Deadline: 15-Jul-22
Applications are now open for the Youth Startups Academy (YSA) Entrepreneurship Programme.
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 Youth Startups Academy (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.
The opening ceremony was starting point of the YSA Uganda project. With honourable presence of VIPs from partner agencies and institutions, Accelerators, Startup CEOs, VCs, the ceremony was the first event to officially introduce YSA Uganda to the world.
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
- Support for producing a prototype – Fast Track (8 weeks to complete) 8-week prototyping program for overachievers who wish to examine the possibility of early commercialization Evolved into a nation-wide product development support thanks to the adoption of a virtual meeting system (Design Lab seminars & consulting services)
- Overseas Exibition Opportunities
- xhibits 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 their 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 launching a new product or expanding an existing product into a new market. Sit with their experts and talk through your go to market strategy, get the right guidance and take your product to market in the right way, the first time around.
- Interlinked Follow-Up Support
- Overcome Death Valley and Achieve Innovative-driven Growth. Exclusive Fund for Youth, Investment-Loan Combined Finance Support to create domestic sales channels Investment / Consulting Interlinked R&D Marching towards the local and Global Market
For more information, visit https://ysa.hivecolab.org/