BIC Africa Online Acceleration Programme 2025 for Women Entrepreneurs.

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Application Deadline:  20^th of March 2025, 6:00 PM CET. 

Applications are actually open for the 2025 BIC Africa Online Acceleration Programme. The fifth version of the BIC Africa Acceleration Programme for Women Entrepreneurs will assist 30 girls entrepreneurs in whole, together with 20 from the nation initiatives Angola, Comoros, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia and 10 others from  different Sub-Saharan African international locations keen to scale their companies, whereas contributing to realize the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The programme will run from April to July 2025, and it’ll deal with established post-revenue girls entrepreneurs with a registered enterprise and an operational crew, throughout all sectors and enterprise sorts by means of a mixture of on-line coaching modules, group teaching classes, particular person workouts, and networking classes with girls consultants from Africa and Europe with related expertise in supporting progressive entrepreneurs and start-ups. One-on-one mentoring classes might be provided to a restricted variety of participant.

Thirty chosen girls entrepreneurs will profit from a full on-line coaching course (6 modules); will take part in devoted group teaching classes (4 classes) to deepen a few of the subjects addressed through the coaching; will take part in 2 networking classes; might be launched to the alumnae community of BIC Africa Women Acceleration programme and acquire entry to different networking and market linkage Opportunities and occasions.  

Requirements

The most popular candidate ought to: 

• Be a girl (minimal age of 18-years-old) founder/proprietor of already established enterprise with an operational crew and a powerful improvement potential.  
• Be accessible between April and July 2025 to take part within the Programme with most 2 hours per week for on-line classes + time to work individually and replicate upon the learnings. 
• Already operating a start-up or firm (it have to be registered since not less than 1 yr) and looking for to scale up.  
• Demonstrate dedication to actively take part in all of the actions of the Acceleration Programme and aiding future developments of the programme. 
• Have entry to dependable web connection. 
• Have a good working data of English language.

Eligibility standards 

In order to be eligible to apply and take part, candidates should meet the next standards: 

• The applicant have to be a girl founder/ CEO of an organization (minimal age of 18-years-old). 

Note: The programme participation can’t be approved for one other crew member, the proprietor or CEO ought to take part to make sure the data and expertise is supporting the corporate within the long-term. 

• The enterprise have to be already in existence (and registered) for greater than 1 yr and will need to have an operational crew. 
• Based in Sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Comoros, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia being the principle goal international locations with general 20 seats accessible within the acceleration batch, out of 30) 
• Have a great working data of English language (proved by way of English within the application). 

Benefits

The core programme will embody: 

• 6 on-line interactive coaching modules (every lasting 1.5 hours), on subjects equivalent to Mission; Unique Value Proposition and Product Development; Business Model; Team & Partnerships; Finance; Marketing. 
• 4 on-line group teaching classes (every lasting 1.5 hours), on subjects equivalent to Leadership and influencing abilities; Mastering private and enterprise funds; Storytelling and pitch coaching; Time administration and prioritisation. 
• 2 Networking classes (in the beginning and on the finish of the programme) 
• Access to assist paperwork and recordings of the classes 
• Integration within the BIC Africa Community of girls entrepreneurs, with visibility on the BIC Africa web site, integration into the LinkedIn group for this Community, in addition to entry to different networking and market linkage Opportunities and occasions. 

The programme can even open the door for additional Opportunities and awards: 

• A Certificate of recognition might be despatched in an digital format by EBN – BIC Africa mission for those that efficiently accomplished the 12-week course acceleration programme (attending not less than 9 out of the 12 classes). 
• Remote one-to-one Mentoring classes might be provided to excessive performing individuals chosen by the BIC Africa knowledgeable committee, who as such will get the prospect to be matched with one or two European incubation consultants, who will accompany their progress trajectory. Further particulars might be shared initially of the programme. 
• Other Business Awards (e.g. extra assist, highlighted visibility on BIC Africa web site, invitation to take part in a BIC Africa occasion and so on.) might be accessible to excessive performing individuals chosen by the BIC Africa knowledgeable committee. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the BIC Africa Online Acceleration Programme