Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

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A Renewable Energy (Solar Electricity) based solar mobile charging station. Aim: To offer affordable and premium services for charging electronic gadgets, including phones, MP3 players, rechargeable batteries, power banks, laptops, etc.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Brand Name: Quick Charge Services Nature of Business: Renewable Energy (Solar Electricity) Aim: To offer affordable and premium services for charging electronic gadgets, including phones, MP3 players, rechargeable batteries, power banks, laptops, etc. Competitive Advantage: Affordable Pricing: Our rates (N100, N150 per device) are significantly lower than those of other vendors (N200, N300). Low Running Costs: We eliminate expenses related to fuel and generator maintenance. Ease of Operation: Automated systems like solar charge controllers and inverters handle most functions, reducing manual intervention. Our engineering and design team has over four years of experience in electronics engineering, allowing us to eventually replace purchased inverters and chargeBusiness Projects / Plan: Our target areas are both rural and urban communities with limited electricity supplyBusiness Projects / Plan: Our target areas are both rural and urban communities with limited electricity supply

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

Help people in communities and areas without access to electricity affordable means to charge their mobile phones using solar Energy. Nigerian are the highest users of cell phone and yet we're the 4th most energy poverty striken country. This provides opportunity for our business. We have visited communities that see electricity twice in a month or not at all. In summary 1)Creation of Job 2)Make charging cellphone affordable and accessible

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) Reduce cost of charging cell phones : currently cost account for 50% of daily expenses of a phone charging vendor. Using solar we reduce the cost of charging cellphones phones. 2) mobility : fuel generator for charging phones are noisy most time and can be allowed in most places . Using mobile solar charging stations , we can reach out to academic institution ,GRAs etc . 3) scalability and management : currently the business generates 130k /month just from one charging unit. 40 to 35 % of this money is paid to the sales person . If we scale this up and with proper management we can generate enough cash flow in the business, employ more people . Hence creating micro businesses and job in the society In summary 1) Affordable and accesible phone charging 2) Creation of job and micro businesses

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

1)Communities that do not have access to steady electricity 2) Traveller and business people

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

05/09/2023

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 ?

1

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

0

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

Name : Somto David Uzodinma Email : assured160@gmail.com Years of Professional Experience :4years , 2020 till date I studied Electrical engineering in the university of Nigeria from 2017 to 2023. I have skills in embedded system development, so i do digital elctronics designs for my clients ,that's been a major source of funding for my innovation. Also in 2022 I and my team won a 1 million naira grant in a competition where we were tasked to solve an energy problem in Nigeria using a very innovative approach. So we designed a portable hydro generator that can convert water running from roofs and low water head sources to charge security light batteries and other low power applications, voila ! We won ! ☺️. The money we took a part of it developed prototype for our solar based charging system for mobile phone .September 2023 ,we launched our first prototype into the market. I have interest on developing solutions

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://www.linkedin.com/in/somto-uzodinma-621977227

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

Énergie (équipements, services, énergie durable et fossiles)

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

6

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Our micro business employs mostly women as our sales agent , creating passive income jobs and reducing poverty. As more solar charging units are established more jobs are created

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

5

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Creating job opportunity means our employees have money to buy at aleast food or save up for something they eventually move on with later on in life.

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

2

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

3

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

5

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Our micro business factors in young boys , girl and women especially in rural communities. This way we give them access to side hustle.

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

Using solar Energy reduces both noise and air pollution.

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

5

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Creation of microbusinesses like this will help less privileged in the society especially women to earn side income .

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

Yes it's already doing that already in two communities we launched the product . Solar is quite novel in many place in africa especially Nigeria,. Usingsolar to charge mobile phone creates awareness and brings home direct applications of renewable energy . This will also spark interest of young people especially entrepreneurs in these innovative approach we've used.

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'

6

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

People now have cheaper to charge their mobile phones

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

4

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

Reduce noise and air pollution from using fuel generator

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

2

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

3

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

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

3

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'

6

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

As seen in previous entries we achieved about 5 sdg goals by creating this micro business

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

5

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

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

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

5

06.08 Justification

Already , this is an existing ,What we are doing different here is providing affordable and stable means of rendering mobile phone charging services , then scaling it up into its hundreds in different locations and versions as it suits those location in Nigeria and beyond

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Competitive Advantage: Affordable Pricing: Our rates (N100, N150 per device) are significantly lower than those of other vendors (N200, N300). Low Running Costs: We eliminate expenses related to fuel and generator maintenance. Ease of Operation: Automated systems like solar charge controllers and inverters handle most functions, reducing manual intervention. Our engineering and design team has over five years of experience in electronics engineering, allowing us to eventually replace purchased inverters and charge controllers with our own designs. This will further reduce overhead costs for new installations.

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

Yes , charity starts from home. We intentional included in our team of 4 persons, a female , and she is paid weekly. Also all our sales rep are the female gender, recieving fair play. We hire young girls who just finished their secondary school and hustling for money to Enroll in a university. In our interview we enquire about their background and find ways to support them to reach their goals