 Welcome back to Entrepreneurship Tuesday. The hashtag to use is hashtag one in the morning, Gradian Hawaii 254 channel. Remember, confolors across all our social media platform that is at Y254 channel, held onto our Facebook page. We have a question for you. And it's Y254 channel, Y254 on our Facebook page. So we are asking which business do you think is just a waste of time and will make losses or zero profit anyway? Which are some of the businesses that you feel or you've actually tried them out and you have seen total losses and zero profits that came your way. Remember the hashtag to use is entrepreneurship. Tuesday at Michelle Ashira's where you can find me across all my social media platform. And right now we want to have a conversation pertaining businesses that are going to survive during this particular pandemic. You know that most businesses are closed down during this lockdown and the only services being provided are essential. So let's look at some of the business that you can take to online. Business listing. And this particular conversation, we are looking at a free space where you can actually do that. And we have two gentlemen from Amma Resolutions and we'll be looking at Outline. Outline, what is the name? Outline business listing space platform? Outline. Okay, so we can start, we can introduce yourself from you. Amweru, from Amma Resolutions. And we're here to talk about Outline and the position of Outline, especially at this time of COVID-19 disruption, which is especially more on businesses and how Outline is making it easy for business people to survive this COVID-19 disruption. Okay, we're here to hear more about that. I'm Joseph Kanede. We're here to talk about Outline. As my colleague has said, we are from Amma Resolutions and we are going to expand more on how you can trade online. You'll notice that the only businesses that are actually doing business during this time are businesses that will be doing their business online. We're here to talk about how you can be able to list, to showcase your products, to showcase your company, what you do on a free platform that you created. All right, so with no further ado, let's just dive into it. Let's find out what Outline platform is all about and how does it work? Outline is a free platform at the moment that its mission is to showcase businesses to the world and it doesn't discriminate, it doesn't matter whether you're starting, you're into 10 years, you've been into 20 years with the fact that the only businesses that may survive are only those which are online. So Outline gives the businesses opportunity to showcase themselves to the world and it's more of a search engine, more of a directory and more of a listing company and more of a commerce all embedded together. All right, so that's quite numerous numbers of industry there then. So who are the people who can actually register their businesses? So what you're looking at, you're looking at all kinds of businesses, whether you're a startup, whether you're a big company, whether you operate online, whether you're a public company, we don't discriminate. So you realize there that a lot of businesses that are selling products, maybe let's talk about clothing. A lot of people aren't consuming clothing. So when you list your product on our website, we're able to be visible to the potential buyers. Then as my colleague has said, how the platform is designed, it's a search engine. So when you log into the website, we're able to see a search engine. It's the first thing that you find. Then it introduces you to how you can be able to search a product. You can search a product by street. You can search a business by a street or a building. You assume you're talking about this building. So when you're looking for the businesses that are in this building, you'll only need to put the name of the building. So when you put the name of the building, all the businesses that are listed on our platform, they appear for you to maybe to choose the business you're looking for. Sounds quite easy there. So my question is, if there's no subscription, right? For now. For now, right? So how do you guys make money out of this? Is there a commission whereby if I'm a client looking for a certain product or service on this particular platform, is there a commission that goes back to the company as outlined? Other moment, as you said, Arya, our first mission is to educate people. And for us to educate them, we must first offer it free so that they learn how to utilize it. And then from there, we can handle the premium part of it, which will come later on. Okay. Yes. Okay, it's educating right now. So let's look at now I'm a client and there's a product that I'm looking, I found an opportunity where I can find it from the outliner. So am I interacting directly or do I have to contact this someone behind the engine which is from the outliner? So what is happening here? The business that's listed is given an opportunity to manage their page on the platform. So what happens when you're looking for a product, you'll go direct to their website. How we've designed the platform, there's a website for each and every company, a separate, when you list your business, you've given a free website, a free website like platform. So when you list your product, when I'm searching for your product, I'll be able to converse with you directly. Yes. So for any person who owns a business wants to register, right? So how does the company enhance visibility, considering it's a platform that has so many industries. We have technology, we have marketing, I've seen law, I've seen food, I've seen so many industries. So how does the company ensure that, or how does the outline company ensure that there's visibility for my business? So we are giving companies a chance to be able to link their pages. You see, you're sharing your company information, your product, you see, on the same platform. Okay. So on our page, when you look through the page, you'll note down there we have your social media pages, all your social media pages, they're listed there. Then as outline, we have our own clientele, we have our own followers. So when we advertise our company, now outline, you as a company, you're able to enjoy the services, the free service that you're offering. Now when you look at our Facebook page, you have a very big following. So when, because as we're creating awareness, it's like a marketing platform for you as a business. Yes. Okay. So I would like to find out, right? If I've been owning a physical, more of a physical business, where there's the location and everything and I want to shift to online. What would be the advice for that particular person? Actually, the best advice we are going on with the hashtag, I'll try in your business because it's so simple. It's a 10 minutes thing. You're done. Your business is live. You don't need an IT expert. And within 10 minutes, you're able to showcase to any customer, one who has my business located at which room and you're able to list hundreds of all your products. Such that if I go to Google and search a product, we've made it so easy that anyone, if you don't know what you're finding out, it will be able to crawl you back to Outline. And someone just searching for any product, chances of finding you are so easy. For instance, you go to a street like Kemadis Street and you pick a business or you pick a building and you ask Outline, I'm looking for a shoe. And Outline will show you the business, the nearest building to you, the nearest shops that are offering that specific kind of a shoe. And it's just that easy. Okay. Still on what is going on, it's a global pandemic COVID-19. Is it safe for guys to order online? Considering that the virus has been mentioned by experts that can stay for three hours to three days, depending on the material of the product that you're buying online. So what you are stressing on as business people is when you're packaging your product, make sure you're able to follow the minister of health procedures. Make sure you sanitize your product. Make sure you sanitize the packaging. And for our company, what we've done, we have our own sanitizers. So when you buy from us, we sanitize your packaging and we make sure that you're good and safe, that the products are safe. Okay. So what are the some of the businesses that are being searched on right now? Because people are still at home right now. Most of people are at home and easy access on our phones, on our laptop. So right now, behind the engine. So which are the most business ventures that are being actually searched on right now? Mostly, funny enough, we're having people looking for vegetables, agricultural products, groceries. That has been an interesting disruption because normally we've been having electronics, to electronics, hardware. But right now people are actually even looking for services. Actually one of our customers told me, somebody just called me and they said they picked my number from Outline and that's a lawyer, they needed a service. So it's like, with this disruption of COVID-19, it has made people dig deeper and they are almost searching for anything. But the interesting one are agriculture. Yeah, the grocery is it. The grocery is it. Do you have something to say? There's a thing in real life. Most of these e-commerce platforms, for example, we have Alibaba, we have our own, we have Jumia from Africa. What we realized, these people haven't been capturing the service industry. So what you're bringing on board is the service aspect of the industry. Like now what he's saying, people are looking for advocates, people are looking for lawyers, people are looking for construction professionals on our page. So we're encouraging as many, because the product is so broad, you'll realize what we've been realizing. What COVID-19 will do to the economic world, it's going to distract everything. So if you do not adjust yourself and reorganize yourself and join the ship that's going to Nini, you will have a very serious issue with offering your customers, your services and your products. So we've made sure each and every person, each and every business is able to run their business online. So from professionals to people who are in manufacturing, to people selling beauty products, to people selling agricultural products, they are all on board. We've been able to cater for them. I can see the website right here, the platform outline. So probably we could just take us through, just a few process. People back at home can actually get this, can actually access this. So in terms of registering, what are the, if I'm a business owner, right? So what are some of the things that I need to have kept in place in terms of now coming to this platform and registering? So what are the some of the requirements? The only requirement you require is one simple, half a business. As simple as that. As long as you have a business, doesn't matter whether you are online or whether you operate online or you have a physical address. It works for both? Yeah, it works for both. It gives you the chance for the customer to know, am I dealing with a person who operates online or who has a physical address? That's the first step. And like you can see on the demo, the first thing Outline gives you is the opportunity to showcase a slider, like an image of your business. It shows who am I. It gives you an opportunity to give the first impression. Then you talk to people about who you are. The services now. The services. And all these funny enough, you don't require an IT expert. It's drug and drop. Yes. You're done. So simple, yeah? So simple. And like for these businesses, Outline only displays what you post. Like for this, this is our demo. With this one, this is the service part of it. If your business only offers service. Funny enough, it gives you, like if you don't want to mention a price, you can tell customer call for price. You can put an actual price or you can put a price range. Very much optional. Yes, very much optional. This is to make sure that you're flexible. You're not causing confusion to your customer. So it gives you a very flexible way of telling the world who you are and exactly what you do. Still on the flexibility and the level at which you've given people so much of a free space of a platform. Speaking on logo and branding. That goes back to the client. I can come up with my own logo and everything. It doesn't require anything. It doesn't require anything. Maybe we can close and go. We can go back. Back, go back. Okay. Let's see if we can go back. On the same, what you'll realize, you've given you an opportunity to tell people who you are. This what you offer. That's why when you go and talk, there's an about us option. You can be able to tell people what you offer and much, much, much of what you are as a company. All right, so I would like to find out are there any regulations per se to prevent possibility of scams? Considering that it's a free space platform and everyone can come and claim to be what they're not. Not everyone is genuine, so are there any regulations? What we've done, we've given, there's a review page in the platform. So you as a client, when you feel you're not satisfied with the product that you bought, you're able to send us feedback. Then when you send us feedback, we'll review it and see if we can be able to talk to the supplier or we can block them all the same from the system, from the system. That's super amazing. So guys, back at home, remember, the hashtag to use is hashtag entrepreneurship Tuesday at Michelle Lashira, is where you can find me across all my social media platform at Y254 channel, is where you can find us. And remember, we have a question there on our Facebook page, head on to there and tell us your comments. So for now, I'd like to find out, yes. What is the future of Outline platform? That's amazing. Yes, I would like to find out. I'm so sure you guys have a plan lined up where there's a premium and I'm so sure you guys have visions on pertaining this platform. The future actually is very interesting. It may sound more of a fiction, but some of these things, we've been trying them in our research laboratories and actually are working. And one of the most interesting part that we want to take people is where you can shop with Outline and you shop from your phone without leaving where you are and Outline will take all your products to your home where with the introduction of things like artificial intelligence, we are moving to smart homes where like your fridge will be able to communicate to your interior like my milk is expiring. Those are actually real things and they are happening. So we'll integrate Outline with all these platforms such that you're able to shop right at the comfort of your seat and it will just do shopping for you so easy. So easy and make sure that you know the business you're dealing with and for business people that will be able to access business tools where they can get loans, they can get all these amazing interest. They can run their entire company on Outline. They are with all the ARP, system managing their company. So it's just the beginning. It's just the beginning. So speak about loans and everything else. You guys are looking for investors or you just are just good? For now, it's an idea we are developing. So for now we want to keep everything to the thing. Back at home. Yes. Yes. But as we develop the idea, we know we'll invite people to come on board. But right now we want to keep everything at home. Okay. So Joseph, I'd like you to use coming up for and tell anyone back at home why they should actually reach out for this opportunity and run with it. And then we can wind it up by giving us, giving you guys the opportunity to share your social media handles. Okay. The future is online. I want to assure you that COVID-19 has brought by a very huge disruption worldwide. So what will be happening, you won't be able to trade if your business isn't online. You won't be able to buy your products if you cannot use the internet. You'll realize that a lot of people, what is happening right now is everything is about the internet. Everything you talk about, everything you do is about the internet. The future, what I want to tell everybody is that we need to adjust in an era of convenience. Technology has brought around convenience. We're giving you the ability to trade at home. We're giving you the ability to shop at home, from home. And we're giving business the opportunity to be able to trade globally. Yes. Well kept. We're moving on an online space. So maybe we can get a social media handle for the company and how people can reach out to you. Our social media handles, we are all over Facebook, Outline. We just need to search out and Google, Outline. Hashtag, Outline your business. We are all over. Oh guys, so as simple as that, you get your business online. So while you're still at home, make sure that your business has a numerous number of audience by getting yourself on an online platform listing. And it's actually free. Why would you not do that? So it's definitely free. And all you have to do is just list your business. So this interview, this conversation has to end. Sadly, we'll probably have you guys over. When the features actually come and more details pertaining base particular program. So right now we are heading to break, or musical break, we'll be right back with another interview. You don't want to touch that out. Remember, at Michela Shirato, I do a perfect channel so you can find us across our social media platform.