Deadline: October 14, 2022
Applications for the Growth Accelerator Malawi Programme 2022 are now open. The Growth Accelerator Malawi Programme is a 12-months business acceleration programme for youthful high-impact post-revenue businesses looking to grow and scale.
The programme supports entrepreneurs with up to $40,000 in co-financing each, Mentorship and Technical Assistance. The accelerator has supported over 50 entrepreneurs to grow their businesses since 2019. These entrepreneurs have gone on to create about 350 permanent jobs and support value chains of 6,000 people.
Benefits
- Growth Accelerator supports entrepreneurs with up to $40,000 of business financing i.e. entrepreneurs may request any amount between $10,000 – $40,000. The funds requested are unlocked by entrepreneurs matching the requested amount from the accelerator with 30% of their own funds or from an investment partner.
- The accelerator has a network of local and international business people, industry experts and professionals that work with entrepreneurs for 6 months. The mentors act as a sounding board for growth plans and help entrepreneurs navigate various business challenges.
- The accelerator programme runs a series of audit and analysis workshops that help entrepreneurs understand their business structure, their operating environment and how to manage their growth. The workshops also feature talks from industry experts and business professionals.
Eligibility
- Must be registered as a for-profit enterprise in Malawi with a business license readily available for verification.
- Should have a verified product or service on the market for not less than a year
- Should be operational for not less than two years.
- Demonstrate sound financial practices such as basic bookkeeping.
- Demonstrate that the business has been generating monthly revenues for at least the past 1 year.
- Has the founders or at least one of the founders’ full time involvement in the business.
- Be a youthful entrepreneur aged up to maximum of 45 years old.
- Should NOT have gone through a previous round of the Growth Accelerator.
Application
For more information, visit Growth Accelerator Malawi.
