Zimbabwe - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

AfriEvolve is a Zimbabwean entity that is in the manufacture & supply of employee welfare solutions in the form of safety wear, PPE & staff credit facility tuck-shops. Though our focus is on employees we have also diversified to corporate gifts .

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

AfriEvolve is an entity that manufactures corporate and safety wear for employees to be safely dressed in the workspaces . We give the best prices on the market without a compromise on quality-keeping our clients afloat. In this VUCA economic environment, employee welfare maybe at the bottom of the food chain in tough times hence our commitment towards providing affordable quality workwear. In marginalized communities like farms and factories , we set up tuckshops where we sell basic groceries to employees on credit and they settle on pay day : No family goes hungry throughout the month. These initiatives stemmed from the idea that employees are the most important aspect of the organization as they spend 8 hours of their most productive time yet they are regarded as mere means of production. We endeavor to create caring organizations with a humane heart that values people over assets . Companies are a legal persona and employee welfare will make them more humane and employees happier.

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

As alluded in the description of my startup, the main problem I seek to bridge is tha gap between company profitability and employee welfare. When companies are struggling, the first port of call is to reduce the burden of the human resource, through cut down budgets or retrenchments. Employee safety wear and PPE is quite a burden given the exorbitant prices charged by large entities and most workers go on their duties with minimal or no safe work wear. AfriEvolve has tailors and a management team that is dedicated in the production of quality workwear at reasonable prices hence looking out for both employers and employees. We also believe in the spirit of Ubuntu and that we ought to mutually benefit from business arrangements hence we view ourselves as highly relational than capitalistic. That way we tailor suit our payment terms and periods living is as the most preferred supplier, and also giving us a positive balance sheet.

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).

1. Buying from us would mean you are helping approximately 15 families from our employee base to survive 2. We are highly flexible and offer customer specific terms 3. We help our clients to become caring organizations as we go a step further than just the provision of safety wear and PPE. We share the importance of employee welfare and research has shown a positive correlation between employee satisfaction and employee productivity

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

We serve employees who are the most prized aspect of the organization though they are not necessarily the most valued. For example, some company’s value assets more than their employees. Depreciation is calculated and set aside for machinery but employees do not have proper clothing, health insurance and pension. This is a huge mountain climb but we feel that starting in safe workwear is a tip of the iceberg when it comes to employee welfar

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

01/05/2023

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 ?

3

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

One of the owners is the founder and MD of a Human Capital company that specialized in Payroll services, Human Resources consulting and employee health and wellness . She is a holder of a B.Comm, an MBA and a PHD in Management of technology and innovation. She has over 2 decades with of experience. The other is a renowned lawyer, with a LLB undergraduate and Masters degree and an MBA. She has almost 2 decades experience.

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

Produits de base secondaires (voitures et pièces détachées, biens de consommation durables et habillement, commerce de détail)

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

As alluded above, we have staff tuckshops in stapleford and Shamva farming communities that give credit facilities to employees on basic goods .

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

Our tuckshops sell nutritional commodities

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

When employees are properly dressed for their workspaces , injuries at work are reduced. Their mental health is also prioritized as they feel safe going about their duties. Employee welfare also makes employees feel valued and a sense of belonging to the organisation when they get to wear branded workwear contributing to their general well being and good health

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

As a startup entity, we are still in our learning phase and we offer a series of training to our staff. We are also learning form our day to day experiences

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

Out of a staff compliment of 15 employees , 70% are female .

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

2

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Our Sewing machines are energy saving versions that are compatible with solar energy

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

When employees are safetly and smartly dressed , they engage in decent work and high is safe and not demeaning. When companies buy from us, the make a saving and are able to invest their savings in other aspects of their business hence a ripple effect on 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

Despite being mere suppliers of corporate wear we have branded ourselves to give a package with which employee welfare comes through. In Shamva we actually built a Tuckshop for employees to access groceries near them and also access the credit facility which is an innovation that most similar players have not engaged in

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

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We have staff loans for our employees to be able to pay for school fees for their children and encourage health seeking behavior by wellness activities at our company

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

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

3

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We recycle our waste and make other products such as door mats from residual material left when cutting or corporate wear orders

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

We use energy saving machines and solar energy to reduce emissions to the environment

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'

5

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We travelled to the 2023 Canton fair in China to look for synergies within the supply chain

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

5

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

3

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

4

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

7 - Tout à fait 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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.08 Justification

Apparel production has been there since the beginning of time. What is new is our twist of adding in employee welfare to it and also that conscious awareness of the fact that most companies are struggling to stay afloat hence our business model boasts of sympathetic pricing that is not punitive like the norm . We are okay with reasonable profits hence our flexibility in pricing and payment terms

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Paramount garments, Tselentis , DISA , Casstech, Halsteds and Electrosales . Our competitive advantage is flexibility in our pricing and payment terms . It is also in the provision of customer driven designs rather than those big companies who dictate their designs onto the market.

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

Yes . Most of my staff is female and I encourage them to have side hustles of their own outside work. We do saving rounds