Solar-PoweredSmallBusinessCentres
ExpandingEduca9onandJobs
By:PaulSteversA Project of Think Renewables Group, Inc.
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ThinkBizAfrica:
LackofInfrastructuretoFacilitateEduca9onandJobCrea9on
• MostruralvillagesinAfricalackaffordableelectricalandInternetservices
• Mostruralschoolslackmoderneduca?onresourcessuchaselectricityandaccesstodigitaleduca?onallibraries
• Mostschoolsinruralvillagesdonothaveentrepreneurshiptrainingormentorshipprograms
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DataSource:WorldBank
Problem:
Solu9on:CommunityInfrastructuretoHelp
ExpandEduca9on,EspeciallyforGirls
Micro-grid
Conf.eSta?on
OfflineeLibrary
SBiz
Centre3
UnderlyingMagicofBusinessModel
• Solarpowertothepeople...• Leveragingthispowertoprovideproductsandservices:
• Consumerproducts• Healthcareproducts• Water&electric(u?li?es)• Mobilephonescratch-card• Mobilebankingservices• Educa?onalinforma?on
• Revenuegrowththroughshoppingcentremodel
• Facilitateslocalentrepreneurialeco-system4
SBizCentreisnowpossible
duetothecombina9onof
sixmajortrends...
SBiz
Centre
Made
Possible
By:
SocialImpact
• Electricityandhealthproductsforcommunity
• Substan?aleduca?onalresources,electricityandInternetforschools
• Communica?onstosupportdistanceeduca?on,telemedicineandentrepreneurship
• Facilitatelocaljobcrea?onthroughentrepreneurshipeco-system
• Supportlocalgovernancethroughtrainingandfacilita?ngaccesstogov’toperatedinforma?onmanagementsystems
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4+YearsOver100loca9ons
inEastAfrica
4+YearsOpera9ngAfrica&
intheAmericas
6+YearsInusein
severalcountries
4+YearsOpera9ngin
Afghanistan
Experience&Accomplishments
• Businessdev.tripscompletedtoNigeria,Ethiopia&Tanzania
• Proposalsdevelopedforprojectsinthesecountries 8
“TataNanoVersion”-servescontentwithoutinternet
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KnowledgeDeliverySystemsby:
“TeslaVersion”–combinesvideo&dataConferencing,eLibraryandinternetaccess
Note:Allsystemscanbesolarorgridpowered
ManagementTeam
PaulStevers,PresidentThinkRenewablesGroup
Over5years’exp.inAfricaOver30years’exp.inUSA
Dr.LeifRosenberger,DirectorofEduca?on,Economics&Security
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ü Over30years’experienceindevelopingtechnologyandwasawardedseveralpatents
ü Partofamanagementteamthatraisedover$10mü Over5yearsexperienceopera?ngindeveloping
countries
ü Expertinconnec?ngeconomicstosecurityasChiefEconomistatCENTCOM&PACOMforalmost20yrs
ü Over10yearsofeduca?onexperienceteaching&doingresearchatleadingcollegesincludingHarvard
Over15years’experienceinUSA
MichelleMoore,DirectorofFinance,ThinkRenewablesGroup
RogerEshleman,PresidentThinkRenewablesInc.
Distribu9on–MarketPenetra9on
• StrategicNGOpartnerships
• BlendedFinancingthroughthefollowing:• Impactinvestors• Grantfundingfromfounda?onsandorgslikeWorldBank• Bankloans• Self-generatedprofits
• Targetunderservedmarkets
Compe99on
Nodirectcompe??on:Nooneelseiscombiningasolarmicro-grid,retailstore,communica?onsystemandaneduca?oneLibraryinonecentre
Wepreserveadvantage(loyalty)bycommunitydevelopmentincludingfreeeduca?onalresourcesandentrepreneurshipdevelopmentSolarmicro-gridcomponent
• Firstmoveradvantageintargetunderservedareas• Topmicro-gridsuppliers:PowerHive,SteamaCo&i4SD• Industrygrowingquicklyduetodecliningcostsandincreasedfunding
BasicSystemCost• OnestandardSBizCentreincludes:
• Kiosk(E-Hubb)bySOLARKIOSK:USD38kea.
• SolarMicro-gridfor100customersbyi4SD:USD42kea.
• ConferencingeSta?onincludingsatellitedish:USD4kea.• Educa?oneLibrary:USD0.ea.Total:USD84kea.• Revenues:~$2,000/mo./SBizCentrewithin6monthsofopera?on
Est.:1SBizCentreforevery7kpeopleinruralAfrica(695min2015)
Es9matedSBizCentreMarketSize
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SOM-ServiceableObtainableMarket:50kx.3=15k
SAM-ServiceableAvailableMarket:99kx.5=50k
TAM-TotalAvailableMarket:695m/7k=99k
ProjectedRevenues&EBITDA
-$600,000
-$400,000
-$200,000
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
Revenues EBITDA
Year1
Year2
Year3
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SBizCentres
22060
EBITDA:Earningsbeforeinterest,taxes,deprecia?onandamor?za?on
SomeFundingSourcesAvailableto
HelpAccelerateScale-up
• AfricaDevelopmentBankto“LightupAfrica”Program(~$62Billion)
• WorldBankforeduca?onprojectsforadolescentgirls(~$2.5Billion)
• GreenClimateFund(~$100+Billionby2020)
• Impactinvestorsandrelatedfunds(~$500B+)16
UseofFunds
AgreementswithkeyvendorsBuildteam&
RefinePlan
Complete2SBizCentreDemonstra?ons
DevelopGov’tPartnerships
FundingReceived 3months
Developrela?onshipswithgran?ngagencies
ApplyforGrants
Completedetailedbusinessplan
6months 7.5months 9months
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Needed:US$500k-tobeusedoverthenext15monthsasfollows:
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ThinkEduca9on.
ThinkJobs.
ThinkSustainable.
ThinkBizAfrica!Toronto,ON&Waynesboro,PAwww.thinkrenewables..com
Info1a-{at]-thinkrenewables..com
Thank you for your time.
Appendix
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Solu9onSummary:U9lizeSustainableInfrastructure,
TechnologyandNewFundingSourcesto
ExpandEduca9ononaLargeScale
• Buildcommunityinfrastructurethatgeneratesrevenues&supportseduca?on-eg:• Solar-poweredconveniencestore• Solarmicro-gridtoprovidepowertocommunity
• Harnesscomputertechnology,communica?onsandfreeeduca?onalinforma?ontoreducecostofeduca?on
• U?lizelargenewfundingsourcestoscale-upimplementa?on.Someexamples:• Impactandelectrifica?onfundingtobuildcommunityinfrastructure• Climatechangemi?ga?onfundingtoreducepopula?ongrowththrougheduca?on• WorldBankfundingforadolescentgirls’educa?on
BusinessPartners&Suppliers
• Technology&Services:• SOLARKIOSK–Solarpoweredkiosk(eHubb)
• I4SD–SolarMicro-gridtechnologypartner
• Jumia–e-Commerce&KaymuVillagesupplier
• PlannedCountrySpecificAgent:For:Rwanda,Ghana,Tanzania,Ethiopia,Botswana&Kenya
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AppendixA
Non-ProfitSuppor9ngPartners
• CharityHelpInt.facilitatessponsorsanddistancecoachesforthestudents
• RACHELOffline–Freeeduca?onalcontentprovider
• GEIAfacilitatesdialoguewithorganiza?onsbasedAfrica
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AppendixA
+Op9onalValueAddedProducts&Services
RestaurantnexttoKiosk
Cleanwaterservice
Videoconferencing&WiFiInternetservice
KaymuVillage-facilitateseCommerceforlocalcommunity23
WorldPopula9onGrowth1750to2050
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AppendixA
~9B.
~1B.
BenefitsofEduca9ngGirls&Women
Girls’educa9oncanimpactcommuni9es:
• 12yearsofschoolingreducesfamilysizeby4childrenperwoman• Expandededuca?oncouldreduceworldpopula?onby2Bby2045• Improveswomen’swages&families’nutri?on• Saveslivesofmothersandtheirchildren• Reducestheincidenceofchildmarriage• Empowerswomenandcontributestoeconomicgrowth
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AppendixA
PlannedCompanyPosi?onat9Monthsaserfunding:• Detailedbusinessplanreadyfornextroundoffinancing
• Atleast3grantapplica?onsinprocessforfunding
• 2demonstra?onSBizCentreprojectsopera?onal
• 5NewSBizCentreprojectsreadyforfunding
• Begin6monthsdrivefornextroundoffinancing
Milestones@9Months
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AppendixA
Needed: $500k - to be used over the next 15 months as follows:
Workingcapitalandsalaries~280kfor15months
TimeLine&UseofFunds(ExpandedVersion)
Refineplannedopera?onalscenarios&completepartneragreements-$25k
Hirekeystaffandbuild
team~$25k
Build2SBizCentresbycomplemen?ngexis?ngSOLARKIOSKE-HUBB’s~$60k
Developpartnershipswithatleast3gov’tpartners-~$25k
FundingReceived 3months
Developrela?onshipswithatleast3gran?ngagencies~$20k
Prepareproposalstoinvestorsandgran?ngagencies~$30k
Completedetailedbusinessplanfornextroundoffunding~$35k
6months 7.5months 9months
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SocialImpact(Expandedversion)
• Createssustainablecommunityinfrastructuretoprovidethefollowing:• Unlimitedaccessforstudentstolargeofflineeduca?oneLibrary• Distanceeduca?onsupport,especiallyforgirlsandteachers• Telemedicinesupport,especiallyformaternalhealth• FacilitateentrepreneurshipwithofflineeLibrary&distancementors• Accesstohealthcareandrenewableenergyproductsviasolarpoweredkiosk• Accesstoelectricityviasolarmicro-grid
• Facilitateslocaljobcrea?onthroughentrepreneurshipdevelopmentanddirectemploymenttooperatecommunityinfrastructure
• Supportslocalgovernancethoughtrainingandaccesstocentralgov’tinforma?onmanagementsystems 28
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Thank you for your time
Toronto,ON&Waynesboro,PAwww.thinkrenewables..com
Info1a-{at]-thinkrenewables..com
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