Total, a leading international oil and gas company has announced it is accepting applications for its “Startupper of The Year” challenge.
The challenge seeks to “energize the ideas” of young people across Africa who aspire to start their own businesses and build a brighter future.
The challenge is open to entrepreneurs under 35 years of age who are currently preparing a business plan or are in the early stages of creating their own business and are citizens of any these 34 countries – Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe, where Total operates.
In each of the 34 countries where the challenge will be held, a 10-man jury of businesspeople will receive and evaluate projects submitted by entrepreneurs after which 10 entrepreneurs will be preselected for the finals.
Thereafter, the pre-selected finalists will be invited to present their projects orally to the jury, which will select up to three winners.
Each winner will receive the “Startupper of The Year” label, individual coaching and financial support for their project.
In Nigeria, each winner will receive NGN6million, NGN4million and NGN2million respectively.
Interested entrepreneurs in the 34 countries should apply for the challenge on or before January 31, 2016.
*The contestant must be a citizen of the country where its application is submitted in order to create or develop its project there. Only one application by contestant is admitted.
Total, founded in 1924 and headquartered in France, launched the challenge to fuel the dynamic growth that characterizes Africa by fostering the emergence of and supporting the best projects to create or develop business less than two years old.
Click here to apply
Click here to download the rules of the challenge
The challenge seeks to “energize the ideas” of young people across Africa who aspire to start their own businesses and build a brighter future.
The challenge is open to entrepreneurs under 35 years of age who are currently preparing a business plan or are in the early stages of creating their own business and are citizens of any these 34 countries – Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe, where Total operates.
In each of the 34 countries where the challenge will be held, a 10-man jury of businesspeople will receive and evaluate projects submitted by entrepreneurs after which 10 entrepreneurs will be preselected for the finals.
Thereafter, the pre-selected finalists will be invited to present their projects orally to the jury, which will select up to three winners.
Each winner will receive the “Startupper of The Year” label, individual coaching and financial support for their project.
In Nigeria, each winner will receive NGN6million, NGN4million and NGN2million respectively.
Interested entrepreneurs in the 34 countries should apply for the challenge on or before January 31, 2016.
*The contestant must be a citizen of the country where its application is submitted in order to create or develop its project there. Only one application by contestant is admitted.
Total, founded in 1924 and headquartered in France, launched the challenge to fuel the dynamic growth that characterizes Africa by fostering the emergence of and supporting the best projects to create or develop business less than two years old.
Click here to apply
Click here to download the rules of the challenge
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