Check out these opportunities from Fund Africa, Fitspa Uganda, StartUp Africa, Atlas Synergies and some insightful events from The Innovation Village and MOTIV.
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FA Business Accelerator 2021
The Fund Africa Business Accelerator has been organized to assist entrepreneurs refine their ideas/ventures right from ideation to resource mobilization, we are working with a diverse team of supporters across Africa to help bring on a mix of value as we look forward to strengthening the different value prepositions that will be presented in the month’s training.
The FA Business Accelerator follows a series of trainings that take place monthly through the Fund Africa Business Development Program, FA Capital that enables entrepreneurs have access to business training, services and encourages a saving and investment culture.
The Program will run remotely for the whole month of August 2021 in an interactive and yet flexible way. At the end of the program, entrepreneurs would have acquired different skills including Networking, Teamwork, Presentation, market validation, project development, project testing and will join the Fund Africa Inc. community to access other resources and opportunities that can also spur venture growth.
You can participate in the FA Business Accelerator program as an entrepreneur or support organisation, to participate, register with this link; https://forms.gle/bq7d4gUgozcxg9i28
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Alliance Hack
The Alliance Hack — in its second edition — will leverage the Alliance’s deep expertise to support fintechs in developing solutions for women business owners to access financial products and accelerate their business growth.
It will also connect fintechs with global financial services providers that have similar objectives and allow them to pitch their solution in front of a judging panel of global leaders in the financial sector and champions of the female economy.
Participating in the Alliance Hack can give your fintech the opportunity to:
- Win $25,000 and a one-year membership to the APIX platform and the Financial Alliance for Women.
- Test your POC with a commercial bank
- Accelerate by enrolling in programs such as Mastercard Start Path and IBM Hyper Protect
- Pitch your solution to a high-level panel of judges
- Connect with and learn from global market leaders
For more details about this opportunity, go to: https://hackolosseum.apixplatform.com/hackathon/alliancehack
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Next Generation Africa
The startup Africa road trip program is here to support innovations with a high potential impact on our economy. The 20 startups selected by Startup Africa Roadtrip will be supported with a unique Bootcamp week in Kampala, Uganda from 1st to 5th of November 2021.
Mentors and experts are ready to give the unique boost and mentorship to the final startups to take off in the market. From networking to learning and prototyping, this is the opportunity to experience a 360° journey that aims to enrich your team not only professionally but humanly as well.
The six social impacts that applicants should work towards include;
- Sustainable Economy and Mobility
- Healthcare
- ICT and Fintech
- Agribusiness and Agri-tech
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Education
Eligibility
- The startup can be based anywhere in the African continent but its product/service must have potential application/scalability in the East African region (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, etc…)
- The average age of the team is 25 years old
- The project should fit in one of the 6 social-impact topics mentioned above
For more details, go to: https://startupafricaroadtrip.com/next-generation-africa-2021-2022/. The deadline for applications is on 8th July.
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Atlas Synergies
Receive online training in different areas like in Microsoft Office and Statistical packages.
At only UGX 200,000 one can get skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint. For statistical packages, one can gain skills in data entry, data management, data analysis and statistical modelling.
The training starts on 15th July 2021.
Resilient Africa Network
Resilient Africa Network (RAN) uses the Human-centered design methodology to equip individuals with skill sets and knowledge in creative problem-solving. Design thinking is an approach that frames problems creatively and generates highly innovative solutions, intervention pathways, strategies, systems, and paradigms at the nexus of domains.
During the HCD training participants work in teams and after learning the design cycle we engage them in a Design Challenge to identify problems and solutions, come back in their teams to reframe the problem, synthesize their findings, brainstorm solutions, converge and take forward an idea to develop, prototype and test.
Content of the Virtual Innovation Course;
- Team Formation and Framing the Design Challenge
- Empathy Mapping and Talking with Users
- Ideation
- Need Finding
- User Journeys
- Rapid Prototyping
- Pitching
For more details and to apply, go to: http://www.ranlab.org/innovation-course
Clarke International University
Kickstart your career today at the School of Business and Applied Technologies for their Bachelor of Applied Computing and Technology Program. The August 2021 intake is open at the School of Business and Applied Technologies
Learning Outcomes
- A well rounded graduate equipped to contribute postively to the self and country.
- Development of relevant ICT solutions that address the current challenges in the different sectors of the economy.
- ICT start-ups that have the ability to scale across markets
Go to this link to apply: http://myciu.ciu.ac.ug/register
Events
The Innovation Village
Here are events that you should look out for this month.
- Pitch training – July 6
- Kafunda – Breathe – July 8
- Business foundations – 5th – 9th July
- Online Business mentor info session – July 9
- Business clinic – July 8
- Financial literacy training July 7
Together with Private Sector Foundation Uganda, The Innovation Village has organized a Public-Private Policy Dialogue on Implications of COVID-19 on life & businesses. The dialogue will map up proposals for building a resilient country. Join the conversation on 8th July at 10 am on NBSTV or go to: http://bit.ly/PSFU-Dialogue.
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MOTIV
The lineup of events for this month
- Form Fora – July 9
- Motiv Tribe Check – July 9
- Omwoleso Vendor Webinar – July 9
Search Engine Optimization, what is it and why do you need it for your online business to thrive? Join us this Friday at 2 pm for the #Omwoleso vendor webinar and learn everything you need to know about SEO. Use the link: http://bit.ly/omwolesowebinar to sign up now!
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