OPPORTUNITY – Call for projects BRIDGE AFRICA Provence for entrepreneurs wishing to develop on 2 continents from Marseille
Published on 26 September 2023
If you are an entrepreneur from the diaspora of the three African countries or an African entrepreneur looking to establish yourself in the French market, and you have a project for which you have validated customer demand, are in the finalization stage, and are looking for your first clients, apply now!
Introduction to the BRIDGE AFRICA Provence Program
This program, operated between Marseille and the three African countries, will support entrepreneurs from the African diaspora in France and African entrepreneurs in a joint program of internationalization and market discovery.
Target Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurs from the diaspora of the three African countries and African entrepreneurs looking to establish themselves in the French market.
Project Maturity of Entrepreneurs: Products or services for which entrepreneurs have validated customer demand, which are in the finalization stage (MVP), and for which entrepreneurs are seeking their first clients.
Provided Support:
- Hybrid digital/in-person common core for all entrepreneurs to formalize the business project.
- 4 workshops exploring target markets.
- Individual coaching sessions by expert entrepreneurs for each of the target countries.
- Targeted meetings with stakeholders from the four ecosystems who can accelerate projects in the target countries (business networks, prospects, financing entities, business ecosystems, public support ecosystems).
- Exploratory visit to Marseille.
The program leverages the expertise and network of KEDGE Business School‘s incubators in Marseille, Abidjan, and Dakar, as well as ANIMA’s offices in Marseille and Rabat.
The program is operated in partnership with the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, which supports its financing, particularly by supporting entrepreneurs’ exploratory missions as part of the “Provence Africa Connect” metropolitan initiative and by offering a dedicated soft-landing program in Marseille. Africalink Network is also a partner in the initiative, and its member companies will participate in guiding and supporting the BRIDGE AFRICA Provence laureates.
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region also supports the program as part of its partnership with the ANIMA network.
The partners’ ambition is to promote Aix-Marseille-Provence and its region as a hub that allows talents from both continents to collaborate on the development of their business development projects between Europe and Africa.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
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