Deadline:
December 31, 2024
Location(s)
Online
Overview
UPG Biashara is an initiative that supports entrepreneurs in their journey to turn ideas into businesses. This includes growing and strengthening existing enterprises. Biashara is a Kiswahili word for “business” and it emphasizes the fact that with this initiative UPG is supporting entrepreneurs and all those looking to create impact through business.
Details
The program’s objectives for 2025:
- To certify at least 500 people who complete the training each year
- To support at least 500 people who are taking entrepreneurial action each year - in different ways
- To support at least 100 entrepreneurs running businesses each year
- To provide financial support to entrepreneurs ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 20,000
Why UPGBiashara
UPG Biashara will make it easier for aspiring entrepreneurs to learn how to kick start their business and also fine-tune potential business ideas with the goal of making the world a better place.
With a reasonable number of enterprises in our community, we can achieve exponential growth locally as United People Global’s (UPG) concern is to make an impact on every community on a global scale.
Why We Care
United People Global’s (UPG) goal is to step in and mediate as such increasing the productivity of aspiring entrepreneurs and existing enterprises with the required skillset and funding for selected leaders.
“A significant number of people globally have great dreams and business ideas but lack adequate technical know-how and funding to make this a reality”.
Why We Act
United People Global’s (UPG) mission of encouraging and enabling people from all walks of life globally birthed this initiative targeted at growing individuals with potential business ideas and overcoming the challenges thereby making our local communities stronger.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
What we are looking for: Anyone who is running a business or dreams of running a business one day.
Diversity among UPG Biashara Entrepreneurs
UPG Biashara Entrepreneurs include:
- people who are running a business or who have run businesses in the past
- people who have an idea about a business that they would love to build AND people who have NO specific IDEA
- people from all world regions
- people aged 18 years and over on 1 October 2024
- people of different levels of education
- people who have a strong motivation to learn or to learn more about entrepreneurship
- people who believe in UPG’s mission to empower people to make the world a better place through positive action.
Finally this diversity means that everyone stands a chance when we make the selection of the final UPG Biashara Entrepreneurs. Please note that your age is minimum 18 years on 1 October 2024. This ensures that all participants are considered adults for the duration of the cycle, from application to selection and throughout the entire UPG BIashara experience.
Evaluation Guidance:
The evaluation is done by reviewing the following sections of your application:
A. Profile / Background - who are you? This helps us to achieve diversity.
B. Motivation - we want the most motivated candidates
C. Ability - we want those whose ability is compatible with their motivation
D. Business Idea - we want those who are running a business or who dream of running a business one day. You do NOT lose any points if you have no business idea. But if you have a Business IDEA OR an actual business that you are running, then you get EXTRA points. Please note that most financial opportunities will support entrepreneurs with business ideas. Please don't worry, because of what we are looking for (described above), we will also select some people with "no business idea", however your chances are stronger if you are running a business or have a business idea.
E. Expectations - To ensure that we can build the programme and match the candidates that the programme can support
Dates
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Entrepreneurship has always been central to progress. This fact is even more pertinent in the era that we live in today with the continuous evolution (and disruption) of business models. The solutions that the world seeks may lie beyond the usual sources. UPG Biashara is both inclusive and ambitious in its scope, with the goal of supporting people with ideas wherever they may be. This is why UPG Biashara is COMPLETELY FREE for those who are chosen to be part of the programme. However applicants need to compete to be CHOSEN for the limited places in this transformational programme.
UPG Biashara is made up of a "Learning Journey" and an "Action Journey" - and both are FREE. There is a small application fee that is WAIVED (i.e. UPG will pay for you) for UPG Champions as well as those who cannot afford it, to ensure that UPG Biashara is 100% Free.
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