About the program

The Acceleration Factory Program runs for 4 months – from February 2020 to May 2020. During this period, you will be getting training from qualified professionals, mentoring from industry experts and you will have access to a resident entrepreneur for extra coaching. Collectively the team is here to ensure you grow your sales to a new level.

There are 12 workshop days with all company owners, focusing on human centered design, buyer behaviour, sales techniques, business branding, social media marketing, accounting and finances, governance and compliance, improving your operations, building partnerships, and creating an HR strategy.

Next to this, we will also have regular network sessions with key note talks for key people from the industry. During the program, you and your team will also have access to working space at the Ghana Innovation Hub. At the end of the program you should have a growth plan with clear KPIs, know who to target and how to reach them to further your business.

In May 2020, there will be a networking event for you to promote your (new) products and services.

Selection Criteria

We will be selecting between 5 - 10 tech businesses and are looking for registered businesses with existing sales. You are currently in business and have generated sales and are now looking to grow that sales by developing new products, or expanding into new markets. We are sector agnostic, but your company has to have a tech focus. Our selection criteria are:

• The business is registered at The Registrar General and is an IT based / enabled business
• You are already generating monthly revenues and you are ideally past proof of concept. You have financial statements to support claim and show amount generated over the last 2 years
• You have a sustainable business model and there is an opportunity to scale the business (local / internationally).
• The company has more than 2 full time team members
• The team is not involved in any other program concurrently as the acceleration factory
• The founder / CEO is available for acceleration factory dates listed below. Ideally whole team or other relevant members should come for some selected sessions. (e.g. IT for product development, Sales/Marketing for buyer behaviour)
• The team is able to commute to the hub for the training on the selected dates (No transport or accommodation will be provided)
• The founder is over the age of 18