What we do
Orange Corners supports young entrepreneurs to grow their businesses through incubation and acceleration programmes. Since it takes an ecosystem to raise a business, we also run other projects focused on strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystems they operate in, related to access to finance, education, skills building, policy development and more.
How we do it
Each Orange Corners programme is initiated by a local NL embassy. We partner with local ecosystem stakeholders, such as incubators, investors, local, Dutch and international companies and knowledge institutes. Collectively, we form a vibrant and diverse network of actors that launch various programmes to support starting entrepreneurs and strengthen local entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Why we do it
Nearly 75% of the African population and more than 60% of the Middle Eastern population is under the age of 35. Many of these young people are unemployed – in some countries up to 50%. As populations grow rapidly, youth unemployment is an increasing socioeconomic challenge. Orange Corners empowers young people to take charge of their own destiny and turn their innovative ideas into impactful and profitable businesses.
What we offer entrepreneurs
Training sessions
Investment
Business development support
Exposure
Events and master classes
International network
Mentoring
Positive environment
More than incubation
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Agripreneurship
Successful agripreneurs play an important role in creating sustainable food systems, generating jobs and income and …
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Entrepreneurship in fragile contexts
Supporting entrepreneurship in fragile contexts can be unpredictable, but it holds huge potential to help people …
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Scaling businesses in low- and middle income countries
Scaling up is key for businesses in low-income countries to survive financially. Research is needed on …
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Entrepreneurial ecosystem development
To succeed, entrepreneurs need the right mix of infrastructure, good policies, education, funding and a culture …
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Research
Through our monitoring, evaluation and learning, we collect a large amount of data. We not only …
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Alumni Community
Every incubation or acceleration cycle ends with a graduation ceremony, in which we celebrate the achievements …
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Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)
Through the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF), we support young entrepreneurs to scale their businesses, create …
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Knowledge to Knowledge (K2K)
Good education and training are vital to improve the prospects of youth. Together with our implementing …
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Government to Government (G2G)
It takes an ecosystem to raise a startup. Well-developed, context-specific policies help young entrepreneurs and their …
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Student challenges
In order to create more awareness for entrepreneurship among young people we organise student challenges at …
