Deadline: 05 October, 2020
Village Capital, with support from the Argidius Foundation, has launched applications for the Uganda Ecosystem Builders 2020.
The project aims to improve the quality of intermediaries and quality of support SMEs and startups receive.
The project will build organisational capacity through boot camps and the provision of business advisory support.
Benefits
- Develop a performance plan of milestones across critical business areas towards improved strategy, operations, and business sustainability
- The opportunity to pitch performance plan for grant funding from both the programme and other development partners
- Best practice sessions within critical business areas
- Advice from experienced mentors
Eligibility
- Applicants must be legally registered and operating in Uganda
- Applicants can have operations in other countries, however, preference will be given to those solely operating in Uganda
- Organisations must be focused on supporting enterprises addressing countrywide problems tied to financial inclusion, agriculture, healthcare, and environmental sustainability
- Entrant must fall into one of these supported categories: accelerator or incubator of early-stage companies, seed stage or early-stage venture capital firm, association or network of entrepreneurs, makerspace or fablab, SME business advisory firm, university incubator, and think tank
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Justice Okai-Allotey
