Kenya - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

We will bring the convenience of a one stop schools' shopping platform for boarding high school parents/ students as we help mitigate the menace of students shipping in drugs and other illegal substances disguised as back to school shopping.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

It is an online marketplace, B2S Kenya, accessible at https://backtoschool.co.ke, a startup which has pioneered a one stop marketplace/ online schools' shopping and delivery to school platform to address the problem. B2S caters for the unique needs of boarding high school students by bringing all their back to school requirements to a single marketplace/ online store, hence providing the ease and convenience of ordering all back to school requirements and delivery to school on back to school day, all while preventing the sneaking in of drugs and other unwarranted things disguised as back to school shopping. B2S is the only one stop e commerce store that offers an order and delivery to school system for all back to school requirements in Kenya and the greater Eastern Africa region where boarding high schools are also prevalent.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

The Back To School problem. There is a lot of commotion and hassle observed during back to school seasons as parents and students, especially from boarding high schools flock countless retail stores for the various different back to school requirements. This leads to a lot of inconveniences including time wastage as they are required to travel far and wide to their respective institutions making the whole back to school experience daunting, which also includes the task of carrying bulks/ loads of goods as the learners travel to their institutions. The problem is a concern since this unique, unrepresented group of parents/ high school learners have to endure going from store to store on back to school days to secure all the diverse back to school products, leading to a lot of inconveniences, time wastage/ delay of students getting to school, hence the need for a one stop online store offering all back to school requirements including delivery to school on back to school day.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

B2S is the only one stop marketplace/ ecommerce store that brings all back to school requirements to a single store saving parents and students the time and hassle of going to the various scattered stores offering the different back to school requirements as well as delivery of the products to their respective institutions on the back to school days. B2S also offers seamless school shopping during the school terms hence parents don't have to travel all the way to their children's schools to deliver products that are not available in the tuck shops and canteens in the schools. Parents, our ultimate paying customers will have the satisfaction of knowing that their children's shopping will have no prohibited items disguised as back to school shopping being shipped into school, aiding in the fight against drug sneaking in and indulgence among this group.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

The ideal customers are parents/ guardians to high school students who are the ultimate buyers of the back to school/ school term items to their kids in the boarding high schools. Many a time the parents/ guardians are the ones who have the ultimate financial capacity to support and facilitate the shopping for their kids. Students attending boarding high schools can also do their shopping for themselves in the case where the guardians give them the finances to do that as they report back to school or even during the school term since some products they use are not readily available in the tuck shops harbored in those institutions. This group of parents and students is the one mostly impacted by the back to school problem of going to stores scattered wide apart in their attempt to source for the different back to school requirements found in different stores as well as carrying them far and wide across the country to school.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

24/06/2021

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Oui

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

2

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

The team comprises a group of competent youthful people who best understand and relate with our target market group of high school learners whom we are in constant interaction with on a weekly basis since myself and one of the members are high school rugby coaches. We have perfect information concerning this group as well and are always visiting them for our engagements as we market the B2S product in the process as well.

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://backtoschool.co.ke/

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Technologies de l'information (services numériques, équipements et logiciels)

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S Kenya has contributed to the goal of no poverty by creating jobs and hence employment and other opportunities for the society which has helped to income generation both directly and indirectly to a lot of associated parties. This has greatly contributed improved living standards therefore reducing the poverty level among a significant group.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

With the contribution by B2S of enabling those associated both directly and indirectly get access to some form of income through creation of employment opportunities, hunger is also combated. The income earned can be used by the various individuals to access food and nutrition hence mitigating and eradicating hunger.

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Through the income generating function of B2S, individuals hired both directly and indirectly are able to afford food and nutrition as well as access to good medical care which will immensely contribute to good health and well being on their part.

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

One of the critical back to school problems B2S is aiming to mitigate and eventually curb is the menace of shipping in drugs and other disallowed items disguised as back to school shopping by this group of students as they report back to school. Through B2S the parents and school administrators will have the privilege of knowing no disallowed items as well as drugs are sneaked into school as this is the place most teenagers are inducted into the vice of indulgence. This ensures these institutions are drug free zones conducive for learning which contributes to the promotion of quality education.

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S is an inclusive and unbiased company that strives to balance its team to create a welcoming and accommodating working environment in line with promoting gender equality and opportunities for all.

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We are working tirelessly on a campaign and promotion for sanitary towels for our female clientele as we are on the look out for partners and donors to realize this objective. This will greatly contribute to the

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S has created decent work through employment opportunities as well as other income generating opportunities available to the society which in tern contributes to sustainable economic growth.

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S Kenya is an innovative startup that has pioneered the first and only exclusive schools' shopping platform that provides a convenient order and delivery to school system serving parents and students of boarding high schools who have to go from store to store for the various back to school requirements as well as travel far across counties to their schools. B2S also provides in term school shopping hence saving parents and students the trouble of getting products not provided by the little tuck shops at school.

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

4

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

4

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

2

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S Kenya is a frontrunner when it comes to championing and campaigning for environmental conservation to reduce the effects of green house gases through our tree planting activities in our target market of schools with a goal to plant at least 2000 trees in each school. Through this climate action activity we hope to combat the adverse effect of excess green house gases by engaging this youthful group in the much crucial activity.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

1 -pas du tout d'accord

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

B2S has formed a number of crucial partnerships with relevant organizations with whom our mission aligns with at an attempt to best serve our group and society at large.

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

6

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

5

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.08 Justification

The product is an online marketplace/ ecommerce store that is exclusively targeting boarding high school going students, hence it's pioneering the online schools shopping and delivery to school system as we hope to become a market disrupter in that space. The service is the first and only one of its kind customized for that group addressing a critical problem/ need in dire need of solving

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our competitors are retail brick and mortar stores from which students do their shopping as they are going back to school. These include shops and supermarkets that could be very far from both home and school making the whole shopping experience very daunting and tedious. We are currently the pioneers of an online back to school platform or service and hence have no other existing entity bringing that problem solution forth and we have an edge over other entities in that we deliver to their institutions directly. The shopping can also be done via USSD on a feature phone. We enjoy great bulk discounts during the back to school season hence our pricing is exclusively and very student friendly. We are the leading one stop shop offering back to school solutions in one click of a button.

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?

Yes I am. I have embraced the role of a mentor to my team having assembled a strong diverse youthful team that I have led diligently as we try to work b2s to great heights. Among the founders we also have a female party whose contribution has been invaluable.