AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD 2017

Starting your Journey

Are you looking for mentoring to launch or grow your business idea in Africa? Submit a brief summary of your idea now to start your entrepreneurship journey.

When you submit your business idea proposal to the African Entrepreneurship Award, you embark on a journey that puts you at the center of a community of entrepreneurs and mentors in Africa and around the world. As a community, we are dedicated to helping you improve your business idea and achieve your goals of building something awesome in Africa.
You can learn exactly how to submit a proposal to the African Entrepreneurship Award by watching the video on the right (or below if you are on your mobile).

Eligibility

You, the entrepreneur, must meet the following criteria as you submit your business proposal:

• You must be a citizen of an African country.
• You must be a minimum of 18 years old as of October 1, 2017.
• Your business must be applicable in an African country.
• Your business proposal must include a technological component (digital, machinery, computers, ICT, automated processes, field related technologies, etc.).
• Your business must be for profit.
• Your business idea must include a social impact. You need to articulate the problem that you are trying to solve as well as the solution that you propose to offer.
• Your business must be relevant to one of these categories:
• Education – positively impact education in Africa
• Environment – positively impact the environment in Africa
• Uncharted – a high-impact business venturing into unexplored territory or untested markets

 DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, THEN CLICK HERE TO REGISTER