Objectives of the service
Craft your space is a B2B platform that aims to connect players in the Small Satellites market.
The platform wants to act as a catalyst for supply and demand in a market where players hardly talk to each other in a broad way. It wants to bridge the research gap in terms of product and situation specifications. It wants to provide a useful and efficient tool and resource to improve companies' space sector activities. By means of a search with optimised filters it will cut down on search times, create a sector community that interacts and is involved in market developments, encourage trade between market players, and provide a showcase for sector suppliers.
Users and their needs
Supplier
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Easy platform usage: customers and suppliers need to use every tool or website in the most efficient and easiest way, so they can better understand what they’re going to purchase.
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Showcase for suppliers: components suppliers in this market sector don’t have a platform that allows them to be noticed and to get in touch with other operators in the sector.
Customer
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Information about products: a high level of detail is required on the specifications of the products present in the market.
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Unique Small Satellites (mass <100kg) marketplace: customers time is precious, so they need to have most of the information in one place.
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Easy platform usage: customers and suppliers need to use every tool or website in the most efficient and easiest way, so they can better understand what they’re going to purchase.
Service/ system concept
Suppliers populate the platform with their product sheets and have a prominent role within the platform. Suppliers will be in a first phase only free users of the platform; in a second phase a fee will be charged for their participation within the platform. The suppliers will also correspond to the platform's customer segment, who, through their fee for being represented within the platform, will contribute to the platform's subsistence.
Another category of the platform's target users will be those individuals, companies, research centres, and institutions that consult the platform and, consequently, the suppliers' products. This category of users will use the platform to search for and possibly purchase products, comparing the offer on the market grouped in a single website.
Space Added Value
Offering a wide range of high-quality, specialized satellite components that cater to the specific needs of satellite manufacturers, including hard-to-find parts or those that meet stringent space standards.
Current Status
Craft Your Space platform is currently in a crucial pre-launch phase, having successfully completed the initial development and testing phases. The basic structure, site design and core functionality have been implemented and are undergoing final testing and debugging.
We have identified our target market and developed a detailed profile of our ideal users. We are developing a multi-channel marketing strategy, including social media, SEO, and strategic partnerships, ready to be implemented from the launch phase.
Next step:
Before the official launch, we will conduct a beta test by inviting a select group of potential users to gather feedback. We will proceed to the official launch of the platform, ready to welcome users and sellers from our target market. At a later stage, we will implement the e-commerce function for products and suppliers.
