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Srijit Iyer

Oakridge Secondary School Class of 2025

Srijit is seeking for additional possibilities to add to his increasing portfolio as a completed sophomore student at Oakridge S.S. who will begin the International Baccalaureate Program next school year.

Srijit is currently involved in a number of commercial and entrepreneurship activities. From May 2021 until February 2022, he operated a talent agency and established a talent network of over 150 exclusive and non-exclusive influencers, with over 350 million social media followers combined. Since September 2021, he has worked in the crypto and NFT field, including marketing and operations management for numerous NFT companies. He recently assisted in the raising of a minor investment of $30,000 for marketing for one of his projects.

Srijit aspires to run his own company in the future. His passion for the industry began when he was managing several musicians and influencers, and he loved having his own agency, working with globally recognised companies like Tik Tok Canada and Armani.

Our Business Partner

Hamza Shehu

Business Statistics

My business Partner's name is Hamza Shehu. He runs a small vulcanizing business in Bauchi State, Nigeria. He wants to help empower his community and help them escape poverty. He wants to provide a good life for himself, and his family.

Hamza Shehu

About Hamza

Hamza is 18 years old. His services are very popular in his area, and he gets lots of requests from customers to create his own business. Hamza does many services for his clients. He does many services for cars, such as tire repair.

Hamza Shehu

Community Impact

Our business partner, a vulcanizing business in Nigeria, makes a significant impact in their local community. The vulcanizing business is a vital service provider in the community.

The vulcanizing business serves as an essential resource for the community. By providing vulcanizing services, Hamza helps to keep vehicles and equipment in good working condition, which is essential for people's mobility and livelihoods. This also helps to minimize the environmental impact by reducing waste and pollution.

Hamza's business is an integral part of the local community, providing jobs, income, and support for those in need. His commitment to giving back to the community, promoting education, and providing essential services, makes a tangible and positive impact on the community.

Hamza Shehu

Our Partnership

Our partnership with Hamza has been highly successful. We have worked together to improve his overall business operations and help him become more profitable.

One of the first things we did was to create a professional logo for his business. This helped to establish a strong brand identity and increase visibility in the local community. Additionally, we are currently working on creating marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, and business cards, which will help to promote the business and attract new customers.

We also worked together to improve Hamza's financial management. We created a financial tracking sheet specifically tailored to his vulcanizing business. This will help Hamza to better understand his income and expenses, and ultimately, increase his profitability. We are providing training and support on how to use the sheet and helping him to implement the sheet into his daily operations.

We have also been providing consulting services to optimize Hamza's business operations. We are helping him to streamline his processes, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.

Overall, our partnership with Hamza and his vulcanizing business has been mutually beneficial. We have helped him improve his brand image, financial management, and overall operations, while he has provided us with a valuable business case to showcase our services. We continue to work together to achieve his goals and improve his business, while also learning more about the vulcanizing industry in Nigeria.

Our Approach

FINANCIAL TRACKING

Financially literate entrepreneurs make growth-oriented financial and economic decisions for their savings, borrowing, and investments. Our team is working with Isiyaka Sa’ad to create an effective financial tracking system for his business finances, receipts, and daily costs.

OUR ADVERTISING

Our team identified target markets and key demographics to create a customer acquisition plan. We are working with Isiyaka Sa’ad to redesign his brand and create effective marketing campaigns.

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS

Steady growth is a critical component of creating self-sustaining communities. Our team is working to identify key areas of opportunity for Isiyaka Sa’ad and design solutions with grant money to improve his business to foster growth.

Our Fundraising

$210 RAISED

$540 NEEDED

$750 GOAL

Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced some of the highest growth rates globally over the past 10 years. While this means that people in these nations have become more optimistic about their social and economic future, the region continues to face a myriad of historical problems. In order to continue steady growth and achieve a future of equitable conditions in the region, our International Internship Program team seeks to build stronger communities from the grassroots level through fundraising for community development.

Funds raised are used to implement community-based education programs, pay staff to run the operations on-site, and invest in training for local leaders. Leadership Initiatives uses fundraised money to develop a network of support for actionable change and accountability between our team, the Leadership Initiatives staff, and the community stakeholders we work with.

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