Business Mentor NY – a program of Empire State Development

Program Update

Mentees and Mentors,

We appreciate your interest in mentorship. Please be advised that after March 31, 2024, the Business Mentor NY Program will cease to operate. However, you can continue to access mentoring services by contacting Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers in your area at esd.ny.gov/eac-directory to obtain one-on-one counseling with your current business idea or small business.

If you would like to continue offering pro bono mentoring services to entrepreneurs or small business owners, please email us at nylovessmbiz@esd.ny.gov with your core business skills, experience or education and your preferred service area.

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WATUTHANTHIRIGE ALWIS Entrepreneur

Location STAEN ISLAND, NY, United States of America
Venture Industry Auto Repair/Mechanic
Languages spoken
  • English
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What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

I will have to hire a team of skilled technicians to design and maintain the service platform. They will solely focus on the system. I will need to have a customer care service center, which will be outsourced to an offshore company. I will need a warehouse of about 10000sqf. to store the inventory. I will consider the areas with lowest rates to rent out a location as all the supplies will be shipped directly to the service providers from the warehouse. I will need highly skilled technicians to keep updating the user interface integrating the latest technology and fixing the issues to make it easier for the customers. The team of IT experts will be the most expensive part of the company and therefore, I will offer the technicians a portion of profit instead of periodic salaries or wages. I will look forward to coming into an agreement with the suppliers to directly ship the supplies to the service providers as it will eliminate a lot of costs and increase the efficiency.


About my venture

I would like to go into business with an on-demand carwash service. There are independent carwash service providers who find it hard to reach the desired customers. On the other hand there are potential customers who need their cars washed, yet, don’t have time to go to a carwash or find a mobile carwash service provider. My business will act as the platform where potential customers meet the service providers instantly. It will match the nearest service providers with the buyers.

Countries of operation: United States of America