Company profile

COMPANY PROFILE AND SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MODALITIES

INTRODUCTION

BR Solutions Limited is a private owned VAS (Value Added Service) Company introducing new information services in Tanzania and Africa known as Huduma Fasta to the business community and the general public. This service is designed to help more people access business information through their mobile phones. BR solutions Limited was formed to provide demand driven basic information to facilitate for rapid solutions in a cost effective way and in a friendly manner.
Founder of BR Solutions Ltd together with their strategic partners have come together to drive towards delivering the best solutions to the general public in Tanzania and beyond by providing basic information through mobile phone technology simply by sending text message to 15450.
Company Business
The Company is specialized in the provision of various basic Information's for corporate and retail clients and individuals through text message technology which is a simple method that gives an instant reply message. We have a well trained team in Management, Data Collection, Advertising, ICT, Sales and Marketing. Our products branded as “HUDUMA FASTA” provides various information services such areas as Real Estate, Transportation services, Job opportunities, entertainment programmes, commodity market prices, used items for sale, mobile phone marketing promotions and push text messages.
Who we are
We are an independent and a Registered Company under company Registration Act Cap. 212 of the Laws of Tanzania carrying on a commercial VAS in the name and style of BR SOLUTIONS Limited, licensed under the TCRA Act and regulations since 2010, focusing on the provision of information services. Huduma Fasta service currently covers various important information services as mentioned above. We target to meet all customer needs in boosting their business developments as well as individual needs and wants around them wherever they are and at all times. The information given is real, for real people as everything is real
Vision
Our Vision is to become one of the leading, most reliable and efficient Company of choice in information and Marketing services in Tanzania and beyond. We aim to provide demand driven information which is focused, rich, fast and reliable to assist people in making informed decisions wherever they are before they use their meager resources (i.e. Money, time, assets, material and people)

Mission
Our mission is to provide timely, personalized, innovative and high quality information and Marketing services in all our needy areas using qualified and motivated staff while upholding ethics, consistency and standards acceptable to the profession.

OBJECTIVES
•To assist those with information like sellers to provide the information in a cost effective way and also in a user friendly manner;
•To assist those in need of the information to get the information in a convenient manner before they make decisions;
•To add some value to mobile service providers by maintaining a robust, reliable and dynamic database;
•To add some value to mobile phone owners by assisting them to access needed information in a more convenient way with less cost before they make a decision to invest;
•To facilitate creation of employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in all works of life
MOTTO
The company motto is “Power In Your Hands”.

CORPORATE CLIENTS
Though we were recently established, we have completed some works with some of our corporate clients, including; University of Dar es Salaam school of Business Studies (UDBS), Express Credit, Samaki Samaki, DN Products Ltd, Nyumbani Lounge, Fedha Link etc. Other prospective clients who are already in discussions to use the Huduma Fasta framework are DAWASCO, Ministry of Lands and Settlements, ZUKU, President Office Public Service Recruitment Secretariat

BR SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Design concept
With Huduma Fasta, BR Solutions Ltd believes that is able to accomplish and satisfy all users’ needs and wants. Thus, the company has got the necessary infrastructure which could be used to address the many challenges related to Value Added services almost everywhere. The framework has been helpful to the company as it has enabled BR Solutions to collect dynamic large volume of data within short period of time. Furthermore, the company has developed a system to individualised or personalised bulk messaging (Push messages)

Core Values
We have committed ourselves to the highest standards of corporate governance, guided by trustworthy, respectful, honest and socially responsive behaviour and promotion and pursuit of excellence throughout the company. We thus uphold the following core values:
Integrity
We are honest, principled and fair and we conduct ourselves with unfailing commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.
Transparency
We are open about our affairs and which make it easy for all of our Customers to understand our quality services.
Social and Economic Benefits of the company
The investment and smooth operation of this company are in line with country’s objectives. Successful operations of BR Solutions Company will significantly provide, among other things social and economic benefits to all works of life and for all people at all levels.
Human Resource Development Strategy
BR Solutions Company is a private company with a strong international affiliation. We believe that human Resource (HR) Development Strategy is key for the company’s success. Staff working with BR Solutions Company will get extensive training to meet technological development and market demand for the world economy of our times and the future generation.

IMPORTANCE OF USING HUDUMA FASTA AS A PROMOTIONAL TOOL
Text messaging has become a very important part of communication in the modern times. More and more companies are coming up with innovative solutions that can be used to remove communication barriers among the people to enable smooth information dissemination.
In the private sector, an increasing number of businesses are now opting for business text messaging because it is one of the latest techniques to reach the desired target and hence promote businesses. This is the reason why businesses are now making use of text messaging to advertise and promote their products as well as their businesses.
In appreciating the gigantic role it is supposed to play, in view of how it has been difficult to fulfil the task in the past, and the desire to improve service effectiveness and reduce cost of doing business, BR SOLUTION LTD through Huduma Fasta is real a solution of option.

SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS
Mobile phone subscribers would have at their disposal a vast array of useful services to make their phones of greater value to them. Customer will use text messages channels to access Huduma Fasta service, by sending different key “word” to short code 15450. Currently, we are doing Huduma Fasta business through star fish platform with Vodacom, Airtel Tanzania, and Tigo and we are having interconnection of this service in the future with the entire EA.

DATA COLLECTIONS
BR Solutions Ltd has developed a mobile phone tool for collecting data which is directly connected to the database. The tool is easily installed to all mobile phones that support internet. The data collector is able to upload new information, update, amend and even override the same. The user will not need to be at office premises for data entry, he/she can collect the data easily, faster and in a cost effective way of which the stakeholders will be able to access them instantly upon submission.

SERVICES OFFERED
Huduma Fasta deals with various services among of them, the few to mention are
•Real estate Services
•Job search
•Commodity Market prices
•Farmers produce
•Entertainment programmes
•Transport Services
•Mobile directory
•Taarifa Fasta
•Used items for sale (currently motor vehicles)
•Push (Bulk) messages and adverts through sms
On agreement with private and public companies and entrepreneurs , we also intends to advertise customers products by introducing different plans either Motor cycles, Bicycles, Show Rooms, Big Markets, Shops and others.

PROCEDURES OF USING HUDUMA FASTA (HOW TO SUBSCRIBE)
When using Huduma Fasta services, a client need to send a specific keyword to pull information from Data base for the service needed as detailed in the following sections:

PULL MESSAGES
With pull messages BR Solutions Ltd beliaves that customers and stakeholders will be able to access various information in an efficient, cost effective way and on timely manner. The subscriber will only need to send a text message to 15450 whereby requested information will be instantly retrived and sent to customer via text message. With pull message, BR Solutions and the propective client will need to have an interface whereby dat will be stored from client point of view. At this point subcribers will be accessing the data from BR Database, of which has been imported from client’s interface.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES
With Real estate services we have a range of services like renting houses, buying/selling houses, renting an apartments and plots or shambas for sell/ buying. A subscriber needs only to send text by specifying the relevant keywords as well as selecting location of their choice and send to 15450
e.g.•Rent House Mwenge to 15450
•Buy House Mwananyamala to 15450
•Buy Plot Kimara to 15450
•Rent Apartment Mikocheni to 15450
•With Huduma Fasta services, the client will be able to get the requested information, and will be notified if there •will be some remaining possibilities to expand his or her area of choice for a good decision

JOB SEARCH SERVICES
The client will need to send keywords for Job and the desired area of qualification
e.g. Job Accountant text to 15450

COMMODITY MARKET SERVICES
With Huduma Fasta, we provide price indices for market commodity prices both retail and wholesale prices, the subscriber will need to specify the commodity in search as well as the market location.
e.g. Price Rice Kariakoo text to 15450
Price Maize Tandale text to 15450

FARMERS PRODUCE
BR Solutions Ltd through its product of Huduma Fasta has introduced another service to peasants, farmers and farm produce buyers. This will enhance the communication between the farmer and the buyer since they can communicate easily to trade. The farmer when text to 15450 to sell certain crop, will be given the contact of the buyer in respect to the crop, Likewise, when a buyer is in need with certain crop will be provided with contact of the seller and the location.

SELLERS
With Sellers, will receive full information in regard of particular buyer. Will only need to text to 15450 aas narated hereunder
Text: Sell Crop (Type of crop) (Location) to 15450
Eg. Uza Mazao Mahindi Njombe to 15450

BUYERS
Buyers will need to send text to 15450 specify the type of crop they want to buy and the area where they are. They will instantly receive the contact of the seller
Text: Buy Crop (Type of Crop) (Location) to 15450
Eg: Nunua Mazao Mchele Rujewa to 15450

MOBILE DIRECTORY
With BR Solutions, one can get the information of particular organization, company’s physical address and its service or businesses via mobile phone. The information can be fetched by using product, location, service or type of industry. Refer to the below directives of how to subscribe
Text: Name of company/service location to 15450
Eg:• Aga Khan Hospital Dar to 15450
•Hospital Dar Es Salaam to 15450
•Treated Timber Dar to 15450
•US Embassy Dar Es Salaam to 15450
•The subscriber will get all necessary information in regard to the sought services. This is the easier way to get your desired information in your finger tips

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES
Huduma Fasta provides information of what is going to happen or what is happening in certain area in this world of entertainment for the current week. The subscriber will simply need to specify either through entertainment place or artist name and send the text to 15450
e.g. Programme Mbalamwezi to 15450
or Programme Twanga Pepeta Sunday to 15450

TAARIFA FASTA
Under this service, BR Solutions has designed a tool whereby customers will submit their items to our tool. Upon submission, BR Solutions officials will authenticate the items and register the same to the database ready for usage. We have managed to colect much items in almost all regions of Tanzania Mainland. Among items collected and verified are real estates, used cars, motorcycles, used items for sale few to mention

TRANSPORT SERVICES
With BR Solutions Ltd, transport services have been divided into Taxi, Waste water, breakdown, hired mini bus and clean water. The subscriber needs only to send text to 15450 specifying the type of transport
e.g.• Transport Taxi Magomeni to 15450
•Transport bus Kinondoni to 15450
•Transport waste water Tegeta to 15450
•Transport Breakdown Mwenge to 15450

MOTOR VEHICLES
BR Solutions Ltd has several used cars for sale in the database. The subscribers will need to send some specific keyword to the database and will get full information of the seller as hereunder narrated.
Text: Buy (Type of car) to 15450
Eg: Buy Car Toyota Rav4 to 15450
NOTE: all services can be accessed using Swahili or English

PUSH (BULK) MESSAGES
BR Solutions Ltd has an online system that allows you to text messages to all Mobile Telecom subscribers in Tanzania. The Bulk messaging service can be used to variety purposes like sending an alert, information, reminders, greetings, festival season wishes the few to mention. The service is vital to both individuals and organizations that can take advantage of this to reach a large group of people within seconds directly to their mobile phones. Under this category the company will be able to broadcast and make various adverts to their esteemed customers, current customers and expected customers. Also reminder text messages shall be sent to customers reminding them to renew their policies before due dates. BR Solutions Ltd with Push messages gives you a wide range of choice from the tarrif attached. The user will decide to accomplish the task of sending the text messages from his/her end or leave it to BR Solutions. The application is easily to use as it is a desk top application. Furthermore, client will veto on the header of the the message. Since text messaging has become a very important part of communication in the modern times, more and more companies are coming up with innovative solutions that can be used to remove communication barriers among the people to enable smooth information dissemination.
In the private sector, an increasing number of businesses are now opting for business text messaging because it is one of the latest techniques to reach the desired target and hence promote businesses. This is the reason why businesses are now making use of text messaging to advertise and promote their products as well as their businesses.
In appreciating the gigantic role it is supposed to play, in view of how it has been difficult to fulfil the task in the past, and the desire to improve service effectiveness and reduce cost of doing business, BR SOLUTION LTD through Huduma Fasta is real a solution of option.
The research has revealed that, most companies are losing customers to competitors and on the other hand they want to see real results from marketing. Text messages marketing is an innovative advertising medium that brings the power of the mobile and pervasiveness of SMS to businesses.

Features
•Add individual contacts or upload in bulk from excel (CSV Format) or notepad file,
•Manage your contacts online and even organize them into sub groups,
•Secure and private. Only you have access to your contacts,
•Schedule messages for a later date/time,
•Low Flat Rates per SMS
•Get discounts for buying Bulk sms
•Price charged according to number of sms
•Price charged at TZS

Applicability
The bulk messaging services can be used to all Tanzanians and non Tanzanians alike. It ranges from individual to companies. This is vital and it serves the following purposes:
•Send reminders for events, payments & appointments
•Send offers and discounts to bring customers to you
•Introduce new products and services to inform customers
•Send emergency updates quickly at the last minute
•Gather information from many people at once
•Send greetings and messages to friends and family

Who can use Bulk Messaging?
•Small and Large Businesses
•Government Entities
•NGOs and Social Groups Schools/Higher Education
•Event Planners (weddings, functions, seminars)
•Religious Groups
•Bars & Nightclubs Restaurants
•Individuals

REPLY VIA PUSH MESSAGES
This is another unique feature which BR Solutions do provide. In order for the receiver to replly the text message from pushed text messages, the vendor will need to provide a mobile number on the message header.
OTHER SRVICES TO COME
Huduma Fasta aims at providing the basic information to bridge the gap in our daily lives. Apart from that, it also aims at entertaining people in all aspects and relieving them from various difficulties they encounter. Among other services that Huduma Fasta in pipeline are:
• RBT(Ring Back Tones)
• Exams Results
• Sales Promotion
• Rescue plan for traffic jam
• Mobile Bible Verses
• Higher Education Student Loan Board info

BENEFITS OF HUDUMA FASTA
•It is quick, targeted and very cost effective.
•People get what they want at the right time to solve their problems wherever they are and at all times.
•Immediate Communication
•High Response to Calls-to-Action
•Does not depend on the availability of power
•Easily communicated to third parties

BUSINESS PROPOSITIONS AND INSIGHT IN TANZANIA MARKET
SMS technology can be used as a means to reach dozens of information resources. The great advantage of this solution is that it gives the users of the system convenience and flexibility to use the service anytime and anywhere. As people are busy and hard to reach they can send/receive information via text messages to their mobile phones at any time.

TARGET MARKET
This service will be more helpful to all Tanzanians and non Tanzanians.

CONTRIBUTION OF HUDUMA FASTA
BR Solutions Ltd with her tool of collecting data and the availability of messaging solutions technology, beliaves that will benefit most cliesnts in various aspects. The messaging solutions refered are the pull messages, push message and reply message to the pushed text messages (optional)

DATA COLLECTION TOOL
BR Solutions Ltd has developed a mobile computer interactive too for collcecting data in various field. The application is easily to use which is installed in a mobile that support internet. The tool can be defined according to clients need (that is the forms can be defined according to clients requirement)

NON DISCLOSURE OF MOBILE NUMBERS
BR Solutions Ltd do hereby assures the propsective client and stakeholders in large that, the mobile phone numbers on the database shall not be used in any other business than that intended. Should there be any problem with misuse of the client mobile phone number, should be quickly communicated to both parties.

CONTACTING BR SOLUTIONS
We are located at Africana Mbezi Beach Salasala road Plot 100, Industrial area, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Richard D T Njau
CEO
BR Solutions Ltd
P.O. BOX 31868
Tel: +255 22 2627889
Mob: +255 754 308178
+255 712 500525
+255 684 265125

Web: www.brsolutionstz.com
www.hudumafasta.com
E-mail:info@brsolutionstz.com