations, Tire services, Car wash centers, Garages, Spare part stores, Parking places, and other Service providers with ratings, reviews, and their location integrated with a map featuring nearby search. Addis market - product sellers like spare part shops, car dealers, and car decor shops can create their online Shop and sell their products to users. Find mechanic - freelance mechanics provide on-site services when customers need services during emergencies and after work hours when users can't find an open garage. Find a spare part - users can request spare parts and on the back end we will contact our spare part providers and send providers with the best price to users.

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

The main problems that Addismiles is trying to solve are the unavailability of information in the industry and other problems that arise from this, like uninformed decisions, not finding the right service providers, not finding parts that are needed for maintenance services, going to garage shops and service providers for minor malfunctions that can be fixed by communicating with other users who faced the same challenges.

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

Users will find the best service providers that are unique to the services they need or the problems they are facing that are unique to the cars they use. Using our rating and review feature will ensure the users that they are going to the right service provider. Find spare parts easily and with the right price by using our Marketplace and find spare part section. finding the right spare part in a short time is crucial when cars break down this will help our users avoid unnecessary expenses. Our social network section will enable users to create and join Groups and Forums that are relevant to the cars they use and educate themselves from the experience of others that use the same car types.

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

Our targeted beneficiaries are Car users and car-related service providers.

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?

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.)

Currently, I don't have other partners on this projects.

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

https://addismiles.com/

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

2

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

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

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

2

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

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

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

The automotive industry is one of the pillars of a country's economy. unoptimized automotive industry will lead to loss of money and resources on a personal level and national level as a whole. by providing information available to car users we will help avoid a loss that comes from not finding the right information or service provider. our social networking feature will help to bring the car user community to one stage and help the exchange information easily. On the Addis listing part, our platform has provided a part where users can rate and review service providers. currently, since we don't have a system to do that Service providers that have bad practices will not get publicized so they will continue to be in the market and lead users to unnecessary expenses and losses. when we see that on the national level, the amount of money we spend because of this can reach millions.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

2

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

2

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

3

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

3

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

2

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.

3

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.

5

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

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.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.08 Justification

our platform is unique, as far as our research there hasn't been a platform like this globally that brings the car user community into one platform and provides the services we provide that are unique to the automotive industry. in the future, we have plans to integrate Artificial intelligence to optimize the services and also add a car managing section.

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

currently, our main competitors are car-selling online platforms and listing companies including Google Maps. what makes us stand out from them is we have integrated other services that the car community will want into our platform seamlessly and they are integrated in a user-friendly interface. our social networking platform which is dedicated to the car community will also be a unique feature that couldn't be found anywhere else.

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

no