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B2B Trade Marketplace

TAIM54.COM

A Pan-African B2B Marketplace and Procurement System Across All 54 Countries

54
Countries
RFP / RFQ
Competitive Bidding
End to End
Order to Invoice
Built In
Customs Tracking

The Challenge

Cross-border trade within Africa is split across 54 countries, each with its own suppliers, buyers, logistics and customs, and no single marketplace carried a deal from discovery to a delivered, invoiced order. TAIM54 set out to be that place: part supplier marketplace and part procurement system. Suppliers needed to list products and services, buyers needed to source and run competitive bids, and both sides needed orders, invoices, warehousing and shipping to move across borders in one flow, with the right access for each kind of user and a referral network to drive growth.

The Solution

TAIM54 brings sourcing, buying and delivery into one marketplace. Suppliers build profiles and list products and services by category. Buyers post RFPs and RFQs and receive competitive quotes, and an accepted quote becomes a purchase order that moves through order, delivery and invoice without leaving the marketplace. Warehousing, inventory slotting, supplier shipping lanes and customs tracking handle the physical side across borders. Admins, suppliers, customers and guests each see what they should, and everyone signs in with a secure email link. An AI assistant helps admins run operations and a chatbot answers customer questions. Every African country is built in from day one, so the marketplace covers the whole continent at launch.

Products & Services

Sourcing across African industries

RFP / RFQ Bidding

Post requests, receive competitive quotes

Order-to-Invoice

Placement through delivery and billing

Cross-Border Logistics

Warehousing and customs tracking

Capabilities

What TAIM54.COM can do today.

Supplier Storefronts

Suppliers build a profile and list products and services by category for buyers across the continent.

Product and Service Discovery

Buyers browse and source across African industries in one marketplace.

RFP and RFQ Bidding

Post a request and receive competitive quotes from suppliers.

Order to Invoice

Accepted quotes become purchase orders and move through delivery and billing in one flow.

Warehousing and Inventory

Manage warehouses and inventory slots alongside the orders they serve.

Cross-Border Shipping

Track shipments along supplier shipping lanes, with customs status built in.

Role-Based Access

Admins, suppliers, customers and guests each get the right view, with passwordless sign-in.

AI Assistant and Chatbot

An AI assistant supports admin operations and a chatbot answers customer questions.

Outcomes

Buyers and suppliers in all 54 African countries trade in one marketplace

A deal runs end to end: discovery, competitive bidding, purchase order, delivery and invoice

Buyers get competitive quotes by posting a single RFP or RFQ

Cross-border shipments are tracked through warehousing and customs in the same place as the order

Every kind of user gets the right tools, from admins to suppliers to guests

An affiliate referral network helps the marketplace grow

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