Growth Africa is inviting applications for the GrowthAfrica Accelerator Programme for committed entrepreneurs in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Ghana to be part of the 2020 cohort.
Founded in 2002, GrowthAfrica continues to exponentially increase the rate and growth of business success in Africa through the annual Accelerator. Backed by extensive knowledge and experience in supporting entrepreneurs across Africa, the first accelerator run in 2012 and to date, 224 ventures have been accelerated, worked directly with 407 entrepreneurs, run 21 cohorts and created 30,000+ jobs.
The programme is designed to help you scale your venture, make it investment ready and develop your entrepreneurial leadership acumen with the aim of unlocking significant growth in your business among other Integral facets required in building a successful timeless business.
Worth of Award
The Programme benefits are as follows;
- Growth strategy: Led by experienced facilitators, leveraging our proprietary process and learning methodology, we focus on solutions that lead to an increase in your revenue, profits, and impact
- Bespoke in company support: Get individualized and tailored in-company support from the most qualified team who will walk you through and support you in your business journey
- Access and fellowship with quality peers across Africa: Connect and benefit from peer-to-peer learning and networking with like-minded entrepreneurs across Africa
- Investment support: Receive support in identification of, access to and engagement with potential and relevant investors
- Access to mentors and industry-subject experts: You will have access to Pan-African mentors/experts who will offer you advice and be your sounding board
- Financial modeling: Support to build a financial model for your business growth and investment
- Leadership: Acquire skills and tools to develop stronger entrepreneurial leadership
Eligibility
They are open to all sectors especially:
- Agribusiness
- Education
- IT/mobile solutions/Tech-enabled businesses
- Financial Services and Fintech
- Renewable energy
- Water & sanitation
- Health
- Manufacturing/processing
- Renewable energy
- Retail/e-commerce
- They are looking for 80 ambitious and committed entrepreneurs in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Ghana to be part of the 2020 cohort.
How to Apply
- All application forms should be submitted online via the application link
- The internal selection team will go through the applications and invite shortlisted companies for a face-to-face meeting/interview at the GrowthAfrica offices within their respective countries.
- If you are shortlisted for an interview you will be required (as the Founder or Co-founder) to attend the interview in person.
- After these, they shall conduct due diligence and based on these together with all other factors, determine and extend an offer to 15 participants per country.
Deadline: Application closes December 1, 2019.