Deadline: 30 June 2025
Submissions are now open for the Orange Corners Incubation programme for young Bangladeshi entrepreneurs (18 – 35 years) with initiatives tackling the Sustainable Development Goals.
Through hands-on capacity-building sessions, mentorship and funding, they help entrepreneurs strengthen their business foundations and prepare for their next stage of growth.
Benefits
- Capacity building: Intensive training sessions, masterclasses and foundational skills building to strengthen entrepreneurial capacity.
- Personalised coaching and mentorship: entrepreneurs receive one-on-one coaching and personalised follow-up at regular intervals to guide them through their growth and challenges. Entrepreneurs also get access to industry experts and seasoned founders for customised mentorship.
- Exclusive resources: access to the Entrepreneur toolkit and other resources to support growth outside of and beyond the incubation.
- Events and networking: access to exclusive networking events to facilitate connections with other entrepreneurs, key ecosystem players and potential investors.
- Co-working space: complimentary access to co-working spaces in Impact Hub Dhaka Mirpur (2 seats per company).
- Funding: selected participants will receive a grant of up to €5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Businesses that are in the post-market roll-out stage
- Businesses that address one or more of the SDGs
- At least one founder must be a Bangladeshi national, aged between 18 – 35, and based in Bangladesh.
- Priority will be given to businesses led by women or those with women in senior leadership roles.
- Incubation is sector-agnostic
For more information, visit Orange Corners.