From the CEO's Desk - 2024 Says “No Gree For Anybody!” Yes, or Yes?!

Hi there,

Happy New Year! 🎉🎉 It feels like I blinked, and it’s already a brand New Year. Well technically, that’s probably what happened.

But oh my, what a year 2023 was! So many ups and downs. At some point, you probably felt like you were just swinging on a damaged swing and would fly off at any point in time. But here you are, you and your business, about to start a whole new year. Are you a superstar or what?

The answer is yes!

Besides looking back on the good parts and taking the lessons the year taught us, it’s time to focus on 2024! I’m so excited and thankful you’re here with us and reading this right now.

Some light banter on social media recently caught my attention. So, everyone started talking about how this year is the year to “No Gree For Anybody!”. Truthfully, I can’t think of a better phrase to describe the energy for the year. It’s perfect. It’s your year to DOMINATE!

Are you ready? Because one thing is sure: we’re ready to support and cheer you on all the way!

Before we get into my hot gist about what is coming this month (because if I want to talk about the whole year, this email might be better off as a novel - we have so much in store for you!), I’d love to do something that I think is necessary.

I’d love to say thank you, because why not? You deserve it!

Credit must be given to who? To whom it’s due! This part is so much fun for me because I can't think of a better way to start the year.

First, a big thank you for choosing and sticking with us in 2023. To put it simply; there’s no Bumpa without YOU! So again, I’d love to say a huge thank you for using Bumpa, and cheers to a great 2024 ahead.

Next, I’d especially like to acknowledge some merchants for holding it down for their customers even when it seemed like it would be impossible to. The economy was showing us all shege, and running sales throughout Black Friday and Christmas wasn’t easy. So, a massive shoutout to DressesbyLami, Tomistores, Asfpackaging, and every single merchant who showed up and out for their customers during this period. You guys rock!

Lastly, I’d love to thank some merchants for allowing us to celebrate their major wins of the year! They shared it with me, and I wanted to share it with you as an inspiration, and also to help us celebrate them because e no easy! Shout out to Kimberly’s Electric for the opening of their new store in Asaba and The Ajala Store for their new store in Lekki. Congratulations to them too! 🎉🎉

I’d love to also know about your wins and share them. If you have any, could you share them with me by clicking on the button below? If you want me to share them anonymously (no one will know it’s you), just let me know! But I’d love to know the cool things you’re getting up to, and help you scream it out to the world! So pleaseeee share.

Share a Win!

Meanwhile, did you check out your Bumpa Wrapped yet? 👀

So, the product team did one final (and I have to say amazinggg) thing last year with Bumpa Wrapped, where you can see in the most aesthetically pleasing way, how well your business performed last year. If you haven’t seen yours yet, head over to your app store and just update your app. There are sweet gems there that you just have to see, and I promise it’ll help you set the right tone for your business goals this year.

See My Wrapped

A little about 2023, and what we achieved…

Let me use some emojis to describe what 2023 was like for us. 🥳🥹😩😭🙂☺️🥳🎉🎊

Any emotion you can think of, we felt it. What a year it was. But even with the ups and downs, the year was busy for us and in a good way; we achieved so much that the entire team are so proud of.

The app took on a whole new set of features and updates to make the experience of using it easier for you, and also positively impact your business and customers. Some of the 2023 features that were really a hit were the staff account feature that lets you add up to 3 staff, assign roles to them and manage them from anywhere, the share order feature that creates a dynamic link that you can share to your customers wherever they are, and also collect and save their data without them even having to visit your website, the product history feature which provides you with information on every single inventory you have added to your Bumpa app, and the belle of the ball, the web app! This takes everything on the mobile app to a whole new scale of ease and more amazing features, and lets you do more in very little time.

Another thing of importance to note is the partnership with Shipbubble, a logistics aggregator that gives businesses access to multiple logistics providers such as SpeedAF, DHL, Sendstack, GIG, UPS, Topship, etc on their platform so they can compare prices, view delivery timelines & choose the delivery partner to help them process orders faster. This partnership, in my opinion, will change the game of shipping and logistics for your business this 2024.

Finally, we launched Bumpa Academy! One of our goals is to be the home of everything a business owner needs, and I’m talking from tools for running your business to the knowledge you need for growing that business. Bumpa Academy was designed to ensure that you get this knowledge for free because, in today’s Nigeria, it’s getting more expensive to spend money to gain knowledge like this. Thanks to Bumpa Academy, you can learn for free and channel your money into your business!

Now, into 2024, and starting with January!

2024? Now, that’s the year of domination. Our goal is very simple; to make Bumpa the first thought for every business owner who wants to do business the easy and right way, and to make sure that your business is simply better because you’re a Bumpa user. You know how you can’t make a good meal without the right spices? We’re going to be the perfect spice for your business! In 2024, we’re taking your business from where it is now, to 100% and beyond. We’re breaking the scale of excellence. Are you ready?

Let’s start with January. The culture of January our New Year is simple; energy, determination and drive. Let’s just say, the cooking has already begun. What should you be looking forward to, you may ask?

We’re bringing better updates and more features

You should expect more updates on your app; from a better storefront to improvements to the features you already love.

Also, Point of Sale, multi-location and the Bumpa wallet features are all coming soon. You have no idea how exciting your journey with us this year is about to get!

And the one we’re very excited about the most…the Bumpa payment terminal! Now if you own a physical store, your heart is going to do a fantastic dance with this one. And here’s a preview of what this will look like in your store.

Getting the right mindset for the year: #BBGW24 is coming!

So, BBGW (Bumpa Business Growth Workshop) is something amazing we started last year, as a way to help our merchants get into the right mindset for the year. If you weren’t there for the 2023 version, you missed a lot. (I was there o, so I’m speaking from experience). All of the updates will be shared with you in the coming days, but I’ll just say that you should expect seasoned speakers, actionable tips (this year is for talk and do immediately!) and fantastic gifts to win, because the team don’t come to play! Look forward to this year’s BBGW because trust me, there will be no better way to start your year as a business owner!

I’ll leave you with this…

2024 is going to be a year of absolute breakthroughs, a year to smash unbelievable goals. I believe in you, and I want you to remember that you have an entire team of amazing people building for you, rooting for you, standing by you every step of the way, ready to help in any way we can and finally, here to cheer you through the highs and remind you that the lows won’t last forever. I can’t wait to see what the year holds for us.

Remember, no gree for anybody this 2024!

Happy New Year again, and thank you for choosing Bumpa. We’ll catch up next month.

Cheers,

Kelvin Umechukwu

Co-founder & CEO,

Bumpa.