Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Training Program Class of 2023

Deadline: 20 April 2022
Open to: aspiring entrepreneurs across the African continent
Benefits: fully-sponsored

Description

Applications for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Training Program Class of 2023 are now open. MEST offers a 12-month graduate-level training to aspiring entrepreneurs across the African continent.

The entrepreneurial training program in business, communications and software development includes extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch and the chance to receive seed investment and grow businesses.

The successful world-class training program is run with the help of an internationally recognized faculty. They also offer their entrepreneurs-in-training (EITs) the opportunity to be mentored by real-life Entrepreneurs, CEOs and other executives from all over the world. Guest lectures have been with executives of Uber, Facebook, Safaricom, Samsung, Interswitch, and many more.

Curriculum Overview

Building Sustainable Teams
Market Research
Product Development and Innovation
Revenue and Business Modeling
Branding and Communications
Marketing and Growth Hacking
Financial Management and Investments
Legal and Regulatory Compliance
Metrics and Measurements
Sales and Traction (achieving product/market fit)
Preparing for investments

Eligibility

Applicant must have a degree from a university or Technical College or equivalent experience with at least two (2) years corporate and startup experience (preferred);
Deep skills in either communications, business or software development;
Young persons crazy about tech and entrepreneurship, and how to use technology to achieve business results;
Should be ready to commit to a full residential program for a whole year;
Disciplined, motivated self-starter who can work and deliver on assignments and projects – demonstrate this by completing the required Pre-Learning courses and MEST’s rigorous recruitment process;
An entrepreneurial spirit and strong desire to start a company;
Ability to communicate candidly and persuasively;
Ability to work well in teams, proven academic or professional excellence;
Demonstrated leadership abilities;
Confident and independent thinking;
Excellent people skills.

Benefits

The MEST Training Program is fully-sponsored and requires no financial payments to MEST. This is a full-time program that requires you to be available to attend all classes and sessions.