Do you have an innovative idea that solves a global challenge? Join the Hague Innovators Challenge for a chance to win a prize between €2,500 to €25,000. With the challenge, the municipality of The Hague challenges startups, scale-ups and students from The Hague region, to present their innovative ideas for global issues, as described in the...
Do you want to build a successful FinTech business by learning data science? Apply for AlphaCode Explore. This joint initiative of the Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) Fintech Division provides a 12-month development programme aimed at honing the ideas and skills of 20 aspiring South African FinTech entrepreneurs as...
Chivas believes in blending profit with purpose. That’s why every year, they give away $1 million in no-strings funding to social entrepreneurs that have a positive impact on the world. They are looking for entrepreneurs on a mission to solve the world’s biggest social and environmental issues. If your business was created to drive positive...
Since 2009, ANDE has been tracking the growth and impact of the small and growing business sector in emerging market economies for our annual State of the Sector report. This report examines global trends in support for small and growing businesses through capacity development services, direct private investment, and donor funding, as well as...
With 1 million euro up for grabs, the fifth round of Global Change Award is now open. By 2030, the global middle class is expected to have increased to 5 billion people and the consumption of textiles and shoes by 65% compared to 2015. The world is already using around 1.6 planet’s worth of resources every...
Game Plan is an entrepreneurship and educational studio-based, reality twist TV game show, with radical interventions to educate the previously disadvantaged South Africans about the basics of entrepreneurship and starting a successful business. The show aims to be a catalyst in creating a conducive environment for entrepreneurship among the youth of South Africa. Each week...
The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) has launched a competition aimed at fintech firms that are developing innovative solutions to the challenges within the financial services industry. The Reserve Bank said in a statement last Thursday (22 August) that the initiative — the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @Southern Africa — aims to create a platform for fintechs...
The MTN App of the Year Awards is a champion of app development in South Africa; celebrating local talent and out-of-the-box thinkers that drive disruption and change. App of the Year has entrenched itself as the premier app development competition in the country, and we’ve come a long way since our inaugural event in 2012,...
The program is focused on real engagement, designed to help you get traction in collaboration with industry leaders. Join us, for an opportunity to make an impact on maritime, transportation, logistics & supply chain industry. Trade & Transport Impact is a program designed to address real challenges within maritime, transportation, logistics & supply chain industry by helping the...
The GNI will fund a set of projects from around the world that meet specified criteria, with the intent of producing learning and thought leadership to share with the wider industry. We are proud to launch the GNI’s first Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey Region. The Challenge will focus on reader...
