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The 1st UGANDA STARTUP CUPA 6 month coaching and mentoring business competition

4th October 2013 – 4th April 2014

www.startupcup.com

www.uganda.startupcup.comwww.iventureafrica.ug



Uganda - over 78% below 30

8 million youth aged 15-30

Highest unemployment rates in SubSaharan Africa.

UNIVERSITY GOING YOUNG WOMEN ,YOUTH IN THE

INFORMAL SECTOR

• women in Africa make up more than

one-third of the work force. They

account for

• 70% of agricultural workers,

• 80% of food producers, 100% of those

who process basic foodstuffs and they

undertake from

• 60% to 90% of the marketing.

Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA,1993)

TARGET POPULATION IN UGANDA



• Target the underserved majority of all startup

businesses that lack experience and resources, andintend to stay small and local;

• Focus on building sustainable businesses byeducating entrepreneurs on the universals of designinga viable business model; including

1. accelerated go-to-market strategies,2. customer development,

3. bootstrap funding techniques,4. team development, and5. revenue generation.

• Provide a locally-driven comprehensive and long-term judging, coaching, and mentoring process . Withlocal business leaders and seasoned entrepreneurs;

•

• Increase connection to Global Entrepreneurship

Week to organically grow and enhance localizedentrepreneurial ecosystems;

• Increase community collaboration among businessleaders, government officials, higher educationinstitutions and business service providers

StartUp Cup is unique because we:



The 1st Uganda Startup Cup

The StartUp Cup global community is expanding with over41 StartUp Cups being organized in36 countries. Our grassroots-based approach to growing entrepreneurs, communities and entrepreneurial

ecosystems is proving to be one of the most high impact entrepreneurial programs in the world.



1. Competition Kick-Off

2. Competition Process: Short Form Business Model Submissions

3. Judges Business Model Review

4. Top 25 Selection & Notification

5. Top 25 Long Form Business Model Submissions

6. Top 25 Business Model Review & Pre-Judging Activities7. Top 25 Pitches

8. Top 12 Selection & Notification

9. Top 12 Semifinalists Coaching Sessions

10. Top 12 Semifinalists Revised Business Model Submissions11. Top 12 Semifinalists Business Model Review Top 12 Pitches

12. Top 7 Finalists Selection & Notification13. Top 7 Finalists Coaching Sessions

14. Top 7 Finalists Business Model Submissions

15. Top 7 Finalists Business Model Review

16. Top 7 Finalists Pitches

17. StartUp Cup Award Celebration18. Post Project Evaluation

a carefully planned event



Business Model = Dynamic

Long Live the Business Model

Supports going to market quickly and testing assumptions

Securing customers and generating revenue as fast as possible



STARTUP CUP ANTICIPATED UNIVERSITY REACH : SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

GULU

UNIVERSITY

MBARARA

UNIVERSITY

MAKERERE

UNIVERSITY

IUIU

UNIVERSITY

NB: 25 PARTICIPANTS

/UNIVERSITY

People starting businessesare purpose-based

consumers and are verybrand loyal.They get to join a network of branded entrepreneursshowing Uganda's power.

THE WEB CONNECTVENTURE COMMUNITIES

An open to all 6 month businessmodel competition.

Country Wide Participation



REWARD TOP TALENT

• Merchandising and Sales

OpportunitiesBy licensing jerseys, caps, T-shirts and

competition related items you can

advertise your brand and recoup aportion of investment.

INCREASE COMMUNITY EQUITY

• Entertain Clients, Employees, etc.

Reward top talent by involving team

members in employee events, give-

always, etc. Also include community

partnerships and customer activities.

PLATFORM TO PROMOTE YOURPRODUCT/SERVICES

• Engage entrepreneurs who are known

to be brand loyal

STARTUP CUP SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

BUILD YOUR BRAND

•Increase Company Visibilitya unique opportunity for increased

corporate identification, exposure and

brand awareness.

BE AN ACTIVE AND VISIBLE PART OF THECUP

• 7 month business model competition thatis set to be a media sensation.

ENTERTAIN KEY CUSTOMERS• Target Preferred Customers

By encouraging participation in the

competition to select target markets,

you can leverage team relationship and

offerings.



• Anticipated numbers per event 25participants and at least 100spectators and facilitators peruniversity.

• Online , Radio, TV Coverage

• Co-host events press briefs with us.

• An open invitation to be a thoughtleader for our local events.

• Guest blog posts, video promotion.

STARTUP CUP SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

St tU C E t



• Going to market and generatingrevenue.

• Sharing their compelling businessmodel story.• Product/service in filling a needor solving a problem.

• Identifying clear target market.

• Identifying customers andgaining feedback.

• Bootstrapping startup practices.

•Presenting a solid financial modelthat works.• Being flexible and listening tocoaching feedback in order

to be able to modify and adjustbusiness model assumptions.

StartUp Cup Entrepreneurs arerewarded for:



Startup Cup International platformPartnersThe Uganda StartUp Cup will be a

featured event of GlobalEntrepreneurship week. GEW

http://www.gew.org.uk/about• Nov. 2012, Youth Business International hosted Week in

the UK, in partnership with Barclays.• 279,500 people attended over 3,200 events, organized by

532 partner organizations - a 30% increase

on the 2011 campaign.• Run by a wide range of partners including the public

sector, SMEs, schools/FE colleges, universities and not-for-

profit organizations.

Global Entrepreneurship Week is theworld’s largest campaign to

promote entrepreneurship. @ year itplays a critical role in encouraging

the next generation ofentrepreneurs to consider starting

up their own business

http://www.gew.org.uk/about

http://www.gew.org.uk/about



Objectives

To promote the entrepreneurial

spirit among young people

through the provision easilyaccessible venture startup

resources.

networking pre-company/organization launch coaching,finance and business coaching ,mentorships

meaningful apprenticeships

.

internet photo

Innovative solutions for African

Ventures was founded in thehope to remedy the direunemployment issues youth arefacing.

ICT’s coupled withEntrepreneurship as primal tool fodevelopment to aid andencourage entrepreneurship asthe engine fuelling

- innovation,- employment generation

- and economic growth

- Registered company

- www.iventureafrica.wordpress.com

i-venture Africa is



MISSION :

To promote the entrepreneurial spirit and own initiativesamong youth through providing best practice business

resources for innovative new business youth ventures.

VISION:

A flourishing first world African economy throughsustainable entrepreneurship training & Promotion



• Increasing the quantity and qualityof entrepreneurs

• Building and expandingentrepreneurial networks locally .

• Maximizing local synergies andincreased collaboration amongentrepreneurial service providers.

• Visible recognition and reward ofentrepreneurial behaviors

StartUp Cup goes beyond the creation of

jobs through startups. The StartUp Cup

achieves these other important communityobjectives:



Mentors & Coaches from MediaAnalyst in addition to publicity

for the first year of startup Cup.

Mentorship for the event &Coaches from UNAU leadership

Mentors & Coaches from some ofthe Uganda Mozilla Group. Mozilla is

a global, organization dedicated tomaking the Web better.

Participating Teams will winsubsidized digital advertisingconsultancy for their goods andservices from TXI advertising in

conjunction with i-venture Africa(Branding and advertising concepts).

CURRENT PARTNERS



• NGOs who work in anyaspect of entrepreneurship

promotion.

• Colleges and universities

• Corporations who consider

promoting entrepreneurshipto be an important goal – CSR or mainstream business

• Foundations who work inpromoting entrepreneurship.

• Investors and financialinstitutions

• Government bodies

Who may Partner ?



1. Print and Media-Based Promotions:

2. Recognition at all StartUp Cup events

3. Mention in press releases and media outreach

4. Logo placement on all promotional and marketingmaterials

5. On Website & Emails:

6. Placement on the StartUp Cup webpage

7. Engage media with I-venture Africa

1. Food and Drink: Actual costs will vary by location, plussnacks, coffee/tea, water, and other beverages.

2. Venues: a donated/sponsored venue for the event.

3. Supplies: : Rented tables/chairs, name-tags, markers, dry-erasers, paper, post-it notes, sketch-pads, tape, plates,napkins, utensils, etc.

4. Startup Cup Travel and Accommodation: Set aside enoughfunds to cover the cost of a local/regional travel ,

5. Marketing Materials: If you plan on pursuing traditionalmarketing tactics (printing flyers/leaflets, paying for advertising space, etc.), account for this in the budget.

6. Promotional Materials : T-shirts, stickers, water bottles, totebags, notepads, pens etc. It’s always a good idea to havesomething fun for attendees to take home from the event.

Silver Prize Money-



3. Mention in press releases and media outreach

4. Logo placement on all promotional and marketingmaterials


6. Priority Logo on all emails related to the StartUp Cup


8. Direct link to your corporate webpage




3. Mention in press releases and media outreach4. Logo placement on all promotional and marketing

materials




Platinum Sponsor Prize Money-

Event Sponsor In kind Sponsor



MEET THE TEAM

Baguma Tinkasiimire (Team Leader )

United Nations Association of Uganda

Mark Kaheru ( Mentor )

Media Analyst

Allan Ananura ( Founder )i-venture Africa

Yvonne Koreta

i-venture Africa

Kisakye Winnie ( Operations Manager )

i-venture Africa

Kasagama Ivan (Operations Manager )

TXI advertising



THANK YOU

I-Venture Africa

P . o. Box 2404

Kampala, Uganda

www.startupcup.com

www.iventureafrica.ug

[email protected]

[email protected]

+256773917658

http://www.startupcup.com/

http://www.startupcup.com/

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