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BioLoop is an innovative composting solution that combines student ownership, daily audits, and a clear business model to create a revenue-generating enterprise. It is financially sustainable with high operating margins and a break-even point achievable within the first year, relying on guaranteed campus demand and external sales. The model is scalable across multiple campuses and ensures continuity through established procedures and documentation.

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BioLoop Questions

BioLoop is an innovative composting solution that combines student ownership, daily audits, and a clear business model to create a revenue-generating enterprise. It is financially sustainable with high operating margins and a break-even point achievable within the first year, relying on guaranteed campus demand and external sales. The model is scalable across multiple campuses and ensures continuity through established procedures and documentation.

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BioLoop – Funder & Judge Q&A; Playbook

Prepared for Pitching, Funding Rounds, and E-Summit Presentations

Core Idea & Originality


Q: Why hasn’t this idea come up before?

A: The idea of composting exists, but ownership, incentives, and execution were missing. Past
efforts treated it as a cleanliness activity, not a revenue-generating, audited enterprise.
BioLoop works because it combines student ownership, daily audits, branding, and a clear
business model.

Q: What is actually new in your solution?

A: The innovation lies in closing the loop completely—on-campus processing, branded


compost sales, QR-based impact transparency, and reinvestment of revenue into scale.

Economic & Financial Questions


Q: Is this financially viable or just a sustainability project?

A: BioLoop is designed as a lean enterprise. Once the composter cost is covered, operating
margins are high. Revenue comes from guaranteed campus demand and external sales,
making it financially sustainable.

Q: What are your biggest costs?

A: The major cost is the one-time composter purchase. Monthly expenses include electricity,
bulking agent, packaging, and minimal student labor.

Q: How long until break-even?

A: Break-even is achievable within the first year due to low operating costs and steady
compost demand.

Q: What if compost sales are lower than expected?

A: Baseline purchases from campus landscaping ensure minimum revenue. External sales act
as upside, not dependency.

Q: What are your profit margins?

A: After stabilization, margins can reach 35–40%. Each additional kilogram sold contributes
directly to profit.

Q: Why would someone pay ■25/kg when cheaper compost exists?

A: We compete on trust and transparency, not price. Buyers pay for verified origin, consistent
quality, and local production.

Operations & Execution


Q: What if students don’t segregate properly?

A: Segregation is enforced through audits, rejection policies, pictorial bins, and incentives.

Q: What about smell and hygiene?

A: The composter is enclosed and aerobic, preventing odour and pests. Similar systems
operate in hotels and hospitals.

Q: What happens if the machine breaks?

A: We have warranty, AMC, preventive maintenance, and short-term backup arrangements.

Scalability & Long-Term Vision


Q: Is this scalable beyond one campus?

A: Yes. Each hostel acts as a modular unit. The model can be replicated across universities
via Enactus.

Q: What happens after you graduate?

A: SOPs, documentation, and Enactus continuity ensure the project survives team transitions.

Impact & Risk


Q: What is your biggest risk?

A: Behavioural compliance in early stages, which is mitigated through audits and public
reporting.

Q: How do you measure impact?

A: We track waste diverted, compost produced, revenue, and CO■-equivalent savings,


published monthly.

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