GreenMatter Imvelisi Bootcamp 2017 for Enviropreneurs – South Africa (Funded)

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 11 April 2017,

• Are you passionate about sustainability and the environment?
• Are you curious to explore whether entrepreneurship is for you?
• Do you have a great, innovative idea related to natural resource management?
• Do you want to learn how to assess and further develop your idea into a marketable enterprise?
• Are you curious by nature, innovative at heart and willing to take risks to realise your dreams?
• Do you want to work with up and coming business support networks and enviropreneurs to realise job creation in water and biodiversity?
• Would a business bootcamp help take you to the next stage?

This 5 day Bootcamp is about finding out if entrepreneurship is for you, unpacking your ideas, exploring the alignment of your ideas to national priorities, learning how to assess market potential, understanding the funding and partnership landscape that will be important to take your ideas forward, networking with entrepreneurs in this space and practising your pitching skills in a Dragons Den simulation session.
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If this would add value to your professional development and help to propel you to the next step towards “Enviropreneurship”, please don’t hesitate to apply! We are looking for 50 of the brightest, most inspired, and energetic young people to go on this journey with us.

Requirements:

1. – 35 years or younger;
2. – Matriculated;
3. – Living in South Africa;
4. – Able to communicate comfortably in English;
5. – Have a business idea/concept that speaks to natural resource management, climate change, food security, water security      and social innovation; and
6. – Available to attend a Business Bootcamp in Gauteng between 5th to the 9th of June 2017

   NOTE: Training and accommodation costs will be covered for successful applicants. You are required to make your own travel arrangements to the Bootcamps. Travel may be subsidised under exceptional circumstances but is not guaranteed.

Application Procedure:

• To apply, fill in the application form here. The closing date is Tuesday, 11 April 2017, midnight. Please take time to fill this in carefully, as this is your opportunity to sell yourself and your concept.

  ​Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any enquiries no 011 447 5112 or contact:

• Shanna Nienaber, YWP-ZA Chair, [email protected]
• Janavi Da Silva, GreenMatter, [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GreenMatter Imvelisi Bootcamp 2017