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Nominations are now open for the sixth edition of the Meaningful Business 100 Award Programme, championing leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
Date Posted: 30 May, 2024
Applications are open for Plug and Play Good Food Makers Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 Global Good Fund Fellowships. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the EmpowerHer Innovation Challenge. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Visa Kenya She’s Next Grant Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 May, 2024
Applications are open for CcHub "Let's Build, Africa!" Program 2024 for African Startups. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 27 May, 2024
Applications are now open for L’Oréal SAPMENA’s Big Bang Beauty Tech Innovation Program 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 27 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the Western Union Foundation fellowship. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 25 May, 2024
Applications are open for the gALPHA Applied Al Labs Fall 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 24 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 African Food Changemakers BRACE Capacity Development Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 24 May, 2024
Applications for the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge 2024 are now open. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 23 May, 2024
Are you a young innovator with a passion for sustainability? The ECOPRIZE Challenge is now open for applications! This exciting opportunity is aimed at recognizing and supporting youth-led sustainable innovations.
Date Posted: 23 May, 2024
Are you a young tech entrepreneur in Colombia looking to take your startup to the next level? The Youth Startup Academy Colombia is here to help! Click here to learn more about this opportunity.
Date Posted: 23 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 United Nations Global Compact Target Gender Equality Accelerator Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity.
Date Posted: 23 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Legatum Center at MIT Foundry Fellowship. Click here to learn more about this fellowship and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 23 May, 2024
The European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) application is open for 2024. This initiative under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme aims to harness social innovation’s potential to address societal challenges and foster sustainable and inclusive growth across Europe.
Date Posted: 22 May, 2024
Applications are open for the Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator 2024. This accelerator is an in-person, industry agnostic program focused on underrepresented founders. Click here to apply for this opportunity.
Date Posted: 21 May, 2024
Applications for the Nobellum Innovator Program 2024 are now open. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 18 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 BOI Rural Area Programme On Investment for Development (RAPID). Click here to learn more about this empowerment initiative.
Date Posted: 18 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 BIC Ethiopia Catalyst Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 17 May, 2024
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.