ZIDI BOOTCAMP
ENTREPRENEUR’S TRAINING
Entrepreneur's Bootcamp
Whether you are a starting, growing or scaling diaspora entrepreneur, the Zidi Bootcamps offer online training courses which aims to prepare diaspora founders to move to the next level in their host or country of origin.
Zidi Bootcamps are the starting point for every entrepreneur and a solid foundation for most small and medium business owners and startups.
The program is for entrepreneurs running start ups or scaling their busineses. The bootcamp instills skills necessary to run the business right from the start through growth and scale-up. If you have a business, then Zidi Bootcamp is the best place to sharpen your leadership and management skills.
Course Duration: 2.5 hours per week for 6 weeks
- Learning materials/videos on the Learning platform
- Individual & group assignments
- Practice pitching Session
Completion certificate - Time commitment of 2.5 hours per week for 6 weeks
- A chance to join Zidi investor Meetups
Fees: Euros 250 Per Person
Our BOOTCAMPS
Starting Entrepreneurs Bootcamp
This is an online programme for starting entrepreneurs who are keen in generating their ideas into a sustainable business model. Generally, these are the businesses that are referred as StartUps.
These businesses require a lot of initial support so that they can provide proof of concept success, which is needed by most investors. Through various modules, entrepreneurs are able to do:
- Business model creation
- Proof of business concept
- Product or service design
- Customer targeting and segmentation
- Revenues and costs structures
- Achieve minimum viable products
Growth Entrepreneurs bootcamp
This bootcamp targets growth stage entrepreneurs with operational businesses and paying customers, often with a minimum of two years in existence with specific business pain points.
It also include businesses that are ready to scale and enter new markets and need new partnerships and funding to get to the next level.
Through various modules, entrepreneurs are able to:
- Scan their business model to see what works or doesn’t work for their business discover new revenue streams
- Identify growth catalysts for their business
- Identify the stage of growth and Funding gaps
- Project revenues and value the business
Meet our Instructors and Mentors
Fridah Ntarangwi
Managing Director, Zidicircle
Toon Buddingh
Programmes Director-Zidicircle
Lourdes Lobede
Global Capacity Booster- HR Lands
Ilario Savi
Team Lead-Hubspot
Johan de Visser
Business Coach
Monicah Thige
Programmes coordinator-Zidicircle
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
For the past 8 years, Zidi has offered various bootcamps within europe and Africa, and most recently during covid-19, our programmes went global with diaspora entrepreneurs joining from across the globe. To-date, Zidi has directly reached over 4500 diaspora via various programmes.
Our bootcamps target aspiring and existing diaspora entrepreneurs and African SME’s at idea, growth or scale up stage who want to grow sustainable businesses in their host country or country of origin.
Entrepreneurs can join online bootcamps from anywhere in the world. All our blended bootcamps have a possibility of streaming live sessions, so it is also possible to follow. We advise applicants to check the mode of delivery and regional criteria to get them most suited bootcamp for their needs.
- Idea stage businesses, with a well-thought-out plan (which is yet to be tested and implemented), a couple of founders and want to get the business off the ground
- Growth stage businesses with a minimum viable product at early testing, have early sales traction (with no repeatable sales model) and are looking into having a financing round focusing on key business and product functionality development.
- Most recently scaling businesses who are looking for new markets, partnerships and funding needed to scale.
We are sector-pragmatic, with an emphasis on the Green Economy, Tech for Good, sustainable manufacturing industries, and social economy enterprises.
The bootcamp is made possible by our generous impact partners who cover most of the costs. However, participants are requested to make a commitment payment of 250 Euros before the start of the programme.
