How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
We provide affordable, reachable, all in place platform to start a new or personal business (ability to issue invoice and receive online payment -credit card-). Thus, people who lost their jobs, or looking for a 2nd job, either an e-commerce seller, instructor or a craftsman can setup a new light asset, virtual business in one day.In last 40 days, we have received over 1,000 qualified requests for a simple Facebook ad for this business service.People need to start earning again, earning fast, and this is not going to happen through their lost jobs ans business models.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
WorqCompany is a venture building project backed by impact investor idacapital in Turkey. The core team and the founders have near 30 years of investment and entrepreneurship experience. This business emerged by analyzing the common needs of thousands of entrepreneurs (not just startups but anyone who needs to earn money and cant find a good job) that has been seen in the last decade.
What countries do you operate in?
Turkey (for now). The next planned countries are Morocco and Bulgaria.
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
