HJR Retail Group B.V., a Netherlands-based company, is offering businesspeople and entrepreneurs across Africa the opportunity to become exclusive agents and distributors for its range of cleaning equipment and products.

The company specialises in the sale of new and used cleaning equipment and detergents for hotels, restaurants, factories, public transport, public buildings, retail stores and shopping centres, among others. One important focus are special custom-made cleaning solutions for trains, buses, hotels and airports.

The cleaning equipment industry is seeing rapid growth in many African countries, supported by the development of office, retail and hospitality properties.

HJR Retail Group supplies world-class brands such as Eurosteam, Stolzenberg, Taski, Hako, Tennant, Cleanfix, Fimap and Ghibli, to name a few. All new products come with a minimum one-year warranty.

Having already established a presence in East Africa, HJR Retail is now looking to further grow its business across the continent. Agents and distributors will receive support in terms of product training and marketing materials.

The company’s warehouse in the Netherlands is in close proximity to some of Europe’s largest seaports, allowing for fast shipment to Africa.

The Ministry of ICT and Courier Services is inviting ICT Innovators, Start Ups and Entrepreneurs to apply for funding in the form of loans under the ICT Innovation Drive Project.

Inorder to be considered they need the following:

• Detailed brief of the ICT, Innovation
• Business Plan and a Budget
• Any ICT based product, service, business model or process that is new to the market with unique features that is successfully implemented to address a current need in a new or better way

Eligibility

Any ICT Innovator or start ups that have brilliant innovations or solutions that have potential to revolutionise its target market and/ or drastically change the lives of Zimbabweans and the economy as a whole.

Application Process

Send a copy of the descriptive business plan, projections and budget required, clearly indicated ‘Application for Innovation Project Funding’ to innovationdrive@potraz.gov.zw

The deadline for submission is 30 May 2017.

This is the third fund we have featured on the site for our members. Excellent initiative for Young Members of the forum. This is why we have been reminding members to always have business ideas and business plans ready  even when you do not have funding! Do look forward to general guidance of how to sucessfully apply for funding.