By Joshua Odeyemi
An indigenous solar-powered kiosk, popularly known as Elite Solar Kiosk, has received commendations from young entrepreneurs and small business owners for its economic benefits and development impacts to commerce in Nigeria and across Africa.
This was according to a survey on the beneficiaries of Elite Solar kiosks in Nigeria.
The survey conducted by StatePress showed that Elite Solar Kiosk had indeed remained veritable in poverty eradication for hardworking artisans and especially youths and women.
Elite Solar Kiosk provides them with a safer, more conducive and better platform to do business.
The Elite Solar Smart Kiosk is developed with corresponding equipment and solar power to provide all-day power, as well as over 10 hours backup after sunset, with facilities for varying SME business applications.
Potential investors, government agencies, both at federal and state levels are therefore encouraged to support the availability and expansion of Elite Solar Kiosk for young and prospective Nigeria business owners.
The survey further showed that, since 60% of Nigeria population is youth, 10% of them are elites while the remaining percentage are artisans who depend on small business opportunities to survive and make ends meet especially with their inability to get white-collar jobs because of their educational deficiency.
That is where the Kiosk is stepping in to help more youths and women who are into small businesses to grow and survive.
Elite Solar Kiosk is built and designed by Elite Logistics Services Limited.
It is a one-stop, multi-user, quick-build, easily deployable and modularly-fabricated SME vending unit.
It is also fully powered by renewable clean solar energy, which provides a smart, inclusive, and data-driven modular platform for standardizing and coordinating sustainable street and community-level retail activities for artisans, Nigerian youths, women-owned SMEs, and persons with disabilities.