The Young Enterprise Scale-Up (YES) Programme is a unique five-year venture support and growth-acceleration program to identify, qualify and scale-up early stage companies in Africa. The YES Bootcamp is an intensive 2-day workshop in Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Johannesburg where SME co-founders and leaders are trained on how to design their ventures for scale.
Stages of Support
Idea
Start-up
Early
Growth
Mature
Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism
Mentoring
Classroom / seminar training
Online / mobile
Direct Consulting Services
Seat on the Board
Talent Placement
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
Legal, accounting, other office services
Sector development
Governance structure
Due diligence
Investor matchmaking
Technology development or adoption
Media exposure
Investment Instruments
Equity
Intervention Type
Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
Invest Directly
Conduct research on the sector
Promote and educate about entrepreneurship
Sectors of Focus
Agriculture & Food
Education
Energy
Health
Information and communication technology
Financial services
Stakeholder or Business Model Focus
Base of the pyramid
Social enterprise
Science, engineering or invention based businesses