Application Deadline: October 31st 2018 Maximise the potential of your booming startup with a fast-track Afro-Swiss acceleration program. If you are an entrepreneur or a startup from an Sub-Saharan African innovation hub in …
German government Creating Perspectives: Business for Development Program 2018 for East African SMEs
To better cope with ongoing industrial transformation processes and a further increase of global business international strategic partnerships have to be strengthened. This is the intention of “Creating Perspectives”, an …
Application Deadline: August 4th 2018 Rising STARTUP Spain is a program aimed at foreign startups and entrepreneurs with scalable and innovative projects. An acceleration program to attract talent and international …
Application Deadline: May 4th, 2018 (2pm China UTC+8) When Jack Ma visited Africa in 2017, he saw a continent facing many of the same challenges that Alibaba had managed to …
Application Deadline: January 5, 2018 Applications for the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2018 program are now being accepted. An innovative entrepreneurship competition for high school students offering …
StartEgypt is an Egyptian startup initiative to inspire and support thousands of Egyptian entrepreneurs and social impact enterprises. StartEgypt is poised to support aspiring Egyptians entrepreneurs through a myriad of …
Application Deadline: 18 December 2017, 10 AM CET Applications for the 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme are now being accepted The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme is a fully funded year-long …
Application Deadline: 26 November 2017. From 30 January – 01 February 2018, the British Council in partnership with Nesta (the UK’s innovation foundation) will deliver the Creative Enterprise Programme to …
ITC SheTrades and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) will hold a special 2-day workshop in Lagos on 21-22 November to promote trade for women-owned businesses in Nigeria. The …
The African Leadership Network (ALN) has hosted the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE), dubbed the ‘Oscars of Entrepreneurship in Africa’, since 2012. In 2015, in partnership with OCP, the largest …
Application Deadline: August 30th 2016 After five years of celebrating youth entrepreneurs across Africa, the Anzisha Prize is adding a category to honour young media professionals devoted to telling the …
Application Deadline: August 31st 2016 Do you want to get tailor-made business development support that will create a diverse, competitive and investment-driven economy through the value chain of your sector …
Application Deadline: March 18th 2016 Pitch With Purpose is a global pitch competition held in partnership with Circular Board and the United Nations Foundation, in order to encourage women entrepreneurs …
Application Deadline: Sunday 20th of March, 2016 at 7pm. Are you a budding entrepreneur with a plan to grow your business but needs to develop the right skills to achieve …
Application Deadline: February 19, 2016 The Youth Enterprise Support (YES) is a Government of Ghana programme initiated by President John Dramani Mahama with a ten million Ghana cedis (GH¢10,000,000) seed …
Application Deadline: DECEMBER 31st 2015. Create a short video highlighting your business as entrepreneur, the journey you undertook to become successful, and win a fully funded trip to the 1Life …
Application Deadline: Varying/Ongoing Global Finals, held in May 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for student entrepreneurs who actively …
Application Deadline: November 30th 2015 The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) provides aspiring entrepreneurs with mentoring, exposure, and $50,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into businesses that will have …
Application Deadline: 5pm on 10 December 2015 Organizers: Cherie Blair Foundation for Women/ExxonMobil/Enterprise Development Center The Road to Women’s Business Growth project is a unique initiative which will build the …
Application Deadline: Ongoing The Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) programme is an ambitious programme by the Bank of Industry (BOI) aimed at addressing youth unemployment in Nigeria which is currently over …
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2015 Startupper of the year by Total Challenge for Young African Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: January 31st 2016 IF YOU’RE CURRENTLY PREPARING A BUSINESS PLAN OR ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CREATING YOUR OWN BUSINESS, YOU’RE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OUR CHALLENGE! In …
Application Deadline: February 29th 2016 The Arch Grants Global Startup Competition is an international competition that awards $50,000 equity-free, cash grants and pro bono support services to the most innovative …
Application Deadline: October 30th 2015 As a part of Muzinda Hub’s efforts to support African entrepreneurs during Global Entrepreneur Week, the hub is having a Business Plan Competition. Muzinda …
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Netherlands Nuffic Fellowships Programme 2016 for study in the Netherlands (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: October 20th 2015 The Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education (EP-NUFFIC) offers fellowships to participate in training courses in The Netherlands. The aim is to promote …
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African Innovations Award 2016 for Africa’s Innovative Thinkers ($USD25,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: November 30 2015 Are you between the ages of 18 & 40? Do you have a revolutionary idea in Education, Science & Technology, Agricultural/Agribusiness, Healthcare and Energy? How …
Application Deadline: September 14, 2015. Startup Open is a global competition to identify and recognize startups founded between GEW 2014 and GEW 2015. It is open to any entrepreneurs who has …
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2015 Barclays Tech Lab Africa Programme for FinTech & Health Start-Ups in Africa
Application Deadline: 3rd August 2015 Tech Lab Africa is a 13-week venture programme supported by Barclays Africa. 8-10 Ventures will be selected to join this exciting programme. This programme forms part …
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2015 43North Global Business Plan Competition for Startups/Entrepreneurs around the World ($USD5 Million Prize)
Application Deadline: June 24, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Eyes On the Million Dollar Prize Think your startup is ready to take on the world? Here’s your chance to prove …
Nomination Deadline: June 30th 2015 Do you have an amazing friend, sister, wife, cousin, or crush who has a great business and you think is well on her way to …
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2015 She Leads Africa business pitch competition #SLAPITCH2015 for Young Female Entrepreneurs (Stand a chance to win $USD50,000 in funding).
Application Deadline: June 30th 2015 Would you like to participate in the premier platform for Young Female Entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses across Africa? She Leads Africa is calling …
Application Deadline: May 31st 2015 KickStart promotes business awareness through training, supplying grants as start-up capital and providing post-training mentorship and assistance during the set-up phase of the business. 2015 …
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2015 BMCE Bank of Africa -African Entrepreneurship Award ( USD$1 million Dollars for African Entrepreneurs)
Application Deadline: June 30 2015 Are you an African citizen with a business idea that will create jobs and improve lives in Africa? Will it improve education or the environment, …