The Social & Inclusive
Business Camp is an acceleration and capacity building programme dedicated to
entrepreneurs with an impact project on the African continent and with a desire
to scale up.
It is a hybrid
support programme, including:
·
4 months
of remote coaching on a dedicated
online platform, alternating interactive virtual classes with international
experts and learning resources to consult autonomously.
·
1 week of
intensive Bootcamp in Marseille, France, in partnership with the EMERGING Valley Summit
(event dedicated to emerging innovations between Europe and Africa)
·
The
possibility for each participant to be followed by a mentor experienced alumni of the programme
·
Networking, through integration into an active and
ambitious international community of 200 entrepreneurs and networking with
investors and financial partners during the Bootcamp.
Since its first edition in 2017, the SIBC has supported
200 entrepreneurs with a strong social impact in Africa in their transition to
scale-up, measuring their social performance, and preparing for fundraising.
The
programme is organized around 4 key themes
o
Leadership,
governance and team: defining better your purpose and mission, structuring your
governance, and organizing your teams for successful growth
o
Scale-up: Adapting
your business model and building your scale-up strategy to multiply your impact
o
ESG & Impact:
defining your ESG & Impact policy and measuring your social performance
o
Investment Readiness:
identifying your financing needs, understanding investor expectations, and
preparing to raise funds
Eligibility criteria:
who can apply?
To apply, the company
must meet all these criteria:
o
Be a legally
registered company
o
Prove a positive
impact in Africa: social or environmental impact, activity serving vulnerable
populations (women, people with disabilities, refugees…) and/or creating jobs
for these populations
o
Prove that you have
first customers, a turnover and a balanced economic model or a medium-term
profitability objective
o
Have a desire to grow
and present a scale-up strategy that takes into account the maximization of
social or environmental impact
The candidate
representing the company referred to here as the “applicant” or “the
candidate”, must be the founder, co-founder, manager or at least in a position
to make strategic decisions for the company.
The following will
not be eligible:
o
Individual
applications
o
NGOs without a
business model or profitability objective
o
Public and
semi-public organizations
o
Companies at the
project stage (without first revenues, prototype or proof of concept)
Timeline
o
May 9th –
June 26th 2022: submission of
applications
o
June 26th
– July 08th 2022: an examination of
the applications and selection of the 40 participants chosen by the consortium
and selection committee
o
July 18th
2022: announcement of the
selected candidates.
o
End of
August 2022: start of the
programme and distance learning
o
End of
November 2022: Intensive one-week
Bootcamp in Marseille and participation in the EMERGING Valley Summit
This planning is
indicative and may be subject to change, particularly as the COVID-19 health
crisis develops
Application process
The application file
must be completed on this platform and is composed of:
o
An application form
to be completed (questions on the project leader, the company, its structure,
its impact and its strategy for scaling up)
o
Proof of the legal
registration of the company (registration document, articles of association,
etc.)
o
Financial statements
for the last 3 years
o
Detailed CV of the
project leader
o
If you wish, a pitch
deck or a presentation of your company (optional)
Prerequisites to
participate in the programme:
o
The candidate
representing the company, called “the applicant” or “the candidate”, must be
the founder, co-founder, manager or at least in a position to make strategic
decisions for the company;
o
The applicant must
ensure that he/she has sufficiently stable internet access to be able to follow
the training and exchange sessions in good conditions;
o
The candidate will
have to be able to allocate time to the programme from September to the
beginning of November 2022, at a rate of approximately 2 hours per week over
this period