Business Investment Opportunities

We are engaged in the field of marketing in the printing and IT software industry. We also provide motivational and skill building seminars. - We have temporarily suspended operations since the onset of the pandemic. - Prior to the pandemic, we used to market a GST compliance software to business clients and received a commission of INR 50,000 for a successful sale. We sold the software to 75 clients. In the printing sector, we were involved in designing letter-heads, printing heads and related designs. We had over 2,000+ clients in Kerala. For our training program, we had served over 10,000+ clients and charged on average INR 500 per head. Program could be for 1-3 days. - We desire to enter the snack industry. The business intends to manufacture and market Indian snacks throughout Kerala. Our products will be sold in 6 kg combo packs. The distribution channel is Manufacturer-Super Stockist-Stockist-Agency-Retailer-Customer. To that extent, we have hired and trained over 80 business development executives. We will be distributing our products through 1,400 agencies and intend to reach out to at least 5,000 retailers. The business has already identified the manufacturing facility; it has an area of 20,000 square feet and we have already paid its advance for INR 60,00,000. We have also paid over 65% of the machinery cost and once we pay the remaining 35%, the machine will be delivered. The business has spent considerable financial resources and established connections connections and is fully committed to this endeavour. Post-funding, we can begin operations immediately. - Promoter has over 20+ years of experience in the marketing industry.

We are a prestigious academic book publishers in Kolkata, India. - Authors submit manuscripts to us. We verify, copyright and edit the content after that we compile the book, work on cover designing and send it for printing. - We have 75 published titles in our portfolio with 20 ongoing titles. - Have contract distribution with 4 major book distribution companies in Kolkata. - We produce 2-4 new books per month. - Have a database of 400 online and offline customers. - Our assets include books, office equipment, computers. - We have 5 years of experience in this business.

Our business / journey started a few years ago with a retail shop to sell electronic gadgets, dry foods, fashion and other accessories. - Later, we started promoting our shop on Facebook and also established tie-up with a third party eCommerce website called Daraz to sell online. We are now looking to start our own eCommerce website to sell all kinds of products across the country. - About 40% of sales are from electronic gadgets, another 40% from dry food items and remaining 20% from fashion and other accessories. - Before COVID-19, we used to generate 50% of sales from retail shop and remaining 50% through Daraz. At present, we sell only 25% through our retail store and 75% through Daraz. - Have tie-ups with 30-40 vendors to procure goods / stock. - Looking to start our own eCommerce website. We have already developed a basic website but require funds to enhance the platform. - Initially, we will only sell our products but in future, we would also on-board other vendors on our eCommerce website. - We will build our own delivery team to deliver goods across Dhaka. For outside Dhaka, we'll establish tie-ups with other delivery companies.

Our business / journey started a few years ago with a retail shop to sell electronic gadgets, dry foods, fashion and other accessories. - Later, we started promoting our shop on Facebook and also established tie-up with a third party eCommerce website called Daraz to sell online. We are now looking to start our own eCommerce website to sell all kinds of products across the country. - About 40% of sales are from electronic gadgets, another 40% from dry food items and remaining 20% from fashion and other accessories. - Before COVID-19, we used to generate 50% of sales from retail shop and remaining 50% through Daraz. At present, we sell only 25% through our retail store and 75% through Daraz. - Have tie-ups with 30-40 vendors to procure goods / stock. - Looking to start our own eCommerce website. We have already developed a basic website but require funds to enhance the platform. - Initially, we will only sell our products but in future, we would also on-board other vendors on our eCommerce website. - We will build our own delivery team to deliver goods across Dhaka. For outside Dhaka, we'll establish tie-ups with other delivery companies.

The business is in the consultation industry currently but we would shift to the hotel industry in the coming future. - We are working on 4 consultation projects currently. 2 projects are for e-commerce businesses, one is for the brand restructuring of an international school and the final one is for a luxury villa project. For our consultation activity, we are assisting our clients by creating business plans and conducting marketing research. However, this is a temporary activity as our main area of interest is in the hotel industry. Post funding, we are going to solely dedicate the business to hotel operations. The values for the run-rate sales and the EBITDA margin that is mentioned on the profile was solely generated through the business' consultation activity only (for now). - We are seeking to develop a luxury and eco-friendly hotel on a 2,500 square meter property for our business and we will be taking care of the operations post-launch. Construction would take at least 2 years. Land has been developed (ready for construction) and the business has already paid 1/3rd of the LKR 18 million required to purchase the property. - We are developing 9 geodesic domes out of which 7 domes are for accommodation, 1 dome is for yoga and other recreational activities and 1 dome is for a restaurant that is connected to a kitchen. - In context to the 7 geodesic domes (accommodation), one dome is going to be built out of glass with 6 mm thickness and an area of 28 square meters. It can accommodate two people. - The remaining 6 domes will be made out of PVC and metal. Out of these, 2 domes will have a thickness of 7 mm and an area of 42 square meter while the remaining 4 domes will have a thickness of 8 mm and an area of 54 square meters. - In the beginning, we plan to charge USD 80/per night (double occupancy) but going forward, we plan to increase it to USD 100/per night and then USD 150/per night. - The property is located at a very scenic and touristic location near Ella town against a mountain backdrop with pleasant temperatures of around 26 degrees Celsius during day-time. - Our geodesic domes use 60% less material than a typical dome and are 40% more energy efficient. The rooms inside are well-ventilated and will be fully air-conditioned. - Promoter has already tied-up with 10 - 15 travel agencies based in Germany, Demark, Slovenia, Canada, USA, and Spain. One of our project partners is in India and is tying up with the tour agencies over there. Planning to conduct a dedicated marketing campaign for Chinese tourists post construction (social media and paid digital advertising). - Owner has over 10+ years of experience in hospitality industry and 5 years in the luxury travel segment.

Company runs monthly rage room events in which people destress by breaking electronic waste, concrete, glasses, and plastic waste. - Our region has a garbage crisis and we mix the non-essential waste parts which get smashed, and everything that is smashed goes back to recycling. - We pick out the useful electronics and parts before the events and provide it to NGOs. - We conduct the event once every month with a duration varying from 1-4 days depending on the bookings. - Attendance for the events ranges from 400 to 1,000 people per event. - We receive bookings from Instagram, Facebook, phone calls, and direct bookings as well. More than 80% of our bookings are online. - Have nearly 3k followers on Instagram and 2.5k followers on Facebook. - Revenue model: We charge an entry fee of USD 20 per session. We also arrange musical events and get a percentage of all merchandise and sales proceeds depending on the artist/DJ. - Our operations have been stopped since February due to the pandemic. We plan to restart operations once the situation is better.

We offer premium rooms for students to live in at an affordable price. - Currently, we have 8 properties with more than 300 beds in Lucknow & Allahabad. - We take the properties on rent from the owners and we sign a deal to take complete charge of the property. - The rooms are then given to students on a monthly rent basis and the owner is paid from the collected revenue. - Recently our occupancy rate is 90% from full occupancy but is rising. - The rooms are fully furnished with facilities like meal plans, WiFi, shared kitchen, and water cooler. - Promoter has 3 years of experience in this industry and 10 years of total business experience. - We have 2 more properties in the pipeline for acquisition. - Aiming for extending the business to have 500 beds by the next 6 months. - Last year the sales were less due to the pandemic.

Our customers are Bolt, Wolt, Glovo, Takeaway, B2B fleets ridehailing (like taxi drivers), carriers of food delivery and restaurants for supply and deliveries, companies that provide their employee's city cars. The highlight is that the cars, motobikes, scooters, mopeds, e bikes are using the same battery that we customized and build it from zero. We already have big brands as partners and the demand for Bucharest is 400 more electric cars. The business primarily handles high-value, large-ticket orders that do not require extensive manpower to execute. The business operates with a valid registration certificate.

Female designated entity engaged in the transformation of the lives of specially-abled people by providing diversity & inclusion solutions to clients that make a significant impact on client productivity and bottom line. - We have successfully completed nine projects and intend to take up four more this year. - Have signed up big corporates such as Ericsson, Britehouse, and the Development Bank of Southern Africa in the years we have been operational. - We have successfully placed more than 350 of our deaf candidates in various programs including skills development, employment equity, and enterprise development. This success has been achieved in spite of exclusive practices in the market against deaf employees. We have a strong database of more than one thousand deaf candidates still to be placed. - Deaf candidates have been placed in various sectors including the following; hospitality, construction, ICT, electoral operations, food and beverage, laboratory, health, logistics and warehousing, manufacturing, and transport. - We have produced a core of 16 deaf software engineers and are training 35 more (this is no small feat given the challenges with deaf education in South Africa) - We aim to expand on our ICT offering and we are currently developing an e-learning system using open source, that will be developed by our deaf software engineers. - We plan to expand into aquaponics farming to provide employment opportunities to our deaf candidates and leverage food security in our country. - We have witnessed steady growth in our revenue from ZAR 4.5 million in the 2018/2019 financial year to ZAR 9.2 million in the 2019/2020 financial year. With the right investor on board, we project growth of up to ZAR 50 million in the next 5 years. - Promoter has 25 years of experience and has gained it in the development and corporate sector.