Swiss – sub-Saharan Africa Business Development Programme for African Entrepreneurs 2018

Swiss – sub-Saharan Africa Business Development Programme for African Entrepreneurs 2018

 

Application Deadline : 31st October 2018

 

If you are an entrepreneur or a startup from an Sub-Saharan African innovation hub in the field of Mobile health, Pharmacometrics, Innovative Financing or Digital Humanities then join the Swiss Sub-Saharan business development program. If you think your project should get a boost, apply today.

 

Eligible Countries :

Sub-Saharan African countries

 

To be taken at (country) :

Nairobi & Switzerland

 

About the Award

The Swiss – Sub-Saharan business development program (SSABDP) aims to boost the entrepreneurial know-how and exposure of Sub-Saharan graduate students – entrepreneurs seeking growth opportunities by offering a unique program bringing entrepreneurs to innovation hotspot in Nairobi and Switzerland.

Offered free of charge to ambitious young entrepreneurs, this highly competitive program comprises a 3-days workshop for advanced innovation entrepreneurs, and for the top eight candidates, a 4 days intense business development Venture Leaders program in the Swiss startup and business ecosystem.

 

Type :

Training, Entrepreneurship

 

Eligibility :

• Open to graduate students – entrepreneurs and startups from Sub-Saharan African innovation hubs, with a strong link to academia, developing products or services in the fields of mobile health, pharmacometrics, innovative financing and digital humanities/knowledge transfer ;
• Your project or company must be based on research or technology developed at a local university/research institute.

 

Number of Awards :

Not specified

 

Value of Award

The program is free of charge. Accommodation expenses on site in Nairobi are covered by the program. For the Swiss week, flights, transport and accommodation in Switzerland are also covered by the program.

 

Duration of Programme :

• Selection of participants: Nov 19^th 2018 ;
• Advanced entrepreneurs workshop in Nairobi : December 10^th to 12^th 2018 ;
• Business development bootcamp in Switzerland 
  Spring 2019 (dates to be confirmed)

 

How to Apply :

Apply here!

More details here

 

Award Providers :

1. Venturelab ;
2. Universität Basel ;
3. AfriLabs ;
4. SERI (Swiss Confoederation).