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Executive summary Kyangombe opportunity Business proposal Capital requirements Contact information
Executive Summary
Unique Opportunity to be First-to-Market Cyber Services Provider in a New Nairobi Slum
Market
Demand for pay-per-usage access to the Internet is very high in developing countries where mobile and high capacity bandwidth networks are still being built Cyber cafes that offer other business services are a thriving business in the Nairobi area Kyangombe is a newly developing slum settlement a few miles east of Nairobi Recent voting results revealed approximately 50,000 people live in the slum Relative to other slums in Nairobi, Kyangombe is more secure and contains a higher mix of temporary and permanent structures There is one main road into Kyangombe that connects to various side roads There is a great opportunity to launch the first cyber caf in Kyangombe Numerous other businesses exist on the main arterial roads but no internet providers Nearest cyber caf is at the Mombasa Road junction near a supermarket (~2km from Kyangombe) and charges 2-4x the average market rate Services to be offered: Terminal access to Internet or Office suite at 1 ksh per minute (market average) Scanning and Photocopying services Lamination services Binding services Numerous permanent structures are available for reasonable rental rates on the main road into Kyangombe Month 1: acquire computers, tables/chairs, scanners / printers, and other equipment and set up 3-5 stations Month 2: finalize location and sign contract Month 3: negotiate Internet service providers, etc. Month 4: set up location and open business
Business
Business Proposal Kyangombe Cyber Cafe
Plan
Option 1 Second floor room with toilet access on a balcony overlooking main road. Secure door, tile floors, solid walls, ample space.
Option 2 First floor shop with solid door and window near other shops. Numerous options available for rent.
Pro forma Profit & Loss 8 22 Revenue Internet usage Copying Scanning Laminations Bindings Total revenue Expenses Rent Internet Supplies Wages Other miscellaneous Total expenses Pre-tax profit 5,000 3,000 600 1,200 None Monthly 26,400 880 1,100 2,200 660 31,240
6 25 1
20 2 5 10 5 20 1 30
152,450
108,250
Contact Information
Genesis Njeru Ngari genesionjeru@yahoo.com Cell: 254 0720 993509 Background Author, Slum: The People of Kibera (2009) Non-fiction book documenting the lives of people living in Kibera, the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa www.peopleofkibera.com Co-founder, Blessed Hands Beauty Salon Salon and business center located in Laini Saba, Kibera, founded using funds from book sales of Slum Translator, Katekisimo (2010) Developed a Swahili version of the Childrens Catechism from English to use in churches in East Africa