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Applications are open for the Unlock Her Future Prize 2025. Join this contest and stand a chance to receive a grant of up to US$100,000,
Date Posted: 30 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the RestorLife Awards 2025. These awards honor and recognize organizations and businesses that demonstrate exceptional dedication to environmental restoration and safeguarding livelihoods and ecosystems.
Date Posted: 30 Jan, 2025
Following the successful conclusion of the first edition, RES4Africa Foundation announces the launch of the Open Call for the 2025 Batch of RAISEAfrica - Renewables Accelerators for Innovative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa. Apply now!
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Are you an organization that supports the circular business model? Are you a non-governmental organization that empowers small businesses and entrepreneurs become sustainable? Are you owning a small business implementing or wanting to scale sustainable innovations? Become a Small Business Champion today!
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Applications are now open for the Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Prize for Innovation Competition 4.0. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 NITDA IgniteHer Bootcamp Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Grand Challenges Canada is launching a new portfolio, Play Learn Thrive, to respond to gaps in current Early Childhood Development in Emergencies (ECDiE) and Education in Emergencies (EiE) approaches. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Nominations are open for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025. This is the leading women's awards program in Canada, elevating women’s important contributions - from economic growth to social change across sectors and industries.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the Microsoft Al for Good Open Call 2025. The Al for Good Open Call Program supports individuals and organizations creating positive change in Washington State. Apply now!
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the Lenovo Evolve Small Business Grant 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Jan, 2025
Are you ready to step into The Arena? The Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre at Saint Mary's University is hosting its fifth annual pitch competition, bringing together 64 of Canada's brightest student entrepreneurs for a high-stakes showdown. Apply now!
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2025
Do you think your venture can bring affordable, high-quality health products and services closer to where patients are? You might belong in the next cohort of the Investing in Africa i3 Program 2025. Apply now!
Date Posted: 28 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the Leading Ladies Connect Pitch Competition 2025. The pitch competition aims to provide a platform for aspiring female entrepreneurs to pitch their innovative business ideas on stage in front of investors, corporates, and key players in Business & Innovation.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2025
Applications for the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator 2025 are now open. Take your impact to scale and get ready for next-level investment. The Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator connects social enterprise leaders with the expertise, resources, and networks to overcome barriers to growth.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition 2025. For its fifth edition, the EFFERVESCENCE Start-up Pitch Competition will fuel the rise of Canadian start-ups whose innovations aim to transform the field of life sciences and health technologies (LSHT). Apply now!
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2025
Do you want to help shape the future of no-code? If yes, apply now for the Bubble Ambassador Program 2025! The Bubble Ambassador program brings together exceptional members of their community who are passionate about no-code, the Bubble platform, and the success of fellow builders and founders.
Date Posted: 27 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the South Park Commons (SPC) Founder Fellowship Spring 2025. SPC's Founder Fellowship helps entrepreneurs start a venture-scale company by targeting support at the "-1 to 0" idea stage. They give founders their first outside investment, help them ideate and iterate to a viable product, find early customers, and assist in raising funding from the best VCs in the world. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 24 Jan, 2025
Applications for the Georgia Tech Entrepreneurial Impact Competition 2025 are now open. The Entrepreneurial Impact Competition provides students with a hands-on opportunity to apply their civil and environmental engineering knowledge outside the classroom by creating innovative concepts to improve the human condition-and potentially win a $5,000 prize. Apply now!
Date Posted: 24 Jan, 2025
Applications are open for the Viva Technology Africa Tech Awards 2025. This year, Viva Tech organizes the fourth edition of the Africa Tech Awards. This pan-African initiative recognizes and supports startups striving to make a positive impact in three important areas - GreenTech, Health Tech, and E-commerce / Fin Tech. Startups provide vital solutions to major global challenges and help foster sustainable development.
Date Posted: 23 Jan, 2025
Calling AlI HBCU Entrepreneurs! For the second year in a row, join the 2025 CIA Tournament Tech Summit for the 2025 Six Minutes You're On Pitch Competition and win funding for your business!
Date Posted: 23 Jan, 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.