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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.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is currently accepting applications for the Advancing Eco-Tourism, Agriculture, and Green Economy in Southern Africa 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Feb, 2026
Youth Futures Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Future Voices Group Ambassadors Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and aply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Feb, 2026
The Career Accelerators is currently acepting appliactions for the Black Founders Network (BFN) Black Career Advancement Program (BCAP) 2026. Interested applicants are enocuraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Feb, 2026
ImpactHER is currently accepting applications for its Global African Women’s Sustainability Conference 2.0 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 03 Feb, 2026
CivFund is currently accepting applications for its Kuonyesha Art Fund Grants 2026–2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Feb, 2026
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is currently accepting applications for its Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Feb, 2026
International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) is currently accepting applications for its Innovation Challenge 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Feb, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for the UNDP Get Ready 3 timbuktoo EdTech 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Feb, 2026
Innovative co-creation soil health living labs (iCOSHELLs) is currently accepting applications for its Open Call for Innovative Soil Health Living Labs 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Feb, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for The Amahoro Coalition Fellowship Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 31 Jan, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for the ICC-ITC-WTO MSME Group Small Business Champions Competiton 2026. Interested applicants are encoruaged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2026
The Arts Council is currently accepting applications for its Dance Artist Residency Scheme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity amd apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2026
ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) is currently accepting applications for its Martin Roth Initiative 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2026
Rest of World is currently accepting applications for its Photo Contest for Photographers 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for the African Impact Challenge for Innovators 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for the Foodpreneur Lab Step Up, Scale Up Program - Cohort 3 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2026
Innovation Fund Denmark is accepting applications for its Green Research, Technology and Innovation 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2026
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is currently accepting applications for its Global Awards 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for The Other Art Fair Brooklyn Spring 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2026
Applications are currently being accepted for the United Nations Global Pulse Accelerator Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2026
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.