The 2017 Impact Amplifier Investment Readiness Accelerator is open for applications from startups addressing social or environmental challenges to join its three-month programme.
The programme’s main aim focused on education, health care, housing, food security, financial inclusion, energy, water, and other climate adaptation/change issues are critical to creating a more socially just country.
The programme is set to cover a number of topics:
- Constructing an Impact Case;
- Market access, sales, and distribution;
- Strategic planning;
- Financial modeling and planning;
- Writing an Investment case to secure funding;
- Pitching to investors; and
- Connecting with partners in the business ecosystem, including multinational companies, NGOs, and the public sector.
The programme is structured in two distinct phases. The first phase is designed as seven modules, one to two are delivered every two weeks over a three-month period. Each module will include a combination of lectures, individual coaching, group discussions, and presentations. In between each module, there will be a range of assignments required to progress the core tasks being reviewed. Each entrepreneur will be supported by a team of Impact Amplifier Fellows and senior mentors throughout the programme to assist them in completing each step.
Interested applicants can apply here, and get more information about the Accelerator programme here
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