North Africa /
Tunisia / Tunis - Incubators
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Afkar
We consider the incubation as a privilege that allows you to take time to think about your project from an articulated approach with the proper resources. It is a support program that provides multiple means of testing hypotheses and bringing the action plan to real life. Our incubation program’s objective is to prepare the entrepreneurs for launching their projects on solid grounds. By the end of the program, the <mark>entrepreneurs would have developed their proof of concept while some would have developed their prototypes, and others would have even managed to acquire their first customer. The entrepreneurs’ projects will eventually be ready to take part in an acceleration program adapted to their needs.</mark> <p></p> Being part of Afkar Incubator’s journey requires taking time to think about one’s project from a structured approach while being accompanied by professionals. During these six months, you will be immersed in an atmosphere of collaborative intelligence, friendly environment, and a variety of experiences. you will mainly be working on: <br>– Formulating your value proposition <br>– Experimenting, testing, and validating your hypotheses <br>– Constructing your Business Plan <br>– Developing a Proof of Concept and a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) <br>– Developing your brand and increasing your notoriety <p></p><mark> Afkar Incubator is a free six-month program that is based in Tunis where the involvement of the incubated entrepreneurs varies upon the phases. It is essential to show up to Afkar Incubator’s workstation in the first and last weeks of the program. The entrepreneur must be able to devote around twenty hours per week to our program activities.</mark>
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FabLab ENIT
The FabLab ENIT is a student club of ENIT, which was officially founded in September 2014. However, the FabLab space has been present since 2012, thanks in particular to European collaborative projects. In the dynamic, competitive and creativity-hungry industrial context, innovation is a key tool to meet market needs. Moreover, ENIT, as the oldest of Tunisian engineering schools, must take up this challenge and address this subject by providing adequate training to its students by providing an appropriate space. The objective of creating a FabLab is to <mark>democratize digital and personal manufacturing, to encourage individual creativity and to help the start-up of innovative companies by newly graduated engineers and to support their development.</mark> <P></P> Thanks to the efforts made by the school to materialize the upstream parts of the innovation process, an ENIT innovation platform, based on the i-Créa@ and DICAMP projects, was created within the framework of Euro-Mediterranean Tempus projects. . The FabLab ENIT is the most suitable space to encourage any form of innovation within ENIT. It is the most adapted to the pedagogical and technological context of the school. In addition, the school has the majority of the basic equipment to launch a globally recognized FabLab, enjoy all the advantages of belonging to the FabLab network, and even respond to calls for tenders at scale. international. <P></P> Supported by the school, the FabLab ENIT will have as its main objective to promote DIY (Do It Yourself) culture, to promote education in technical sciences and to democratize digital and personal manufacturing. This place dedicated to manufacturing will mainly host student projects of an academic or other nature. Ideally, the reception capacity could be extended to a limited number of users outside the school. The FabLab ENIT project is an ambitious project, which offers students an opportunity to develop the qualities sought in a future engineer, namely team spirit, respect for deadlines, curiosity, creativity.
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Factory 619
First Startup Studio & Tech Innovation Hub in Tunisia. We build and host startups. We created Factory 619 with an idea in mind: Plugging a technology innovation hub into the Tunisian startups ecosystem. <p></p> Everything a startup needs: <p></p> <>-COWORKING SPACE<br> Our Factory is 700 square meters large, dedicated to freelancers, nomad workers and startups. It grants a mixed atmosphere of friendly collaboration with the efficiency of a well equipped office <p></p><mark>-INCUBATOR<br> We run intensive incubation programs providing support, mentorship, and resources to help early stage startups build solid MVPs and scale up their business. Startups are accepted in cohorts and the program culminates with a Demo Day.</mark> <p></p>-STUDIO SERVICES<br> Factory 619 provides Startup-Friendly services. Our lean pricing system takes into account your limited budget as a startup, allowing you to develop your MVP or extend your product growth without burning your cash <p></p>-OPEN INNOVATION<br> We help establish an in-house Startup Studio mindset inside an enterprise ecosystem to assist companies in their open innovation process preventing disruption
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BIATLABS
BIATLABS is the BIAT incubator, a non-profit incubator that offers FREE mentorship to entrepreneurs, WITHOUT EQUITY and covers the incubation’s life cycle: Pre-incubation, incubation and post incubation. <p></p> Our vision,<br> <mark>Partner in excellence, our vision is to support the youth’s innovation and ambition as well as work towards an environment that is conducive to entrepreneurship, investment and business ultimately creating value to the Tunisian economy of tomorrow</mark> <p></p> Our values،<br> COMMITMENT, EXCELLENCE and IMPACT are our key words. <p></p> Our motto is to federate a community of entrepreneurs, partners, experts and to contribute to the development of the Tunisian entrepreneurial and economic ecosystem
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Lab'ess
Founded in 2012, just after the revolution, the Laboratory of Social and Solidarity Economy (Lab'ess) is an organization whose mission is to support the associative movement and to support social entrepreneurship as a lever for solidarity development, inclusive and sustainable. <p></p> The Lab’ess has been able to evolve and adapt to its context to act ever more effectively with the actors of change and increase its impact. <p></p> <mark>Today present in Tunis, within its collaborative workspace, outside the walls in the region and also in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, the Lab'ess, raises awareness, accompanies and finances all those who undertake in favor of the general interest through various innovative projects and programs.</mark> <p></p> The Lab'ess is a structure of PULSE, one of the SOS GROUP associations which carries out actions internationally.
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Westerwelle StartupHaus Tunis
A beautiful green space in the heart of the city. WSH Tunis is Tunis’ first downtown coworking space and houses fast growing startups. Enjoy our services and embrace the challenges of building your business. <mark>Startup Haus Tunis is offering unique resources, local and international expertise and global opportunities for talented entrepreneurs in downtown Tunis.</mark> <p></p> Solutions <p></p> Desk <br> Your own desk for a day, week, or month. With all the benefits of a shared workspace, access to all our perks, a vibrant community and work experience. <p></p> Private Office <br> A dedicated space for you & your team. Give your co-workers their own beautiful space and enjoy all the perks that our co-working environment has to offer. <p></p> Room <br> Book a room for a meeting, class, or meetup. Create an exceptional meeting with our equipment and give your participants the experience they deserve. <p></p> Events <br> Host your event in style. Trainings, workshops or whatever you like: our spaces are designed to host small & big events, perfectly tailored to your needs.
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El Space Community
We are a social innovation hub working on the partnerships between individuals, communities, governments, companies and NGOs who share a common interest and commitment for social impact. <p></p> Features <p></p> <mark>EL Fabspace for makers. <br> EL FABSPACE is a unique fablab concept in Tunisia. It is about open digital fabrication laboratories to inspire empower youth to turn their ideas into tangible innovations by giving them access to tools and resources including digital manufacturing technologies and machines. <p></p> The COWORKING space. <br> we provide a large and sunny space at the heart of Tunis. The space is the professional nest of innovators, entrepreneurs, startups, students, and organizations. <p></p> </mark> EL Wall project. <br> EL WALL is among EL SPACE’s first projects and it’s about getting the community living in and around the space to know each other and connect to each other in a very open and collaborative way. Feel free to download this resource and try it and let us know if you need help implementing it or any feedback that we need to do. <p></p> EL Events <br> Our venues are also available for everyone who would like to organize a community event. DO you have an event idea? Let's talk!