Bussiness Ideas

Brief on the Business Concept of Hostelery Stuff Hostelery Stuff is a campus-based peer-to-peer marketplace designed to solve the common problem of reusable hostel items being abandoned at the end of academic sessions. Many students, especially those traveling long distances, leave behind valuable items like books, furniture, bicycles, and appliances because they cannot carry them home. Meanwhile, incoming students struggle to afford these essentials. Current platforms like WhatsApp groups and OLX do not cater specifically to campus needs, lack trust, and are not optimized for quick, within-college exchanges. Hostelery Stuff offers a unique business model innovation that focuses exclusively on facilitating fast, local, and trusted transactions between students within the same college. Our platform supports reuse, recycling, and circular economy principles, directly contributing to sustainability goals by reducing unnecessary waste and landfill contribution. We are empowering students through a campus ambassador program and internship opportunities, where students will promote the app within their own campuses. The startup will leverage social media, educational influencers, LinkedIn outreach, and referral-based rewards to scale rapidly. Hostelery Stuff is not just a marketplace but a student community platform that makes second-hand products affordable, promotes environmental responsibility, and supports student-driven growth.

Startup Teams

• 1 Karan Singh (Director)

Incubation Details

• Incubator Name
  ROHILKHAND INCUBATION FOUNDATION (RIF)
• Incubator Host Institution
  Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Rohilkhand University, Bareilly
• State
  Uttar Pradesh
• City
  Bareilly