BIC Africa in partnership with the European Union has announced applications for the 2025 BIC Africa Acceleration Programme.
The BIC Africa Acceleration Programme for Women Entrepreneurs will support women entrepreneurs willing to scale their businesses, while contributing to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Program Summary
- Host: European Union | BIC AfricaÂ
- Category: Training
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Reward: Training | Empowerment | Mentorship | Networking
- No IELTS RequiredÂ
- Deadline: March 20, 2025
Program Details
BIC African is looking for established women entrepreneurs who are willing to explore growing (and potentially internationalising) their business with the support of the BIC Africa Acceleration Programme.
The programme will run from April to July 2025, and it will focus on established post-revenue women entrepreneurs with a registered business and an operational team, across all sectors and business types.
The program will be administered through a combination of online training modules, group coaching sessions, individual exercises, and networking sessions with women experts from Africa and Europe with relevant experience in supporting innovative entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a woman (minimum age of 18-years-old) founder/owner of already established business with an operational team and a strong development potential. Â
- Be available between April and July 2025 to participate in the Programme with maximum 2 hours per week for online sessions + time to work individually and reflect upon the learnings.Â
- Already running a start-up or company (it must be registered for at least 1 year) and seeking to scale up. Â
- Demonstrate commitment to actively participate in all the activities of the Acceleration Programme and assisting future developments of the programme.Â
- Have access to reliable internet connection.Â
- Have a good working knowledge of the English language.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- A Certificate of recognition will be sent in an electronic format by EBN – BIC Africa project for those who successfully completed the 12-week course acceleration programme (attending at least 9 out of the 12 sessions).Â
- Remote one-to-one Mentoring sessions will be offered to high performing participants selected by the BIC Africa expert committee, who as such will get the chance to be matched with one or two European incubation experts, who will accompany their growth trajectory. Further details will be shared at the start of the programme.Â
- Other Business Awards (e.g. additional support, highlighted visibility on BIC Africa website, invitation to participate in a BIC Africa event etc.) will be available to high performing participants selected by the BIC Africa expert committee.Â
Program Schedule
To program schedule for the BIC program include:
- 6 online interactive training modules (each lasting 1.5 hours), on topics such as Mission; Unique Value Proposition and Product Development; Business Model; Team & Partnerships; Finance; Marketing.Â
- 4 online group coaching sessions (each lasting 1.5 hours), on topics such as Leadership and influencing skills; Mastering personal and business finances; Storytelling and pitch training; Time management and prioritisation.Â
- 2 Networking sessions (at the beginning and at the end of the programme)Â
- Access to support documents and recordings of the sessionsÂ
- Integration in the BIC Africa Community of women entrepreneurs, with visibility on the BIC Africa website, integration into the LinkedIn group for this Community, as well as access to other networking and market linkage opportunities and events.Â
How to Apply
To apply for this program:
- Visit the program application webpage.
- Complete the following Google application form.
- Fill in the questions in the form of general information on the applicant and the business.
- Prepare and Upload a Pitch Deck.
- Note: For this, please download the PowerPoint Presentation template that we provide here: https://shorturl.at/CEHEK, use it for the creation of your pitch deck and please follow the instructions indicated in the template.
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