{"id":7014,"date":"2024-06-25T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/?p=7014"},"modified":"2024-06-25T08:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:31:16","slug":"acelerando-a-lideranca-e-o-empreendedorismo-negros-able-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/bolsas-e-fundos\/acelerando-a-lideranca-e-o-empreendedorismo-negros-able-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating Black Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accelerating Black Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accelerating Black Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) is a business accelerator programme designed to strengthen, energise and support startups and small businesses led by black entrepreneurs in the United States. ABLE identifies black business leaders with impact-oriented solutions at the local and national level, addressing essential community needs while stimulating sustainable growth. 38 black founders have graduated since the programme launched in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who can apply?<\/strong>  Black entrepreneurs leading start-ups and small businesses. The target audience is early-stage, revenue-generating for-profit companies (seed to Series A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth ABLE group will be made up of 15 to 20 entrepreneurs. Applications are welcome from all sectors, with a preference for those that are impact-orientated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by Friday 28 June 2024 at 11.59pm PST.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important note:  <\/em>only share non-confidential information in your application.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, please contact brett@africandiasporanetwork.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a> .<\/a> <\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more at  https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/able\/<\/u><\/strong><\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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programme overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Programme commitment <\/strong> 15 to 20 entrepreneurs will take part in a virtual enterprise and leadership training programme from September to October 2024, leading up to a live, face-to-face pitch session at Santa Clara University. The programme offers weekly training sessions (5 hours per week) and 3-4 hours of mentoring and network building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview of benefits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The selected entrepreneurs will receive a fully paid entrepreneurship and leadership training programme, complemented by mentoring and network-building forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Participants in the programme will have a platform to present proposals in Silicon Valley to leading investors, venture capitalists and impact investors, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*There is no cost to take part in the programme and companies do not have to give up any assets. Participants will receive a modest grant as a financial reward on completion of the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Opportunity to participate in a face-to-face session for the Silicon Valley investor community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Fully paid training in leadership and entrepreneurship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Regular meetings with virtual mentors throughout the programme to master the curriculum and solve specific challenges faced by companies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* ABLE Financial Award - Modest stipend on completion of the programme<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Opportunity to take part in exclusive networking forums<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Opportunity to connect and interact with venture capitalists and angel and impact investors. Invitation to the African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For consideration, potential candidates must meet the basic requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Founder or executive of a scalable, for-profit start-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The company must be led or co-lead by black or African entrepreneurs from the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The company is at an early stage and generating revenue (seed for Serie A).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The company must be based in the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Must be an established legal entity that has been in operation for 6 months or more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primary selection criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Must demonstrate early traction evidenced in growing usage, revenue or other metrics.  (Proposals or prototypes are not eligible.)<\/strong>  The company must have a website and a tangible digital or physical product or service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Potential for financial sustainability and investment. Potential for scalability. Demonstrate quantifiable impact and market reach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The entrepreneur must be able to dedicate time to the programme's activities, including business training, mentoring sessions, networking events and pitch days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalists are expected to meet with colleagues from the programme, members of the ADN network, mentors and sponsors as part of their commitment. Participants are expected to fulfil a high level of personal and professional integrity, mutual respect and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondary Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* A strong preference for impact-orientated businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications are welcome from all sectors, with priority given to those in underserved\/represented sectors. Balanced gender representation among entrepreneurs. In the United States, black women receive the least amount of venture capital funding and should be well represented in the group selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reasonable geographical spread across the United States and territories. Cross-sector diversity and a comprehensive mix that shows impact and innovation across various sectors, including education, health, finance, connectivity, agriculture and renewable energy.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Acelerando a Lideran\u00e7a e o Empreendedorismo Negros (ABLE) 2024 Accelerating Black Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) \u00e9 um programa acelerador empresarial projetado para fortalecer, energizar e apoiar startups e pequenas empresas lideradas por empreendedores negros nos Estados Unidos. A ABLE identifica l\u00edderes empresariais negros com solu\u00e7\u00f5es orientadas para o impacto a n\u00edvel local e nacional, abordando […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bolsas-e-fundos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wecare.center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-1-4.jpeg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7016,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7014\/revisions\/7016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wecare.center\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}