InvestIQ - AI-Powered Financial & Business Advisory Website for SMEs

📍 Overview

InvestIQ is an advanced website offering personalised financial and business advice for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES). By leveraging Gemini API 2.0 and machine learning, this platform assists SMES with loan predictions, business idea generation, and financial advice, enabling them to make informed decisions for growth.

Home Page

• Description: The homepage introduces the core features of InvestIQ and provides easy navigation to the key services.

• Screenshots: Home Page 1 :

  

  Home Page 2 :

  

Sign In and Available Services

• Description: Users can securely sign in to access personalised services, including loan prediction, business idea generation, and financial advice.

• Screenshots: Sign In Page :

  Available Services :

Loan Prediction Service

• Description: Predicts loan approval chances based on user-provided financial information.

• Functionality:

  • Loan prediction based on financial details.
  • AI chat is available for additional queries and guidance.

• Screenshots: Loan Form :

  

Business Idea Generator

• Description: Generates personalised business ideas based on user inputs, such as capital, location, and sector.

• Functionality:

  • AI-driven business idea generation.
  • Chat interface for further exploration.

• Screenshots: Business Idea Form :

  

Financial Advice Service

• Description: Provides personalised financial advice for SMES based on the user’s business needs and economic status.

• Functionality:

  • Custom financial advice based on user inputs.
  • AI-powered chat for more detailed guidance.

• Screenshots: Financial Advice Form :

  

Additional Features

• Interactive User Interface:
  • Backend: Flask.
  • Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Online Accessibility:
  • Hosted on Render.

The platform provides a user-friendly interface, offering SMES essential tools and AI-driven insights for their business needs.

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📍 Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Pip (Python package manager)
• Gemini API Key 2.0 for accessing the generative AI functionality.

Installation Steps 🚀:

Follow these steps to set up and run the InvestIQ application on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository Open your terminal and run the following command to clone the project:

git clone https://github.com/Ananyasingh2002/InvestIQ.git

cd InvestIQ

2. Prepare the environment

Delete the existing .env file (if present):

rm .env

3. Open and run the Prediction.ipynb notebook in Jupyter or VS Code to ensure everything is functioning properly

Make sure all required packages used in the notebook are installed. You can install missing packages using:

pip install package_name

4. Set up API and Flask secret keys Open app.py and do the following:

Replace the placeholder for your API secret key appropriately:

app.secret_key = "your_flask_secret_key_here"

To generate a secure key, run:

python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))"

5. Install dependencies Ensure Python 3 is installed, then install the necessary packages from requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Run the application Start the Flask server by running:

python app.py

7. Open the application in your browser

Go to:

http://127.0.0.1:5000