We are excited to bring you a host of updates and new offerings through the East, West, and South Africa Chapter newsletters consolidated into one! Through this newsletter, we provide updates from our network, including sector opportunities, news, events and publications. We hope you find this pan-African perspective helpful and informative and welcome any ideas or feedback on how we can further improve it.
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2022 Annual Conference Wrap-Up | ANDE
From September 13-15, we welcomed nearly 200 participants across 115 organizations and 32 countries to Leesburg, Virginia, USA for the 2022 ANDE Annual Conference. It was truly wonderful to see everyone in person once again. Together, we created amazing content and valuable resources that we look forward to sharing with our network. If you attended the conference, please fill out this survey to let us know what you think. Look out for an Annual Conference recap on the ANDE blog featuring a highlight video in the coming weeks!
Call for Applications to Join the South Africa Chapter Steering Committee
Deadline: 31 October 2022
We are looking to fill open positions in the ANDE South Africa Chapter Steering Committee. This is a great opportunity to be involved in contributing towards growing and strengthening the South African entrepreneurial ecosystem. We encourage interested members to apply by submitting a profile as a CV or a LinkedIn profile link, accompanied by a 250-word statement stating their interest and experience for the role. See the guideline document for more details and send applications through this email.
ANDE Pan-African Digitalization Learning Lab | ANDE
27 October, 2022
ANDE, in collaboration with Make-IT in Africa by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is working to improve the ability of intermediaries to accelerate transition to digital support services, sign up for the third and last Pan-African Digitalization Learning Lab session here!
Investment Manager Training (IMT) | ANDE
Date: 14-18 November 2022
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
The ANDE Investment Manager Training course is the only course of its kind which provides a comprehensive overview of investing in small and growing businesses. Register for the upcoming training in Silicon Valley from November 14th-18th here.
ANDE's Metrics from the Ground Up Conference | ANDE
21-22 November 2022
ANDE is excited to host the Metrics from the Ground Up Conference in-person for the first time in 3 years. This two-day convening in Bangkok, Thailand will feature member and non-member-led sessions around metrics, monitoring and evaluation, and impact measurement and management issues. Please visit the event webpage for more information and to register!
New Report: Measuring the Impact of Climate Small and Growing Businesses
SGBs need to measure their climate impact in order to secure funding, communicate value, and improve their operations. ANDE, in partnership with Climate Collective Foundation, has produced a climate metrics guide for SGBs, impact investors, and entrepreneur support organizations looking to find a consolidated list of resources around climate metrics. The guide provides deep dive use-case scenarios for widely used tools and frameworks, in addition to case studies with entrepreneur support organizations and impact investors. Users can also find a dedicated and interactive website with a searchable list of tools and frameworks here.
Riversands I-Hub is a ground-breaking physical and virtual ecosystem for high-potential small businesses. By offering a full range of business services, resources and programs, Riversands I-Hub assists SMEs in enhancing their competitiveness and growth potential. Riversands I-Hub recently received three international awards at the 2022 InBIA, International Business Innovation Association conference in Atlanta, recognizing their incredible work in building unique models, resources and services for performance-orientated entrepreneurs across South Africa.
Rainbow Consult is an SME expert with more than 25 years’ experience working with SMEs across industries all over Africa. The organization specializes in providing complete and appropriate solutions in the following areas: Organizational Capacity Building, Strategic Management, Human Resource, Instructional Design, Research and Compliance, Independent Strategic Management and Certification and Accreditation. Learn more about Rainbow Consult!
The 2022 L&D Africa Conference, powered by Rainbow Consult was successfully held in Accra Ghana on October 6th - 7th. Check out these photos from the event.
Agripreneurship: A Pathway to Wealth Creation | LSETF
Date: 26 October, 2022
Join Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi (Founder/CEO, JR Farms Africa) and Hakeem Onasanya (Special Adviser to the Chairman, Board of Trustees, LSETF) at LSETF’s upcoming masterclass which will help participants understand the agricultural value chain and give clear pointers on creating wealth in the sector. Register here! Invest in Cote d'Ivoire | The Africa CEO Forum
Date: 27 October 2022
Africa CEO Forum organizes in partnership with Ecobank a digital event "Invest In Côte d'Ivoire - Agribusiness" with the objective to unveil and examine the investment opportunities that the country offers in this sector. Learn more and register! The Future of Work: Winning The Talent War and Coping With Great
Resignations | LSETF
Date: 3 November, 2022 | 11am WAT
Quiet quitting, evolving workplace models and the great resignation are some of the trends shaping the future of work and posing new challenges for business owners today. In this webinar, strategies to help you navigate these challenges and win the highly competitive talent war will be discussed. Visit here to register.MSME Competitiveness Survey | The FATE Institute and SMEDAN
The FATE Institute has begun collecting data for their report development in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). Your feedback is needed on how to better position MSME’s in Nigeria to grow and compete both locally and internationally as well as to help understand MSME competitiveness across Nigerian states. Access the survey here! Innovate, Create, Build Certificate Course | FATE Foundation
This is a 10-module certificate course carefully designed to help participants acquire the right knowledge to kickstart and/or remain in business, stand apart from competitors and achieve business vision. It offers a unique opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs that are looking to turn their business ideas into a profitable business venture in Nigeria. Learn more and apply!
Gender and Inclusion Summit 2022| Policy Innovation Centre
Date: 16 November, 2022
Format: Hybrid
This summit will provide a platform to explore transformative ways to achieve gender equality and accelerate the actualization of the SDGs as well as positive outcomes for men and women. The GS-22 will be a full-day event consisting of plenary, panel, breakout sessions, oral and poster presentations, and exhibitions. Visit here to learn more and register!
2022 Annual Celebration & Awards Ceremony | FATE Foundation
Date: 1, December, 2022
This is a yearly commemorative program celebrating all the entrepreneurs, who have entrusted FATE Foundation with their entrepreneurial journey and also appreciating the volunteers and partners who have enabled their work. Save the date, get ready and watch this space for more information!
Economic Program For the Innovation and Transformation of Enterprises | PEPITE
Deadline: 30 December 2022
This program aims to identify and support Ivorian companies, startups, VSEs (Very Small Enterprises), SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), or intermediary size, with high potential and with a strategic positioning that fills the gaps in the domestic value chains of 15 sectoral clusters of the vision 2030. Apply here!
Report Launch: Accelerating Women-owned Businesses in Male-Dominated Sectors | eTTP
Date: 11 November 2022 | 09:00 - 12:00 SAST | Johannesburg
Supported by the IDRC and ANDE South Africa, Entrepreneurship To The Point (eTTP) will be launching a report titled 'Accelerating Women-Owned Businesses in Male Dominated Sectors - South African Case Study’. The purpose of the research was to obtain a better understanding of the key barriers to entry and growth that women-owned businesses face in male-dominated sectors, as well as to identify key factors necessary to accelerate the participation and growth of women-owned businesses within those sectors. Register to attend! MSME FutureForge for Mining Supplier Diversity | Zevoli Growth Partners & AMI
To support South Africa’s mining industry, forge new capabilities and build a stronger MSME supplier ecosystem, Zevoli Growth Partners in partnership with African Management Institute (AMI), has announced the launch of FutureForge for Mining Supplier Diversity, a programme focused on businesses that offer their products and services to clients that operate in the mining industry. Learn more! The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme | Department of Small Business Development
The Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP) is a dedicated programme to transform and integrate opportunities in townships and rural areas into productive business ventures. The focus is to create platforms that provide the business support infrastructure and regulatory environment that enables entrepreneurs to thrive. Apply now! GrindstoneX All-Women Accelerator Programme | Grindstone and Naspers Labs
With its vision to develop the top 30 women-founded start-ups in South Africa, Grindstone and Naspers Labs have launched GrindstoneX, an all-women accelerator programme. The selected start-ups will participate in Grindstone’s growth engineering programme which was designed to make the companies more investible, scalable, and exit-ready. The programme provides access to expert knowledge, networks, funding and markets to the start-ups as drivers of their success. Click here for more information.
Impact Measurement Training | Villgo
Deadline 30 October, 2022
Villgro’s experience working with early-stage enterprises, combined with available research findings, shows that one of the largest gaps that remain in support of social enterprises is in developing capacity to consistently and efficiently measure and manage impact (GIIN, 2020). Villgro have closely understood the challenges in implementing effective Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) across enterprises of different stages and impact areas. Click here to find out more and apply.Impact in a Changing World Conference | Amani Institute
Date: 11 November, 2022 | Pride Inn Azure
The Impact in a Changing World Conference will bring together stakeholders from different sectors to explore pathways to the next level of impact work. The conference has been put together in recognition of the complex, disruptive challenges that we continue to face and that require immediate action. Sign up and get your early bird ticket. Metaboost Program | Wylde International
Wylde International, in Partnership with Meta Inc., invites Business Support organizations and Entrepreneur support organizations with a desire to empower SMEs and entrepreneurs within their network with digital marketing skills; to partner with them under the Meta Boost program with a FREE high quality digital training. This training program aims at allowing small and medium sized businesses to establish their digital presence, increase their marketability and grow their revenue. Be part of this digital transformation journey by emailing Wylde!
Sector Events and Opportunities
Women Innovators in WASH Program | Bridge for Billions and The Grundfos Foundation
Deadline: 21 October, 2022
The Grundfos Foundation and Bridge for Billions join forces to support women founders with innovative business ventures in the WASH sector in Africa and LATAM. The “Women Innovators In WASH” program will support up to 50 early-stage women-led enterprises in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, South Africa as well as Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia. Learn more and apply here! HealthTech 2023 Challenge | Healthtech Hub
Deadline: 23 October, 2022
The HealthTech Hub Africa, founded by the Novartis Foundation in collaboration with the Norrsken Foundation, is looking for high-impact innovators with health tech solutions to join its 2023 cohort. The 2023 challenge is open for innovators tackling cardiovascular health, breast cancer, virtual health and care, and the optimization of data-driven decision-making. Learn and apply here! Agri Frontier Growth Hub Launch | Agri Frontier
Date: 25 October, 2022 | 11am - 1pm EAT
The Growth Hub is an incubation platform supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), operating within the agri sector across East and West Africa. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit from subsidized consulting in becoming investment-ready, providing access to funding, and business development to expand to regional and international markets. Register for the Growth Hub Launch! Global Green Growth Week 2022 | GGGI
Date: 24-28 October, 2022
The 5-day global conference will feature over 35 virtual knowledge sharing sessions, high-level panel discussion, and partnership day events for participants to share, learn and stimulate new ideas and solutions across a range of sectors and topics with the aim to advance a low-carbon, resilient world of strong, inclusive, and sustainable growth. Register here! SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2023 | GIZ
Deadline : 31 October, 2022
The SAIS Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) offers African tech start-ups from the agriculture, food, and livestock sectors a year-long tailor-made support program to make them investor ready and scale up their business. Apply here!AfriConEU International Brokerage Event | AfriconEU
Date: 2-3 November, 2022
The two-day event will promote collaboration and knowledge sharing between the African and European innovation ecosystems. As a participant, you will get to hear from experts from all around Africa, Europe, and the African Diaspora about their work to support African innovation and entrepreneurship; and take part in conversations about the future of collaborations between Africa and Europe. Register here! Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2022 - 9th Edition | VC4A and ABAN
Date: 2 - 4 November, 2022 | Virtual
This event will give participants the opportunity to meet and connect with the leaders from the Africa startup, innovation and investment industry, the latest trends, insights and industry research, workshops and masterclasses for both aspiring and practicing investors, exclusive virtual networking and co-investment opportunities and more. Register here! Africa Retail Congress 2022 | LBS and Africa Retail Academy
Date: 12 November, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM WAT
Venue: Main Auditorium, Lagos Business School, Lekki- Lagos Nigeria.
The forthcoming congress will bring together stakeholders, academics, public sector officials, and practitioners to present tips for the impactful growth of Africa’s retail. Speakers at the congress will include CEOs, public sector officials, retail experts and seasoned academics across the continent. Register here! Africa AgTech Startup Showcase | IFA/UM6P
Deadline: 30 November, 2022
The African Agtech Showcase, is targeted towards Agtech entrepreneurs that have a solution for one of the problems facing African agriculture, want to connect with professionals in plant nutrition and farming and would like to be more actively engaged in the transformation of African agriculture. Learn more and apply here! Opportunities for African Companies to Identify Partners and Access the Indian Market | Global Business Inroads (GBI)
GBI has developed a technology showcase and transfer platform - Global Technology Interface (GTI) to facilitate sustained communications between companies across borders. The platform showcases various technologies and opportunities in the Digital Technology, Clean Technology and BioTechnology sectors. GBI has launched the India-Africa Digital Cooperation Platform, with an aim to promote business collaborations between African companies (corporates, SMEs) seeking digital
solutions and Indian digital product and service companies. African companies can register and share their requirements for digital transformation/ Indian market access on the GTI platform and use the reference code "AFRICA". For more information, please reach out to Rakshith Chengappa and Kichu Jacob!
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Programme Manager | African Angel Academy | Cape Town, South Africa
Entrepreneur in Residence | Seedstars | Abidjan or San-Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire
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Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning | Winrock International | Dakar, Sénégal
Director, Agriculture & Climate Action | Mastercard Foundation | Dakar, Sénégal
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in developing economies. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits.
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