An initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Orange Corners Bangladesh taps into the potential of Bangladeshi youth, equipping them with skills, finances, and resources to enable them to turn their smart ideas into sustainable businesses. The Orange Corners programme in Bangladesh is divided into three phases: Pre-Incubation, Incubation, and Post-Incubation.
The Pre-Incubation phase engages Bangladeshi youth to participate in solving local challenges and is designed to raise awareness of entrepreneurship among students through the campus coordinator programme, university-based events, and hackathons.
The Incubation phase is designed to attract, select, and train early-stage entrepreneurs through intense capacity-building and mentorship initiatives. The 6-month long Incubation programme equips young entrepreneurs, aged 18-35 years, with skills, funding, and resources to start and grow sustainable businesses – specifically ones that contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and address the local challenges of Bangladesh. Selected teams in the Incubation programme will receive training, coaching, masterclasses, networking and opportunities to receive match funding up to 5,000 euros.
The Post-Incubation phase is designed to enable the top graduates of the Incubation programme to become eligible to access funding up to 50,000 euros and take their enterprises to the next level so that they can raise funding from VCs and other investors.
What Orange Corners can offer you
Skills development
Orange Corners offers both collective and individual workshops on the different stages of creating a social enterprise
Coaching and mentoring
The programme provides a personal development week, collective workshops in soft skills, and mentoring for young entrepreneurs
Personalised follow-up
There is an advisory board (strategic committee) and collective support available to help entrepreneurs as they develop their businesses
Events and networking
Participants can attend professional meetings and events organised by the incubators to help them connect with other entrepreneurs and potential investors
Accommodation and domiciliation
Entrepreneurs can access the incubator space and receive a reduced price for commercial domiciliation to help them establish their businesses
Funding
Successful entrepreneurs in the programme will have the opportunity to access funding up to 50,000 euros and take their enterprises to the next level so that they can raise funding from VCs and other investors
Pre-Incubation
We support Bangladesh youth to participate in solving local challenges, and encourage young people aged 18-35 years, especially aspiring women entrepreneurs and innovators, through multiple initiatives such as Ideation challenges, PowHER events, and Campus Coordinator programme.
Incubation
Our Incubation programme is for young Bangladeshi entrepreneurs – with a key focus on female founders – aged under 35 years, who are solving local challenges that contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals. We support startups and SMEs with capacity-building through training sessions, masterclasses and mentorship, pro-bono office space, and opportunities for networking and funding for up to 5,000 euros during this phase.
Post-Incubation
Upon successful completion of the Incubation programme, the top graduates who meet all eligibility criteria will have the opportunity to apply for funding up to 50,000 euros and take their enterprises to the next level so that they can raise funding from VCs and other investors.
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Where to find us
Orange Corners Bangladesh Mohakhali Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) Medona Tower, 28 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212 Orange Corners Bangladesh Mirpur Impact Hub Dhaka Level 9, Grameen Telecom Bhaban, Mirpur Zoo Road, Dhaka 1216 [email protected]
