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GIZ's Private Sector Development Programme in Ethiopia provides grants and technical assistance to SMEs and startups in manufacturing, agro-processing, and digital services…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processingGIZ Rwanda, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry, runs private sector development programmes that include competitive grant windows for Rwandan SMEs…
RwandaAgricultureGreen EconomyEndeavor South Africa selects high-impact entrepreneurs whose businesses have already demonstrated significant scale potential and connects them to a global network of…
South AfricaTechnologyConsumerThe IDC provides risk capital in the form of loans, equity, and quasi-equity to South African SMMEs across productive sectors including manufacturing,…
South AfricaManufacturingAgricultureThe Women Enterprise Fund offers low-interest loans to women-owned businesses and women's groups in Kenya to support enterprise growth. It targets women…
KenyaTradeAgricultureThe Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides affordable loans to young Kenyans to start or expand businesses. It targets youth aged 18–35 and…
KenyaAgricultureManufacturingThe African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) runs an annual awards competition and an accelerator programme for women entrepreneurs across Africa,…
SheTrades is the International Trade Centre's initiative to connect 3 million women entrepreneurs to international markets by 2021 and beyond, with ongoing…
SheTrades is an International Trade Centre initiative that connects women entrepreneurs to international markets, finance, and business opportunities. Participants gain access to…
The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) channels blended finance and grants through partner financial institutions across Sub-Saharan Africa to close the financing…
Nigeria Kenya+6AgricultureManufacturingThe Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund is a BOI initiative designed to provide affordable loan financing to Nigerian graduates who want to start or…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingDBN channels long-term wholesale funding to SMEs through its network of Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) including commercial banks, microfinance banks, and development…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingAGSMEIS provides low-interest financing to support agribusinesses and SMEs in Nigeria, with loans disbursed at a 5% interest rate per annum. It…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingThe Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) periodically disburses grants and non-financial support to micro, small, and medium enterprises…
NigeriaManufacturingAgricultureCBN programme providing single-digit loans to Nigerian youth entrepreneurs.
NigeriaAgricultureTechnologyGovernment fund supporting Kenyan women entrepreneurs with affordable credit.
KenyaAgricultureManufacturingRDB provides grants and incentives to investors and entrepreneurs investing in Rwanda priority sectors.
RwandaTechnologyAgricultureIndustrial Development Corporation supports South African businesses developing green and renewable energy solutions.
South AfricaEnergyManufacturingRDB provides grants and incentives to investors in Rwanda priority sectors.
RwandaTechnologyAgricultureAWIEF Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding African women entrepreneurs and innovators across multiple sectors, offering winners grant prizes, mentorship, media visibility, and…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is one of Africa's largest entrepreneur support initiatives, offering $5,000 USD non-refundable seed capital, business training,…
NigeriaAgricultureTechnologyPremier African award recognising very young entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are building innovative ventures that create jobs and solve African challenges. Winners…
The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is Africa's leading entrepreneurship programme, empowering African entrepreneurs with seed capital of $5,000, mentoring, and training.
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