International Certificate In Entrepreneurship
Accelerate Prosperity offers an interactive and output driven online incubation program to ideas and startups in partnership with the E4Impact Foundation of the Altis School of Business, Universita Cattolica, Milan Italy. The program offers International Accreditation in Entrepreneurship by the Altis School of Business, startup financing,mentorship and training and advisory services to aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs.
What is in it for an Entrepreneur?
Financing:
Access to multiple sources of financing including AP’s own funding
Investment Readiness Training and Advisory:
Online training sessions with lead trainers for E4Impact foundation, one on
one advisory sessions with business coaches, group and individual mentorship
sessions and investor weekends to help businesses improve the business
model, execution plan and present a case for potential financing.
International Certificate:
Entrepreneurs completing all the assessment requirements will be given an
International Certificate in Entrepreneurship by E4Impact Foundation of Altis
School of Business, Universita Cattolica, Milan (Italy).
Business Forum:
Select entrepreneurs will get a chance to participate in AP business forum to pitch their business/ idea to AP and other national and international institutional and individual investors.
Personal Business Coaches, Mentors, and Subject Matter Experts:
successful entrepreneurs, investors and subject matter experts and AP’s
investment team to help guide the entrepreneur throughout the process.
ICE consists of two main
components
Investment Readiness Training & Advisory Services
A blended learning approach that provides remote training and advisory, business coaching and mentoring.
The Complete Journey of an Entrepreneur
What do we look for in a business?
A unique and innovative business model with potential for causing or contributing to positive economic and social transformation.
A clear market niche, sound target market & customer base.
Realistic competitive advantage in terms of price, quality and easy/ large access.
Strong revenue and profit models, potential for scalability and growth.
Strong value chain effect.
Impact potential
Who can apply?
Existing Businesses with Revenue Streams.
Businesses with new, innovative and unique business models offering highly value-adding, scalable and technological solutions and demonstrating potential for causing positive economic and social transformation will be preferred.
Who cannot apply?
Businesses involved in practices that are illegal,
unethical and/or cause substantial damage to
the environment.
Not-For-Profit business ideas or institutions.
What do we look for in a business?
Strong entrepreneurial traits, including (but not limited to) leadership qualities, risk taking, street smartness, ability to do more with less etc.
Coachable team, including (but not limited to) openness to advisory, ability and openness to constantly iterate, adapt and evolve based on
changing conditions, realities, or assumptions etc.
Experience in doing business, or as an employee in a similar industry, or subject matter expertise relevant to the product/ service.
Who do we work for?
We work with existing businesses from across Pakistan from all industries, sectors and value chains relevant and applicable in Pakistan.
ORGANIZING PARTNERS
E4impact Foundation
(E4Impact) is an initiative launched in 2010 by ALTIS (Graduate School of Business and Society of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), with the objective of training impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets in order to support the start-up and growth of their businesses. In 2015, E4Impact became a Foundation with the support of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Securfin, Mapei, Salini-Impregilo, Bracco, ENI and other Individual Participants. The work of the Foundation contributes to the accomplishment of many of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Goals, including access to quality education, decent work, economic growth and poverty and hunger reduction.
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