Deadline: 25-Jul-23
The Youth Startup Academy Uganda (YSAU) Cohort 3 is now open for applications. Don’t miss out this opportunity to be part of an innovative and transformative programme.
The Youth Startup Academy Uganda promotes tech-driven, youth-led entrepreneurship and generates jobs for youth and birth of innovative global enterprises.
Under the close collaboration between International Trade Center (ITC), Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) and Hive Colab, the YSA Uganda project will provide comprehensive incubation and facility to 1,000 young entrepreneurs with the aim to generate the first Unicorn startup in Uganda.
Benefits
- Access to Devices & Co-Working Space
- They provide expertise to the entrepreneurs that help them to build their start up from the ground up. A Maker space, mobile app testing rooms and light manufacturing tools that help you build top quality products.
- Technical and Business Development Support
- Infusing entrepreneurship and practical knowledge focused education (online & offline) with national and international experts. They shall provide tailor-made solutions and expertise that shall help your business grow.
- Specialized Coaching and Mentoring Youth
- Experts serving as your mentor. They shall provide you with knowledge, expert insight and shall walk with you through your entrepreneurial journey. Knowledge focused multi layered coaching system. Grade One to one tailored coaching.
What they do?
They empower youth entrepreneurs and their startups to succeed.
- Design Factory
- Design Talk – Space for product development discussion/ consulting services, product showcasing, and virtual meeting Design Lab – One-stop development services including concept and structure designing Startup Studio- A studio for product/model photography and online broadcasting and an MVP station.
- Technical & Business Support
- Technical Support helps businesses compete and generate a competitive edge by helping you execute critical business processes quickly and efficiently. The technical support also helps you make crucial business decisions that can maximize profitability and business support from national and international experts.
- Overseas Exhibition Opportunities
- Exhibits home and abroad and supports to join Youth Startup Academy in Uganda. They talk about export marketing and directly connect you to local and global markets. You will have the opportunity to meet with international export promotion experts and a chance to go to International exhibitions to represent Uganda.
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Maximize your leadership impact with the expert coaches and mentors who will work with you throughout your startup journey, guiding you as you build Uganda’s next biggest startup. They bring you experience, expert coaches, and mentors from within Uganda, the region, and overseas.
- Go to Market Strategy
- A step by step plan for your business to reach its intended target market to attract a huge customer base that leads to revenue. They shall work with your organization to concentrate its limited resources on the greatest opportunities to increase sales and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
- Interlinked Follow-Up Support
- They shall provide you and your business the necessary after care service that can help you the business owner to reach your full potential and achieve massive growth from R&D, sales channels, partnerships, registration, documentation, networking, financial and investment opportunities.
For more information, visit Hive Colab.