Request for Applications: Growth Accelerator Liberia Programme (Cohort-V)

The cohort focuses exclusively on women-led ventures, reflecting their commitment to empowering female entrepreneurs and fostering an inclusive business environment.

Key Support Offered

• Financial Support
  • Access a co-financing grant of up to USD $40,000
• Technical Assistance
  • Receive industry standard technical support, research, policy advice, and capacity development.
• Mentorship
  • Get six months of intensive entrepreneurship training, catalytic support, and access to an extensive network of like-minded entrepreneurs.

Eligibility Criteria

• To apply to the Growth Accelerator Liberia, an enterprise must meet the following criteria:
  • Must be a woman-owned registered business in Liberia with a valid business registration certificate and an up-to-date tax clearance readily available for verification;
  • Business should be in existence for not less 6 months on application date;
  • Should have a product or service on the market;
  • Are open to collaboration/partnership;
  • Financial Statement that proves that the enterprise is a post-revenue business;
  • Demonstrate capacity and dedication to scale the business and demonstrate sound financial performance/practices;
  • Are founded and/or managed by entrepreneurs who are keen on involving youths, women, persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the business either as staff of the company; consumers and/or people impacted along the value chain;
  • Deliver products or services that aim to create positive social impact directly for low-income consumers and/or the wider community to improve their basic needs;
  • Have the ability to use a mixed financing tools to scale the business i.e. are willing and able to take matching commercial capital investment or put in their own finances (e.g. personal savings, etc)
  • Have the founder(s) full time involved in the business or plan to be full time in the next 6 months.

For more information, visit iCampus Liberia.