• Capacity Development Provider

Hivos

Green Entrepreneurship Support Programme Southern Africa developed a unique approach that addresses and activates all key elements of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, which connect back to various intervention strategies. By specifically targeting and tailored support for young entrepreneurial women and men, the program pushes for a sustainable future of the planet. Due to its holistic approach, the impact of this program has the unique potential to directly and indirectly impact all SDGs.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Online / mobile
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Co-working space
    • Cohort or group support
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Marketing support or market research
    • Building HR capacity
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Financial management
    • Needs assessment
    • Performance management
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation
    • Legal, accounting, other office services
    • Sector development
    • Governance structure
    • Investor showcases
    • Due diligence
    • Building M&E capacity
    • Investor matchmaking
    • Exit strategies
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Media exposure
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Invest Directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Media & entertainment
    • Wholesale and retail trade
    • Culture

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Base of the pyramid
    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Advocacy
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
    • Ethical sourcing
    • Minority or previously excluded population
    • Refugees and migration

  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Capacity building
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Sustainable energy
    • Access to information
    • Equality and empowerment
    • Access to financial services
    • Human rights protection or expansion
    • Access to energy
    • Natural resources conservation
    • Sustainable land use
    • Pollution prevention and waste management

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • FinTech
    • CleanTech
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