The Newsday reported last week of a Mutarean based businessman Mr Simbarashe Charamba who launched a program to supply retailers in Manicaland with goods for resale and save them spiralling transport costs.
The concept is called Wholesale Van Selling which is a moving vehicle delivering different sort of goods to all peri-urban and rural areas. It will cover all the 7 districts of Manicaland.
What can we learn from this?
Economic challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic have opened new opportunities for some.
Entrepreneurs solve problems at a premium: What are the top problems we need to solve as a nation?
- Energy: We do not have sufficient energy for the whole country: Solutions? Solar power opportunities.
- Transport: Kombis not able to operate: Solution: ZBIN Ride, Vaya, Hwindi etc
- Drought: Second consecutive season with below average rainfalls. Solution? Borehole drilling, water tanks, water tank stands, dam construction and irrigation systems.
- Access to capital: More than 8 million entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe but facing challenges of access to capital from banks. Solution? Crowdfunding.
Homework for the week
What other challenges do you see around you? What innovative strategies can you employ to solve them?
ZBIN Ride Members
Sterling job going on in terms of parcels movements across the country. Our forum initiative has become the leading small courier startup in the country. We will upscale the model in the coming months.
How about lessons learnt from the province of the wise—Manicaland? Members should think in other terms and introduce more services. What are the needs of the remote areas? How about arbitrage opportunities of goods that can be sourced cheaply in other areas and fetching a great profit margin in others? This should not only be restricted to Zimbabwe but should be regional in nature.
We hope our members innovate and unlock opportunities during these economic challenging times.
Later during the week, we hope to cover mining opportunities.
Kea leboga
