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Sample projects:
Double vault composting toilets.
Dry composting
High protein crop
How to build put latrine
Mixed gardening
Sanitation and water supply
Ventilated latrine
slow sand filtration


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Flower seedling business in Ethiopia

Despite the enormous opportunities for floriculture production in Ethiopia commercial floriculture is a new industry, dating back to only 1992 with establishment of meskel flowers PLC the first to specialize in the production and export of cut-roses in Ethiopia.

However, since then the local floriculture industry has shown a substantial growth. During the period 1997- 2006 the export of cut flowers from Ethiopia have registered a momentous growth both in terms of volume and value, increasing from 39,773 kg to 8.54 million kg and from Birr 1.02 million to Birr 219.47 million  in terms of volume and value respectively.

ETHIOPIA’S EXPORT OF CUT FLOWERS

Year	Quantity ( Kg)	Value
1997	39,773	1,024,017
1998	98,232	1,706,060
1999	136,336	897,312
2000	189,141	3,132,174
2001	6,916	1,323,301
2002	9,521	166,577
2003	2,900	2,621,220
2004	12,468	3,818,239
2005	3,544,818	91,179,085
2006	8,547,018	219,474,294

Source: External Trade Statistics

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Projectethio400-400business Ideas in Ethiopia

Television Assembly Plant

1. Product Description: Television is an electric and electronic indium of communication by which images and voices are transmitted from a specific location (station) to viewers. The device is made up of electrical and electronic components usually enterprises but assembled in one place.

2. Market Potential: Of the 400,000 urban families in the Amhara region only 20 percent are believed to have television sets. The other 80 percent want to own this particular electronic device but they are not able to posses the device mainly because they can not afford. One factor that makes television sets unaffordable to Ethiopian families is that the imported sets are too expensive. The reason for this is that labor cost for television assembly is expensive in television exporting countries. On top of this, there are transport costs and various taxes levied on imported electronic devices.

Considering the labor cost in our country, assembling television sets locally could be much cheaper than importing them. Of course this assumes that labor force will be intensively trained and have the necessary discipline which will insure higher productivity.

A television assembly plant in the Amhara region will have young and educated labor which needs only training. Wages could be lower than in most other countries. There is a huge market for television in the region if the prices affordable. Hence, a television assembly renter could be a profitable renter in the region.

3. Source of Raw Material: Almost all the inputs or components will be imported. Process and Technology: A sort of an assembly line will be established. The line will operated both mechanically and manually. Components will be distributed to workers sitting or standing at specific locations. Stage by stage components will be fitted in the various parts of the sets until complete sets are assembled. Different types of hand tools, some drilling cutting and grinding machines will be required.

400 Business Ideas in Ethiopia

Electrical and electronics business in Ethiopia

Assembly and fabrication of small machines

 

Vegetable seeds business in Ethiopia

This project is going to produce vegetable seed that the country mostly imports from European countries.  Currently, vegetable seed has a high demand in Addis Ababa and its surroundings although its quality is sometimes questionable.

Vegetable seed like tomato, lettuce, swisshard and cauliflower are expected to be produced from the envisaged plant. These vegetable have a high demand since consumers have better preference and do not need much additional expense to prepare them. It can be processed in factory or taken as a salad mixed with lettuce or prepared as paste. Similarly lettuce can be taken as a salad and no cooking is necessary in its preparation. Swiss chard is also much liked and it is served cooked. Seemingly cauliflower is more expensive than the other three and foreigners like it. Above all these facts these vegetables are the major sources of vitamins and minerals.

During the period 1997-2006 , imports varied from 22.06 tons in 1997 to 98.97  tons in 2006. Imports averaged 57.65 tons during the period.

Business ideas in commercial agriculture

Agricultural Mechanization Services

Agro forestry Project

Apple Production Farms

Assorted Vegetable Production Farms

Banana Plantations

Broom Corn Production Farm

Cattle Breeding, Fattening and Marketing Enterprises

Coffee Plantations

Commercial Production of Sesame

Commercial Rice Production

Cut Flower Production

Fish Harvesting, Farming and Marketing

Injection Moulded Plastic Educational Materials

Definition


These educational materials include set-squares small rulers, compasses. All are made from plastics. The educational materials known among students as “mathematical instruments” are mostly used in geometry and trigonometry classes. They are used to measure angles, length and to construct different geometric figures. Through not made from plastic, a protractor goes with these educational instruments.

Market Potential

In 2004/2005 total student population in the country was about 12.3 million of whom about 12.2 million were students below university level. With this size of student population, one could expect the presence of a factory which produces these educational materials or instruments. But there is no such a factory. In the Amhara Region alone there were 3.0 million elementary and secondary school students in

Small scale foundry: Assembly business ideas in Ethiopia

Product Description: A foundry plant is a plant where metal is melted, and where the molten metal is poured into a mold for producing a certain product.  Examples of cast metal products are automobile engines, agricultural machine parts, water pumps, pipe fittings, weaving machine parts, manhole covers, etc.

Rationale: Establishing a foundry plant is like planting the seedlings of heavy industry- which is based on metal casting and metal fabrication.  In a region like Amhara, the main purpose of a foundry plant is for producing (casting) spare parts and some components for the machinery and equipment which are in operation in the transport, manufacturing, agriculture and building sectors.

Market Potential: There is not a single foundry plant in the whole Amhara Region.  However, there are various types of machinery and equipment whose many parts need replacement every year.  Many of the parts can be produced using foundry technology.  The need of the thousands of grain mills, motor vehicles, machinery and equipment of the textile, beer, food, leather and other factories for parts that could be produced locally justifies the establishment of the foundry.

Source of Raw Material: Import material is ingot iron and this will be imported.

Production Process & Technology:  The main foundry operations consists of melting, moulding, sand

Sample Business Proposal explained

In the last blog post sample business proposal, I have listed the contents of a typical business proposal.In this blog i would like to give examples to illustrate the contents.

Business proposal starts with executive summary that summarizes the proposal in short. Below is an example.

The project envisages production of xxx,xxx pieces of item name..... per annum. The total investment outlay requirement of the project including the working capital is estimated at about Birr .......; of which Birr ......is for machinery and equipments and Birr ........ is the cost of the working capital. Based on the cash flow statement, the calculated internal rate of return (IRR) and simple rate of returns (SRR) of the project are ..... % and ........%, respectively. The net present value (NPV) at ........ discounting rate is about Birr ........ The plant is expected to create employment opportunities for about ...... persons.

Product Description and Application

As the tittle shows this section should introduce the product and mention the applications of the product. The following example shows product description and applications of knitwear.  Notice the level of product description required in business proposals. Simple definitions are given but they are not too much. Instead comparative advantages are also introduced and applications are put comprehensively.

Example

Knitting is a process which involves interloping of thread with the aid of needles. Unlike woven cloth, knitted fabrics are made of only serious of yarns; and it involves simple process and machinery. It is now among the best products for small scale investment. Knitted fabrics are more elastic than woven cloth, and therefore provide better fillings. It is more durable and many times provides elegant appearance.

Synthetic knitted outwears are common items used by all people during the winter season. Synthetic fiber by virtue of its low weight, high bulk, super soft touch, high color variety and wrinkle resistance property fills a wide range of applications. 

Market study

This is the crucial part of the project and determines the success of a proposal. Here is a great post explaining the market study with worked out examples. Market study in process plant design

Coming soon, 

Raw materials and utilities

Site selection

Technology and engineering

Financial analysis

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400 business ideas in Ethiopia

Sample Business Proposal

Here is the format of successful business proposal sample required for small to big investments in Ethiopia.

Product Description and Application    

 

Market Study, Plant Capacity and Production Program

    Market Study   

       Present Demand and Supply    

       Projected Demand        

       Pricing and Distribution               

    Plant Capacity  

    Production Program  

   

Raw Materials and Utilities        

    Availability and Source of Raw Materials             

    Annual Requirement and Cost of Raw Materials and Utilities    

Location and Site        

    

Technology and Engineering     

    Production Process       

    Machinery and Equipment        

    Civil Engineering Cost    

Human Resource and Training Requirement     

   Human Resource           

   Training Requirement   

Financial Analysis           

   Underlying Assumption              

   Investment       

   Production Costs            

   Financial Evaluation      

Economic and Social Benefit and Justification    

Download free samples of full business proposals applicable for Ethiopia here

400 sample business proposal summaries that can help you develop business proposals that can win you funds is found here.

Chemical plant design explains the details of manufacturing industry design.

How to Start an Ethiopian Restaurant

Launching an Ethiopian restaurant is your ticket to owning a good, stable business but it's important to plan out the business in detail before you start. Here are tips and advice that can make your business profitable, stable and built to last.

 

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Plastic recycling business in Ethiopia

Ethiopia announced on Monday that it was banning the importation of plastic bags as part of the country's green growth initiatives. It is good but I think the best solution is having plastic recycling industries because (1) more jobs (2) greener environment (3) technological experience (4) related research and innovation. The discussion below takes a look at possibility of plastic recycling business in Ethiopia.

1. Product Description: This project idea is about reclaiming of thermoplastic materials to their original state of polyprelene, polurethine, polystsernene or polyvinyl chloride granules and powder. This reclaiming of waste plastic materials to their original state enables, with proportionate compounding of additives and filters, the availability of locally of the raw material used in the manufacture of PVC floor tiles, ball point pen cases, switch boxes, crates, cups an extruded pipes, sewerage PVC pipes and plastic twines or ropes.

2. Market Potential: The demand for products which are from reprocessed waste plastic materials has been increasing at a faster rate during the last 10-15 years. This is particularly true for products such as plastic creates, plastic cups and plates, extruded pipes, PVC floor tiles, plastic ropes. If discarded plastic products