Financing

EIT Climate-KIC Adaptation and Resilience ClimAccelerator in Africa (€2,500)

EIT Climate-KIC is seeking applications from solutions that are addressing the impacts of climate change and building the resilience of communities. Start-ups may be providing solutions against climate risks such as: extreme temperatures (heatwaves), extreme precipitation, drought, unpredictable rains, cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons or storms, floods, and sea level rise, among others. Start-ups that are not focusing […]

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2023 Anzisha Grant for Young African Entrepreneurs ($200,000 Prize)

Applications for the 2023 Anzisha Prize are officially open! Deadline: 27 November, 2022 The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs aged 15 – 22 years, and hands out over USD $200,000 every year in business support and prize money to very young entrepreneurs from all over the continent. The Anzisha Prize

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How Start-ups can Conduct Business Pitching for Solid Closing

What does Business Pitching Entail? Business pitching means presenting a company’s concepts to another person. As an illustration, you might introduce your fledgling company to possible investors or your items to prospective clients. To get buy-in, a business pitch must clearly explain your strategy or objectives to the audience. Your goods and business are the subjects of

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Redesigning Fashion: 2023 Hult Prize Challenge ($1Million Seed Funding)

Redesigning fashion: Launch an innovative social venture in the clothing and fashion industry to make it more sustainable. Today’s fashion industry is huge. It’s the world’s third-largest manufacturing sector, contributing $2.4 trillion to the global economy. Over 150 billion articles of clothing are produced each year. Fashion employs 300 million people across its value chain—a

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Funding Opportunities for African Entrepreneurs

African Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face many challenges, including access to funding opportunities. This, in turn, makes growing and scaling businesses difficult for entrepreneurs. While MSMEs are often drivers of growth, especially in developing countries, 51% of these businesses need more capital than they can access (Center for Strategic & International Studies, 2021).

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Africa Business Heroes Competition 2022 for African Entrepreneurs

Applications for the 2022 Africa Business Heroes Competition are now open, and competitors from all African countries are welcome.  You may win equipment to help you in your entrepreneurial path.  Apply in English or French today! ABH aims to identify, support and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their local communities, working to solve the most pressing problems, and building a more sustainable and inclusive economy for the future. The initiative aims to be as inclusive as possible. Applications

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WIA 54 (Women in Africa) 2022 Programme for African Women Entrepreneurs

WIA has pledged to help 10,000 African women entrepreneurs by 2030 through its WIA 54 program, which includes training, mentorship, communication, and access to capital. By 2030, the objective is to contribute to the creation of 100,000 employment and the development of $10 billion in income for Africa’s economy. WIA54 identifies remarkable African women entrepreneurs

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The Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Global Funding

The Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Global program is an eight-month program that inspires, equips, and empowers youngsters from all over the world to establish or build up social companies in Singapore and beyond. YSE Global has been nurturing a network of young people with creative company ideas since 2010. Centered on social good In collaboration

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Investor (as well as Startups) Beware

The bright red flags most people miss Here are red flags investors should be aware of when investing in a startup and red flags startups should be aware of when accepting investors’ funding. For Investors beware of  Startups that have many members on the founding team. This implies that there are a lot of people

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