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Applications are open for the MasterCard/Entrepreneur Middle East WomenSME Leaders Awards 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
Applications are open for the Creativity Pioneers Fund 2024. The Creativity Pioneers Fund catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing cultural and creative organizations that advance bold and unconventional practices for building a more just, inclusive, and equitable world.
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
Are you ready to learn the essentials of fundraising and deepen your knowledge as an entrepreneur? Join Bridging Gaps on a journey to support emerging nonprofits and empower entrepreneurs worldwide
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is proud to host the 3rd edition of the Youth AgriChampions – a Peer2Peer training series on climate adaptation in agriculture. Click here to apply for this opportunity.
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 HiiL Innovation Hub East Africa Justice Entrepreneurship School. Click here to learn more this opportunity.
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
The UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Italy launched the Global Call in 2020, marking it as UNIDO’s flagship annual event recognizing and awarding companies with innovative solutions to global challenges. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to aply for it.
Date Posted: 02 May, 2024
Are you a micro-entrepreneur operating in the peri-urban communities of Ghana’s Ashanti, Eastern, or Northern regions? Are you eager to take your business to the next level but in need of guidance and support? Look no further! The Digital Transformation for Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Ghana is launching a coaching and mentorship program specifically designed for women, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) aged between 19-35.
Date Posted: 01 May, 2024
Are you an entrepreneur passionate about leveraging technology to promote social and financial inclusion? The EquityTech Fellowship might be the opportunity you're looking for.
Date Posted: 01 May, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 ARM Labs Innovation Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 30 Apr, 2024
Are you a young Rwandan with brilliant, innovative business idea? The 2024 Aguka programme was specifically created to empower people like you.
Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the Women Entrepreneurship For Africa (WE4A) II. This opportunity is exclusively for African female entrepreneurs.
Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for Education. This is a three-months training to provide support for startups.
Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the Ashoka/Scheider Electric Foundation Youth Innovation For a Sustainable Future Program 2024 (30,000 Euros funding available). Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 24 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Renew Capital Venture Lab. East African tech startups are eligible for this opportunity. Click here to learn how to apply.
Date Posted: 23 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the WEMA Bank Hackaholics 5.0 Hackathon. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 23 Apr, 2024
Home Grown Solutions (HGS) is an Acceleration programme focusing on growth and mature stage African healthcare companies, conceptualized in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in a realization of the potential of local private sector solutions to strengthen the continent’s pandemic resilience. Click here to apply for this training.
Date Posted: 23 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 TechCircle Pitch2Win. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how you can apply for it.
Date Posted: 23 Apr, 2024
Enterprise Singapore, in collaboration with Agorize, is announcing Slingshot 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 22 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for Humanitarian Innovation Projects, which aim to establish impactful solutions benefiting the entire sector and enhancing the effectiveness of humanitarian and emergency responses.
Date Posted: 22 Apr, 2024
Nominations are open for the 2024 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award. This prestigious recognition is presented to individuals and organizations for their remarkable contributions to sustainable urban development and improving the quality of urban life worldwide.
Date Posted: 20 Apr, 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.