MEPST Green Enterprise Challenge 2016 for Kenyan Entrepreneurs (KES 1,000,000 Grant)
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MEPST Green Enterprise Challenge 2016 for Kenyan Entrepreneurs (KES 1,000,000 Grant).
This is a platform for championing green sustainable jobs by women and youth entrepreneurs in Kenya, with a focus on selected value chains, through MSMEs business modeling in at least 6 selected counties. Nakuru was the pilot County.
Problems to be tacked by Green Enterprise Challenge:
Youth unemployment
Environmental pollution
Poverty
Little education
Inadequate business skills
The challenge is being run by Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) in collaboration with Tangaza University College . MESPT is a champion of a Green Growth economy and in partnership with Danida has been implementing the Annual Green Growth Conference and exhibition in Kenya for the last 2 years.
Requirements:
The challenge is open to youth and women who have startup businesses not more than 3 year old.
Their businesses must have a green element in it.
To register for the challenge must I have an existing business?
No, your business can be an idea which you must be in a position to convince the trainers and the judges that it is viable.
Categories:
Business Categories are eligible?
Your business is eligible if you are in the line of:
Mobile & ICT Technologies
Waste Management
Agri-Business
Renewable Energy
Benefits:
They will be sponsored into an entrepreneurship academy in their county.
All finalists will get certificates.
Winners will be awarded trophies.
Overall national winners will be awarded a monetary grant of up to KES 1,000,000 to grow their businesses.
Sponsorship opportunity to participate/ exhibit in the National Green Enterprise Challenge and the National Green Growth Conference & Exhibition in October 2016.
Exposure to potential investors/ funders.
Development of brands
Media Coverage
Six months post competition incubation to harness entrepreneurial skills.
Application Deadline: August 19th 2016
Registration Click Here
Visit the Official Webpage of click Here
This is a platform for championing green sustainable jobs by women and youth entrepreneurs in Kenya, with a focus on selected value chains, through MSMEs business modeling in at least 6 selected counties. Nakuru was the pilot County.
Problems to be tacked by Green Enterprise Challenge:
Youth unemployment
Environmental pollution
Poverty
Little education
Inadequate business skills
The challenge is being run by Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) in collaboration with Tangaza University College . MESPT is a champion of a Green Growth economy and in partnership with Danida has been implementing the Annual Green Growth Conference and exhibition in Kenya for the last 2 years.
Requirements:
The challenge is open to youth and women who have startup businesses not more than 3 year old.
Their businesses must have a green element in it.
To register for the challenge must I have an existing business?
No, your business can be an idea which you must be in a position to convince the trainers and the judges that it is viable.
Categories:
Business Categories are eligible?
Your business is eligible if you are in the line of:
Mobile & ICT Technologies
Waste Management
Agri-Business
Renewable Energy
Benefits:
They will be sponsored into an entrepreneurship academy in their county.
All finalists will get certificates.
Winners will be awarded trophies.
Overall national winners will be awarded a monetary grant of up to KES 1,000,000 to grow their businesses.
Sponsorship opportunity to participate/ exhibit in the National Green Enterprise Challenge and the National Green Growth Conference & Exhibition in October 2016.
Exposure to potential investors/ funders.
Development of brands
Media Coverage
Six months post competition incubation to harness entrepreneurial skills.
Application Deadline: August 19th 2016
Registration Click Here
Visit the Official Webpage of click Here
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