Startup Incubation & Acceleration

The Business Incubation Center (BIC) is a business incubator that aims to create a favorable environment for the emergence of innovative companies with high potential for scale.

The Incubator appears to support the affirmation of micro, small and medium-sized companies by creating an environment that stimulates, in a market logic, the development of entrepreneurial initiatives, aiming at innovation and the generation of economically sustainable companies in Cape Verde.

Acceleration Program
What is it?
The Ideas Acceleration Program aims to work with entrepreneurs who are in the validation phase of their idea and Business Model. The Program is quite intense, normally developed for a period of 4 and a half months and aims to develop 5 essential business axes:
- Entrepreneur
- Management
- Technology
- Marketplace
- Financial

Objective
The Ideas Acceleration Program has 6 specific objectives that it aims to achieve.

Business Incubation Program
What is it?
The Business Incubation Program aims to work with companies that are in the start-up phase of the Business. The Program is developed for a period of 24 months (2 years) and aims to develop 5 essential business axes:
- Entrepreneur
- Management
- Technology
- Marketplace
- Financial

Soft Landing Program
What is it?
The Soft Landing Program aims to support companies or entrepreneurs residing in foreign countries who want to start a business activity in Cape Verde. The Program is developed according to the characteristics and needs of the Promoter.

Objective
Provide the Promoter with a set of essential information for the implementation of the business in Cape Verde, guarantee access to entities and companies relevant to the business in question and guarantee administrative and logistical support in this process.

• Location: Praia, Cape Verde, West Africa
• Website: https://www.bic.cv/