Deadline: August 9, 2023
Do you want to take your startup ideas from paper to market at record speed? Apply for the enspire Hub Ideate 4.0. Ideate is an incubation program by enspire Hub. It brings together experts, mentors and coaches that are passionate about helping individuals and groups realise their business ambitions.
enspire Hub is a strategically located business incubator and co-working space situated within the intersection between Wuse II and Maitama Districts of Abuja, Nigeria. The goal of Ideate is to support individuals and teams in creating solid value propositions for their business ideas from practical points of view. At completion, participants clarify their value propositions, identify their customer segments, align their businesses with market realities and are better positioned to launch their Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).
Benefits
- Weekly sessions with entrepreneurs, experts, and business executives.
- Weekly fireside chats with business leaders and coaches.
- Access to 50+ startup deals, their startup library and other resources worth over $15,000.
- Unlimited access to their startup support community.
- Top 10 startups have 6-month free access to their co-working space and one-on-one coaching.
- Top 10 startups from the Ideate demo day would have the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists and angel investors.
- Top startups get premium access to the enspire academy set to launch in 2024.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be African(s) or of African descent;
- Applicants must be founders or co-founders of their idea;
- Applicants’ businesses must be tech-enabled and have high growth potential;
- Applicants’ ideas should offer solutions to pressing problems and must align with at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Applicants must be ready to actively work on their business ideas.
Application
The duration of the program is 5 weeks consisting of 10 sessions and 5 fireside chats. Chosen candidates would be free to join online or at the physical location at 1st floor, enspire Hub, 22 Aguiyi Ironsi Way, Nigeria National Merit Award (NNMA) House, Maitama District, Abuja, Nigeria.
For more information, visit Ideate 4.0.