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Opportunities for entrepreneurs are resources, funding, and programs designed to support innovators and visionaries in launching and scaling their business ventures. These opportunities are tailored for startup founders, aspiring business owners, and individuals with innovative ideas who need access to seed funding, incubator programs, and mentorship networks.
Find a curated list of updated entrepreneurship opportunities from around the world here.
Applications are currently being accepted for the Cooperative Development Foundation - Cooperative Leaders and Scholars (CLS) Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 12 Dec, 2025
Creative Australia is accepting applications for its First Nations Development Fund 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 12 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently being accepted for the Rethink Ireland launches Impact Fund 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 12 Dec, 2025
Manningham Council has opened applications for its Small Grants Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently open for the LVMH Prize for young Fashion Designers 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2025
Prince Claus Fund is currently accepting applications for its Seed Award 2026. Interested candidates are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply with it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2025
World Bank Group (WBG) is currently being accepted for its Global Youth Video Call for Young People Worldwide 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently open for the Village Capital/Standard Chartered Foundation US Women in Tech Accelerator 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 10 Dec, 2025
Zensurance has opened applications for its Small Business Grant 2025.interested applicants are encoraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 Dec, 2025
SASCU is currenlty accepting applications for its Green Resilience Grant Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently being accepted for the Common Purpose American Express Leadership Academy 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 05 Dec, 2025
OpenAI has opened applications for its Residency Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply with it.
Date Posted: 05 Dec, 2025
Hult Prize Foundation is currently accepting application for its Impact Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 05 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently being accepted for the Istanbul Photo Awards 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 05 Dec, 2025
The Wolfson Foundation is currently applications for its Funding for Historic Buildings and Landscapes 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 05 Dec, 2025
UNDP has opened applications for the Nigeria Call for Digital Solutions to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls in Nigeria 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to leqrn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 04 Dec, 2025
Nordic Council of Ministers is currently accepting applications for its Prosperous Future Grant Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 04 Dec, 2025
The New Democracy (NDF) is currently accepting applications for its Fund Strategic Grants Program 2025–26. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it
Date Posted: 04 Dec, 2025
Villgro Africa is currently accepting applications for its Eye Health Innovation Accelerator 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Dec, 2025
Applications are currently being accepted for the Join Forces & Dare (JFD) The Margaret Awards - Women in Tech and AI Innovation Opportunity 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Dec, 2025
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.