By Stephanie Sakelarakis
Introducing BOGOSPLIT, a new addition to Assembly Row in Somerville with another location in Copley Place! The team from MassHire Metro North Workforce Board had the pleasure of visiting Bogosplit on August 11th, where they were warmly welcomed by the passionate entrepreneur siblings, Keyla Cineus Williams (CEO) and Kenelly Cineus (Co-Founder). Keyla and Kennelly hail from a family of dedicated entrepreneurs, with their parents owning a business in Haiti.
Bogosplit is a technology-driven, cashless storefront and website (with an app coming soon) that showcases a variety of items for sale from small business vendors they partner with. Their unique system allows in-store payments through QR phone scans, providing easy access to small businesses’ online shops for additional inventory and shipping options.
The name “Bogosplit” originated from a buy one get one sale on a jacket, where Kenelly only wanted one jacket and proposed to buy one for half the price without getting one for free. The shop owner suggested that Kenelly split the bogo deal with a friend. Today, Kennelly, Keyla, and their childhood friend, Adriano Pinto (Co-Founder), manage Bogosplit, where the storefront and online platform is split among local creatives. Bogosplit is deeply engaged in the community, actively supporting small businesses by organizing collaborative events with the City of Cambridge, Boston Fashion Week, and Boston Fashion Awards.