Africa Young Entrepreneur Support (YES) Program 2020 for Young Social Entrepreneurs (Up to $15,000 in Funding)
Deadline: October 13, 2019
Are you an early stage social entrepreneur looking to unlock your potential and create impact? The Africa YES 2020 funded program is just for you!
Are you an early stage social entrepreneur looking to unlock your potential and create impact? The Africa YES 2020 funded program is just for you!
The
Africa Young Entrepreneur Support (YES) Program is a 6-month funded
intensive entrepreneurship, leadership and business training that
provides early stage social entrepreneurs of under the age of 30 years,
with the resources they need to discover opportunities, unlock their
potential and create impact in their local communities.
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The
program seeks to identify, inspire and empower 25 young social
entrepreneurs to recognize opportunities, explore innovative approaches,
mobilize resources, manage risks, and build viable social enterprises.
The program will also invest a minimum total of $15000 in grant funding
to top fellows during the program. The Africa YES 2020 program will run
from November 2, 2019 to March 28, 2020 (every Saturday 9.00 am – 4.00
pm) in-person in Nairobi.
Benefits
Leadership
and Business Acumen Skills: The hands-on training sessions delivered by
experienced facilitators are tailored to help you become a great
entrepreneurial leader equipped with skills that are vital in helping
your venture grow
Build
& Grow Your venture: The practical and real-world sessions by
entrepreneurs and facilitators mean you get to apply what you are
learning each week to your venture while getting feedback to help you
grow and your venture grow
Access
Funding up to $15,000USD: At the end of the 12-weeks program, 3 fellows
will be selected to immediately receive up to $15,000 USD in grants,
which is a zero-equity funding. You will also be connected to other
funding opportunities available
Access
Networks, Mentors & opportunities: As part of the program, you will
connect deeper with other social entrepreneurs, mentors and other
entrepreneurship ecosystem players, including exclusive opportunities
and workshops
Access
3 Months Co-working space: Participants for the program will receive a
3-month membership that will give them full access to work from a
co-working space so as to grow their ventures. Teams can enjoy this
during the program
Bespoke
Startups Services: Entrepreneurs will have access to startup services
such as accounting, legal, sales, talent at a subsidized rate as being
part of the program. Teams to also receive follow up investment.
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Eligibility
The Africa Young Entrepreneur Support (YES) Program is looking for self-starters, leaders, change makers who are building viable businesses and creating impact in their local communities and beyond. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
The venture must be solving a clear problem in the community
There must be a viable and tested solution already in place (not just an idea)
The social venture should have a viable business model
The venture should have at least some paying customers or making a revenue in the past 6 months.
There should be ambition by the founder of the venture to grow to achieve large scale impact
The applicant can commit to attend weekly sessions (every Saturday) in Nairobi from November 2019 to April 2020
The applicant can commit to do weekly tasks in relation to their venture
The applicant must be working either full time or at least 30 hrs per week in their venture
The applicant must be below 30 years of age when applying
The venture is legally registered in Kenya or in the process of registration
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Application
For more information, visit Africa YES Program.
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