Business Incubation Communities Ethiopia
BIC Ethiopia, funded by the EU, aims at capacitating business incubators in supporting agri-tech and agri-business start-ups and MSMEs to improve market access, generate higher income and create jobs.
BIC Ethiopia will enable existing and new incubators supporting high potential start-ups with an innovative business model addressing market needs and potential in terms of job creation and income generation, and enhance business incubators’ ability to unlock the potential of agri-tech and agri-business by delivering the necessary tools to enable business growth along different stages of maturity. The BIC Ethiopia project will be implemented by sequa gGmbH (lead), Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, adelphi gGmbH, Growth Africa, ice Hawassa and Stiftung Menschen für Menschen. The project will run until January 2026. BIC Ethiopia is part of BIC Africa. BIC Africa is a regional network that aims to support selected business incubators (BIs). It facilitates capacity building, helps BIs benefit from the exchanges and cooperation with other initiatives, improves the connection between European and African innovation hubs to develop international collaboration, explores business opportunities with European companies, and ensures the quality standards are respected in all supported incubators. BIC Africa is commissioned by the European Union and implemented by EBN. The project will run from 2021 to 2025. Our objectives– Set up a Europe-Africa Coordination Office & Regional Network
– Better connection and synergies between actors of the regional ecosystem
– Build the capacity of local Business Incubators and their client companies
– Improved understanding of the state-of-the-art of the business incubation
– Establishing and reinforcing a quality label for African business support organisations
– Build a committee of experts overseeing the creation of a certification system
– Communication, dissemination and outreach activities to create a strong brand for the Regional Network Our mission
Successful start-ups and small companies, need equally strong business support actors to achieve their goals. EACO facilitates the activities of BIC Africa in Angola, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Somalia. We work to stimulate knowledge sharing among the wider incubation ecosystem for business incubators to benefit from cooperation with other initiatives, collaborations between innovation hubs, and shared business opportunities in Europe and Africa. Our Services Facilitation
Facilitate capacity-building. Make a better connection
Make a better connection between European and African innovation hubs to develop intercontinental collaboration. Awareness Rising
Raise awareness about the needs and challenges faced by incubators and advise decision-makers. Quality Certification Label
Establish or reinforce a quality label for African incubators and ensure that quality standards are respected in all supported incubators. Explore Business Opportunities
Explore business and public/private investment opportunities with local and European initiatives and companies. Exchanges and Cooperation
Help you to benefit from exchanges and cooperation with other initiatives.
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa
- Website: https://bic-ethiopia.eu/
Bic | Africa Introduction
BIC Africa is a regional network supporting selected business incubators (BIs) in stimulating entrepreneurship and creating innovative startups in Eastern and Southern Africa, focusing on youth and women. We seek to strengthen entrepreneurship and foster decent job creation and sustainable livelihoods. BIC Africa is funded by the European Union.