YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS LAUNCHES FIRST SOCIAL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM IN UGANDA

Yunus Social Business Uganda is launching its first Social Business Accelerator Program in Sub-Saharan African in Uganda.

The Accelerator Program commences today with a three (3) week training, to be followed with 5 week testing and 2 week refining that will culminate in an Investor Demo day.
 he cohorts of acceleratees selected are fifteen and they are drawn from the following sectors:-

Health

Education

Renewable Energy

Agri-business / Value addition.

During the accelerator program, clients will be able to access tailor made services like; Mentoring, individual Coaching, Social Business Development, networking, Leadership conversations, opportunity for finance, and formation by Social  Business experts across the YSB network.

Yunus Social Business’s aim is to support sustainable economic development in the markets in which they operate with the conviction that SBEs are a crucial catalyst for social development and poverty alleviation.It is widely acknowledged that appropriately structured support and impact investment forSBEs will assist in driving long term employment and a number of other related social benefits.

Yunus Social Business (YSB) is a global organization founded by the Nobel laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus with other partners.

Today it is a multi-national accelerator and financier focused on sustainable investment in the new Social Business Enterprise (SBE) sector.

Operating in the Social Business realm is our priority and our vision is to see committed Social Entrepreneurs grow viable, scalable and sustainable businesses able to access the finance and support they