Deadline: 15 October 2019
THE NEXT SOCIETY has launched its 3rd call for applications to join the Start-up Booster Track, the tailor-made support programme for entrepreneurs in the MENA region.
Through this call for applications, talented entrepreneurs and innovative businesses will be selected to form the 3rd promotion of start-ups that will benefit from the programme to boost their innovative solutions.
THE NEXT SOCIETY Start-up Booster Track offers tailor-made support to Mediterranean startups to help them go international and raise funds through workshops and training sessions, immersion into foreign markets and incubation in European innovation hubs, meetings with investors and long-term coaching by committed mentors.
THE NEXT SOCIETY is an open community of change-makers engaged in innovation and economic development. It gathers entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, NGOs, public and private innovation, research and economic development hubs from Europe and the Mediterranean countries. THE NEXT SOCIETY launched a four-year action plan (2017-2020), co-funded by the European Union up to 90% for a global amount of EUR 7.8 million.
Services
- Innovators Academies (Venture workshop and IP training)
- A company must be formed
- MVP & Business Plan are a must
- Expandable regionally and in the future internationally
- Innovation-driven
- Entrepreneurs Mentoring Programme
- Entrepreneurs with personal qualities of leadership
- A business trading for at least a year
- Commitment to the mentoring relationship for one year (2 hours/month + the initial 2-day Kickstart workshop)
- Soft landing (in European innovation hubs)
- Start-up or spin-off
- Prototype/proof of concept
- International Perspective
- Innovation-driven
- International Acceleration Bootcamps
- Technological or groundbreaking innovation
- Prototype/proof of concept/demo
- International perspectives
- International Market Missions
- A company must be formed
- International perspectives
- Innovation-driven
- Power Diners with investors
- A company must be formed
- MVP & Business Plan are a must
- Expandable regionally and in the future internationally
Eligibility Criteria
- The track is open for innovative early-stage startups with impact-driven solutions, products or services in the following areas:
- Tech & Software
- Food
- Environment
- Energy
- Health
- Social & Culture
- Start-ups need to be established in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine or Tunisia.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia
For more information, please visit https://www.thenextsociety.co/call-application-3rd-promotion-start-booster-track