The Make-IT in Africa Open Innovation Program toolkit is a model and guide for innovation support organizations (ISOs) to leverage to design and run programs that promote collaboration between small and growing businesses, and your local private or public sector.
This toolkit has been developed by Viridian together with Make-IT in Africa, with support from IRESEN and lessons from the Hubs GoGreentech – HUGG, a Make-IT in Africa’s programs.
It provides a customizable program framework (published under open license) and provides knowledge, tips, and tools for African organizations to leverage to transition into Greentech space and run Greentech-focused program.
The development and design of a startup playbook aimed at African hubs looking to support new businesses tackling issues of sexual and reproductive health, commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund.
This guide assists facilitators by giving them all the information they need to successfully run with the Let’s Talk Financing Toolkit.
It looks at why financing and access to it is important for entrepreneurs, and guides the entrepreneur through completing their finance card.
It also highlights the importance of business models and revenue sources in making a business attractive for financing.
Lastly, the guide unpacks the available financing options for entrepreneurs and takes them through what they need to know to apply for financing.
This playbook has been created for programme facilitators at SA hubs to better understand how to effectively support idea-stage businesses and deliver the Launch League idea-stage businesses programme locally for groups of entrepreneurs.
The Launch League Idea-stage Programme toolkit consists of all the open licence resources you need to run an idea-stage programme for the entrepreneurs in your community.
The programme is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the different parts of their business and how these hang together as a viable business model.
This guide is part of Launch League’s Programme Management resource collection. It is a useful resource for any individual working at a hub and guides them on how to run effective entrepreneurship learning programmes.
It’s also a good resource for anyone new to programme management or those wanting to brush up on their knowledge or find new tips and tricks.
It covers topics such as recruitment, marketing, selection, events management, budgeting, partner management and reporting.
A guide and workbook for early-stage entrepreneurs on the benefits of having a mentor. This guide is a printable resource to share with entrepreneurs, unpacking mentorship as part of the Launch League Programme. It includes practical tips and exercises for the entrepreneur to complete.
An in-depth, open-license guide for innovation organisations on how to conceptualise, market, plan, execute and evaluate a challenge competition, with a piloting component. Includes case studies. Developed as part of the Finnish Ministry’s SAIS programme’s Connected Hubs initiative.
Developed in partnership with Zuputo, this primer outlines common syndication and angel deal structures in Ghana.
Published: December 2023
Developed by Ortus Advocates, this primer outlines common syndication and angel deal structures in Uganda as of January 2023.
Published: December 2023
Developed by Bowmans, this primer outlines common syndication and angel deal structures in Tanzania as of January 2023.
Published: December 2023
Developed by Bowmans Kenya, this guide outlines common syndication and angel deal structures in Kenya as of January 2023.
Published: May 2023
Developed in partnership with TLP Advisory, this primer outlines common syndication and angel deal structures in Nigeria.
Published: May 2023
Developed in partnership with Dommisse Attorneys, this primer outlines common syndication and deal structures in South Africa.
Published: May 2023
