SUPPORT CAMBODIAN ENTREPRENEURS TO VALIDATE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESSES IDEA

Support Cambodian enterprises to validate and strengthen their business ideas

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What is IDEA App Cambodia EIP?

IDEA App Cambodia EIP is an Enterprise Incubation Program initiated by Khmer Enterprise in partnership with UNIDO Cambodia through the implementation of a UN joint program on the “Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia” funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC). IDEA APP Cambodia EIP falls under the big umbrella of the IDEA App Programs, created and developed by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Bridge for Billions.

Together with Khmer Enterprises, we are excited to announce the IDEA APP Cambodia EIP, with the aim to make entrepreneurial education accessible to Cambodian startups and SMEs in order to create employment and ensure sustainable economic growth in the country.

This program will recruit 30 early-stage enterprises developing business ideas in the following sectors: Tourism and Services, Agriculture, Light Manufacturing, and Information & Communications Technology (ICT).

With your help as a mentor, the program will be able to fully support and accelerate sustainable industrial and economic development in Cambodia.

Learn, connect and make a difference in Cambodia by supporting an entrepreneur in their journey to develop a ready-to-launch enterprises!

Why participate?

Where passion meets action

Meet several innovative entrepreneurs and connect with the project that interests you the most.

Grow professionally

Expand your knowledge with the latest entrepreneurship methodologies and get a Mentoring Certificate.

Build social network

Join a global network of thousands of mentors, top professionals that share the same interest in entrepreneurship

Boost your skills

Join the interactive learning model facilitates the role of the mentor by providing a clear structure and explaining in a simple and practical way.

Decide when and where

Support your project from anywhere in the world, at a time that suits you. The program is 100% online.

Be part of the change

Guide Cambodian entrepreneurs who are facing the complex challenges in this most disruptive technology age ever experienced

This program is perfect for you if…

Deadline to apply

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November 10th, 2022

Program timeline

Deadline
November 10th, 2022
Deadline
November 10th, 2022

Mentors applications

Submit your application and tell us more about you and your motivations to become a mentor.

Apply now here

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 2022
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 2022

Announcement of Selected Mentors

Review all the applications and the announcement of the result for the first cohort.

EARLY NOVEMBER
EARLY NOVEMBER

Attend the Mentors Training Session

If selected, mentors will be invited to an onboarding welcome call to the program where you will learn the role of the mentor, understand the methodology and curriculum, learn how to select a project, and navigate on the platform. At this stage is a good chance to network with other fellows mentors!

DURING NOVEMBER
DURING NOVEMBER

Mentors and Entrepreneurs Matching

Trust the matching process! A Mentor will have the opportunity to meet and see different projects available on the go within the platform. Based on the rankings, we will make the best mentor-mentee pairs.

FROM NOVEMBER 2022 TO MARCH 2023
FROM NOVEMBER 2022 TO MARCH 2023

Online Incubation Program

Meet weekly with the matched entrepreneur at least 2 hours per week, to go over the overall business plan. The program will offer guided mentoring step-by-step through 8 business modules from helping mentees to polish value proposition to the development of a growth plan.

Founders who got supported by mentors like you in other IDEA App Programs

The IDEA App platform at a glance

As the backbone of the program, the IDEA App platform offers a gamified and step by step experience that allows entrepreneurs to create their business plans and validate their model. Far from theory, the pedagogy will help you in a practical way in your mentoring process!

Our methodology invites entrepreneurs to “get out there”, talk to people, research, and validate their ideas. As a mentor, you will be there for your entrepreneur every week  challenging their assumptions and offering a fresh perspective.

Ready to start?

Do you have any questions about the program?

Can’t find your question here?

Connect directly withIDEA App Cambodia EIP Program Manager Catherina Vecchione.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) partnered with Bridge for Billions to create IDEA App, an online program to connect young entrepreneurs with mentors from all over the world to accelerate the growth of new entrepreneurship communities and foster an entrepreneurial culture.