The She Leads Africa Accelerator is a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Africa’s brightest entrepreneurs. Apply now for your chance to get one step closer to being of Nigeria’s most prominent business women.
About the Program:
She Leads Africa is a social enterprise dedicated to supporting young African women and their journey towards professional success. The organisation has been featured on CNN, CNBC Africa, Black Enterprise and Fox Business and has more than 300,000 community members across Africa.
The SLA Accelerator is a 3 month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Africa’s brightest entrepreneurs. The winner of a Demo Day will receive a N2 million investments from She Leads Africa Fund.
Eligibility:
- Business with at least one woman aged 18-35 as a shareholder or owner.
- Technology companies only i.e. a business that manufactures or develops any form of technology e.g websites, software etc or leverages technology to build its business model.
- Less than 3 years in operation.
Value of Program:
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Three months of hands-on support and coaching
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Direct access to some of Africa’s most brilliant business minds
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Opportunity to win money to help fund your business
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The chance to pitch your business to a room of investors
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Mass media attention to help raise your business profile
Duration of Program:
3 months.
How to Apply:
- Put together a top-notch application package, ace the semi-finals interviews and get selected by the review committee.
- Attend three 1-week boot camps being trained by the SLA team and connecting with some of Nigeria’s most prominent business and operational experts.
- Complete bi-weekly online workshops.
- Join the Demo Day in Lagos slated for October and pitch your business to a room of local and international investors and media.
Click here to apply.
Application Deadline:
20th May, 2018.