TURACOS
Entrepreneur Stories
Desmond Oben
Considering the difficulties pregnant women face in traveling through bad roads in certain communities in Cameroon, Desmond aims at solving the problem by running a mobile ultrasound project in these communities.
Desmond was funded with CHF 5'500 by Turacos to start his project in Cameroon. He has currently employed 2 people to join his team.
Nathalie Ngwemetah
With a background in animal production, Nathalie wanted entrepreneurial training to enable her to commercialize her passion for broiler production.
After the training program, Turacos funded her project with CHF 1’000. She has so far scaled her business within a few months of operation.
Nathalie now offers training to 3 young women in her community.
Our Offer to Entrepreneurs
Profile
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based in Cameroon
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in university or a recent graduate
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have a creative business idea linked to at at least one SDGs
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want to establish your own business
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willing and able to commit the time for weekly sessions with your assigned coach and field expert
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open minded and interested in learning
Responsibility
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Must have access to a computer
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be present and be on time in every session
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actively participate in each session (e.g. share thoughts, ask and answer questions)
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ensure that your environment is quiet and comfortable
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perform assignments and submit expected deliverables
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consistently improve your project following the coach's and field expert's advice
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join and engage in our entrepreneurship community
Support
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participation is entirely free
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we connect you to the right coach and field expert
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our Facebook community is there for you to ask any business-related question
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available funding for those who successfully go through the program and meet our selection criteria