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Call for Applications: BIC Africa Acceleration Programme 2024 Empowering Women 4.0
BIC Africa Acceleration Programme 2024 (4.0) funded by the European Union and implemented by EBN aim to support 20 women entrepreneurs to explore and grow their business potential to international level.
Twenty selected women entrepreneurs will benefit from a full online training course (6 modules); will participate in dedicated group coaching sessions (4 sessions) to deepen some topics addressed during the training; will participate in 2 networking sessions; will be introduced to the alumnae network of BIC Africa Women Acceleration programme and gain access to other networking and market linkage opportunities and events.
The core programme will include:
- 6 online interactive training modules (each lasting 1.5 hours), on topics such as Mission and Unique Value Proposition; Product Development; Business Model; Team & Partnerships; Finance; Marketing.
- 4 online group coaching sessions (each lasting 1.5 hours), on topics such as Leadership and influencing skills; Mastering personal and business finances; Storytelling and pitch training; Time management and prioritisation.
- 2 Networking sessions (at the beginning and at the end of the programme)
- Access to support documents and recordings of the sessions
- Integration in the BIC Africa Community of women entrepreneurs, with visibility on the BIC Africa website, integration into the LinkedIn group for this Community, as well as access to other networking and market linkage opportunities and events.
Who can apply
The candidate must:
- Be a woman (minimum age of 18-years-old) founder/owner of an already established business with an operational team and a strong development potential.
- Be available between April and July 2024 to participate in the Programme with a maximum 2 hours per week for online sessions + time to work individually and reflect upon the learnings.
- Already running a start-up or company (registered since at least 1 year) and seeking to scale up.
- Demonstrate commitment to actively participate in all the activities of the Acceleration Programme and assisting future developments of the programme.
- Have access to reliable internet connection.
- Have a good working knowledge of English language.
Application process
- Fill the google form for general information on business and applicant using a google account
- Prepare and Upload a Pitch Deck. ( To upload the Pitch Deck please download the PPT template that we provide here: https://shorturl.at/OSU57 and follow the instructions indicated in the template)
- Upload CV
Benefit
- Explore growth and scaling trajectories for your businesses and solutions.
- Articulate the social value proposition
- Access to appropriate sector, local, international experts.
- Join a vibrant community of women entrepreneurs, where to learn, exchange and connect.
- Connect with BIC Africa and the European Business Innovation Centre Network (EBN) to unleash the impact of women entrepreneurs
Application deadline: 19th of March, 2024.
Apply here
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