Hotline: (+254) 011 463 9550
Problem Worth Solving
Key Challenges
stay connected
Catalyst for Change
Kenya and Africa in general lack a unified online B2B marketplace that is Trustworthy, secure, and transparent. Most e-commerce services offering B2B marketplace options are either online directories or niche B2B portals for niche markets.
Thus, this hinders manufacturing, trade, and investment to produce goods and promote inter-country and intra-county trading with small Kiosk business owners.
Aggregation of Local Manufacturers
Opportunities
B2B eCommerce Solution
Allow Kenyan small retail businesses (Dukas and Kiosks) to buy from local manufacturers with the larger aim of stimulating, supporting, and financing local manufacturing in the country.
B2G Ecommerce Solution
Connect local manufacturers with National & Country Government procurement systems.
Allow for Government to source from verified local manufacturers through a systematized and verified procurement processes.
“Communication is at the heart of e-commerce and community.”
Meg Whitman, President, and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
plan of action
Viwanda.ke
Viwanda.ke is a one-stop business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) ecommerce portal positioned to support government purchasing & small business buyers (dukas & kiosks) procurement from verified local Manufacturers.
01
Local Manufacturers
We help map and digitize product listings of all local manufacturers in the country.
02
Dukas & Kiosks
Small Retailers (Dukas & Kiosks) have a portal to source goods easily.
03
Government
Government procurement processes act as catalyst for the cottage industry.
“Because of the increased use of social media on smartphones and social media’s involvement in retail sales, “social selling” has become red hot. Anyone hoping to improve their online sales success must take advantage of emerging trends.”
Eddie Machaalani,co-founder and co-CEO, Bigcommerce