Access to Talent

Turning students and grads into successful entrepreneurs and encouraging their endeavors
A training program on innovation and entrepreneurship customized for university students and graduates. The program is an exemplary option for learners aspire to be future innovators and entrepreneurs. It seeks the ones looking forward to establishing their start-ups. InnovEgypt also looks for prospective entrepreneurs with skillsets highly required by local and multinational companies.

Service Link: https://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/InnovEgypt/Pages/default.aspx

Pre-Incubation program is a process of intense, rapid, and immersive education aimed at speeding up the life cycle of early stage startups, compressing years’ worth of learning by doing into just a few weeks/months by studying 11 modules covering the main areas of the business plan also includes improving the pitching techniques in addition to one to one mentoring session.

Service Link: https://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/Pre-Incubation/Pages/default.aspx

If you have a business plan and a prototype and you are looking for incubation at one of TIEC's incubator centers. You can now apply to TIEC incubation at any time during the year. Every three months, the submitted applications will be evaluated and an invitation for pitching will be sent to the preliminary accepted teams. The incubation package exists of: - 60,000 EGP in Cash over three installments based on milestones achievement - Up to 120,000 EGP of in-kind services such as consultancy services, software, hardware and support in marketing. - A working space with basic furniture and Internet Access. - Basic hardware and software tools during incubation time.​​ - Access to technical, subject-matter advisory, business consulting and mentoring.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Service Link: https://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/Start-IT/Pages/default.aspx

The project is an innovative initiative by the Government of Egypt and MCIT and a unique solution, as it simultaneously addresses a compilation of root causes of youth unemployment in realistic and pragmatic ways by uniting different vital services for the growth of any business in one location, easily accessed by youth seeking to develop their business plans or already in business, yet, still struggling or in a start-up phase.

Service Link: https://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/Innovation-Hubs/Pages/default.aspx

Heya Raeda Program is an annual empowerment journey designed specifically for women entrepreneurs leveraging technology in their business endeavors.

Service Link: https://tiec.gov.eg/English/Programs/She-Program/Pages/default.aspx

Separate units established inside bank branches, universities and youth centers under the auspices of the “NilePreneurs” initiative by the Central Bank of Egypt. It works under a unified brand image, internal work procedures manual, and operating system in all branches, and aims at providing Business Development Services (BDS) to enhance the working environment of SMEs and entrepreneurs, transform the youth’s innovative ideas into feasible projects, enable young people who want to start their own business to choose a project that is appropriate for their capabilities, provide financial and banking literacy, and support banks in achieving their main goals of financing entrepreneurs and MSMEs

Service Link: https://np.eg/bds-hubs/

It is a hardware pre-incubator that aims to integrate design into the development of diverse products by graduating a new generation of professional designers who can create innovative products that compete effectively in local and international markets.

Service Link: https://np.eg/incubate/hardware/creative-design/

It is a hardware incubator whose aim is to support innovative and technology-driven startups that depend on sustainable strategies

Service Link: https://np.eg/incubate/hardware/engineering/

It is a software as a service (SaaS) incubator. It allows B2B software startups in Egypt to launch products aiming to help SMEs automate their workflow. Consequently, it leads to achieving digital transformation while equipping incubated startups with gamification modules to produce engaging software with high usage and low churn rates.

Service Link: https://np.eg/incubate/software/launchsaas/

It is a technology-focused business incubator that supports Egyptian startups in building sustainable business models that operate and compete in high potential industries’ markets such as banking, retail, insurance, corporate applications, and health tech. It also helps startups with high-tech factors like machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, blockchain, etc.

Service Link: https://np.eg/incubate/software/techspace/

The CODE2E center strives to support the industry through the design and manufacturing of dies and molds that are necessary for competitive mass production. It also aims to build the die design community’s capacity to improve industry competitiveness.

Service Link: https://i-d.tech

The program attempts to co-operate with SMEs to translate their needs into a real-world product. The Design House works to develop new products and modify existing ones through re-engineering, if needed, with the aim to achieve a successful locally manufacturable product.

Service Link: https://i-d.tech

Micro-factory supports the prototyping and manufacturing needs of startups and SMEs. It is equipped with the machines necessary for the production of the first batch of products at a proof of concept or MVP (minimum viable product) stage to test the market before investments are made.

Service Link: https://i-d.tech

The center promotes inclusive growth and empowers Egyptian SMEs with scaling their exports. The Export Excellence Center seeks to determine the gaps between SMEs and international markets to steer the technical support that fulfills those gaps. The center also seeks to build partnerships with stakeholders pursuing the same goal in order to build on what is already achieved and create meaningful integration.

Service Link: https://np.eg/compete/training-centers/export-excellence/

The Value Chain Development Centre (VCDC) is one of the key programs developed under the NilePreneurs initiative with the aim to promote SMEs’ growth through a value chain development approach. The center works on diminishing gaps among a certain chain range, including activities such as design, production processes optimization, marketing, distribution, and support services to the final consumer, or often beyond that, when recycling processes are taken into consideration.

Service Link: https://np.eg/compete/training-centers/value-chain/

The NP Accelerator is an educational startup accelerator that provides business founders with a 6-month intensive program to work closely with technical experts and analyze the pain points in their business to develop their capabilities and drive their business growth.

Service Link: https://np.eg/accelerator/

A leading capacity-building program for undergraduates and fresh graduates. It enables them to easily penetrate the job market and professionally kick off their desired career path. The program fills the gap between job seekers and available job opportunities in the market by creating internships and job opportunities in startups and SMEs while ensuring that promising and skilled talents are seizing those opportunities.

Service Link: https://np.eg/explore/

Guru is NilePreneurs’ first e-learning platform, It tailors and customizes learning tracks for entrepreneurship according to self-assessment that determines vulnerabilities and needs. Moreover, it connects experts and consultants with the entrepreneurs and startup founders to share their experiences, success stories, and the learned lessons.

Service Link: https://guru.np.eg

The Central Bank of Egypt launched Egypt’s first “Digital Academy”, aiming to empower entrepreneurs and employees with the right skills in the banking, financial and FinTech sectors. This will be achieved through offering educational programs with global recognition on a variety of topics and qualifications, while offering accreditation with top-tier institutes either virtually or physically.

Service Link: https://fintech-egypt.com/digital_academy/

The Central Bank of Egypt in collaboration with various banks and organized by Startup Factory launched a 6-week pre-accelerator program, designed to support high potential entrepreneurs and startups who have FinTech and FinTech enabled solutions located in the Egyptian governorates outside Cairo. The program’s objectives are to speed up startups’ growth through extensive knowledge and mentorships from world-class experts; lead them to become ready for investment opportunities; while providing matchmaking between different ecosystem enablers.

Service Link: https://fintekrs.com

The Central Bank of Egypt’s FinYology- “FinTech for Youth” initiative started in February 2020 to date, with the support of Egyptian banking institute, which stems from the ambitious aspiration that targets the future development of courses and academic specialization of financial technology in the universities, through fostering FinTech and innovation. This contributes to building a FinTech talent pipeline across the young generations to the Egyptian market. FinYology initiative is currently extending its scope to be covering all related activities pertinent to the development of youth and undergraduates such as FinTech hackathons, competitions, incubations and FinTech curriculum.

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The Central bank of Egypt developed the program to support the FinTech solutions throughout their various stages, from ideation to deployment in the market. The program includes solution development advisory, matchmaking with banks for deployment in the Egyptian market and regulatory guidance & navigation for licensing purposes.

Service Link: https://fintech-egypt.com/digital_Solutions_Matchmaking/

The Central Bank of Egypt believes in keeping up with rapid developments in financial technology and striving to achieve an optimal balance between ensuring financial stability and consumer protection while advancing beneficial innovation to serve the banking and financial sectors in Egypt as well. To this end, the Regulatory Sandbox offers a live testing environment for FinTech innovators who are developing new business models that are currently hindered by stringent authorization requirements and regulatory uncertainty. The purpose of the Regulatory Sandbox is to pave the way for faster and easier access to new financial solutions and embed compliance within the FinTech ecosystem at an early stage. This will not only allow FinTech innovators to focus on their core offering but also ensure that consumers and other players in the market are not adversely affected by the regulatory uncertainty of the disruptive FinTech activities. FinTech startups and financial institutions can apply to test their innovative applications in a live environment under the guidance and supervision of the sandbox team in the Central Bank of Egypt.

Service Link: https://fintech-egypt.com/sandbox/

Fekretak sherketak entrepreneur center offers specialized individual guidance sessions in various areas, including technical expertise, legal advice, preliminary feasibility studies, marketing and digital marketing, financial management and funding, and government support. These sessions are designed for university students and entrepreneurs to assess market suitability during the expansion and growth stages. We provide specialized support and professional advice to help you achieve success and realize your vision in the business market. Whether you need to improve your product or service, identify opportunities and risks, develop effective marketing strategies, or manage financial resources, our mentorship sessions will assist you in making informed decisions and achieving excellence in a competitive market. Gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed with your idea and start your project. Book a mentorship session with our specialized experts.

Service Link: https://www.gafi.gov.eg/Arabic/Howcanwehelp/OneStopShop/Pages/default.aspx

Fekretak sherketak entrepreneur center offers specialized individual guidance sessions in various areas, including technical expertise, legal advice, preliminary feasibility studies, marketing and digital marketing, financial management and funding, and government support. These sessions are designed for university students and entrepreneurs to assess market suitability during the expansion and growth stages. We provide specialized support and professional advice to help you achieve success and realize your vision in the business market. Whether you need to improve your product or service, identify opportunities and risks, develop effective marketing strategies, or manage financial resources, our mentorship sessions will assist you in making informed decisions and achieving excellence in a competitive market. Gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed with your idea and start your project. Book a mentorship session with our specialized experts.

Service Link: https://www.gafi.gov.eg/Arabic/Howcanwehelp/OneStopShop/Pages/default.aspx

Through incubation programs, the center provides support to those wishing to establish and develop businesses, a set of individual counseling and guidance sessions specialized in technical and technological support for owners of ideas and companies.

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Service Link: https://www.eeic.gov.eg/events/ldwr-lkhms-llmaaskr-ltdryby-ltwlyd-l-fkr

The Pre-Incubation Program is an integrated and intensive program offered through the Egypt Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center to help camp participants generate and develop their ideas and turn them into startups in the sustainable ready-made garment industry.

Service Link: https://www.eeic.gov.eg/events/sustainable-fashion-manufacturing

Supporting and developing graduation projects in Egyptian universities, as they are the main supply line for startups and finding solutions to manufacturing problems that hinder industrial development

Service Link: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/program/mp-ms/

Establishing a network of technological Incubators , under the umbrella of the National Incubator Program ‘INTILAC’ by the end of 2018 , covering the different regions in Egypt starting from Delta to upper Egypt, that will be able to change the technological and innovative ideas and the outputs of the basic researches to final products that have economical and technological competitive edges in the current eco-system.

Service Link: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/program/intilac-program/

“Business Accelerator 101” – its slogan “Grow or End” – to make a rapid shift in the performance of companies that have been incubated and graduated to the labor market, which can lead to rapid economic return on Egyptian society and create new jobs. While incubators are essentially non-profit and their funding is provided as non-refundable grants, accelerators are investment where funding aims to develop the capital provided to startups, and therefore the companies involved in the accelerators are attractive to capital and investors.

Service Link: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/program/accelerator-101/

Raising awareness of the culture of self-employment and entrepreneurship and introducing MSMEDA's financial and non- financial services.

Service Link: https://www.msmeda.org.eg/Service/ServiceDetaile?ServiceDetaileId=7

These are Mentoring and counseling programs for entrepreneurs who are about to establish medium/small/micro projects or owners of existing projects to contribute to the success, continuity, and development of these projects. Mentoring is done through long, medium, and short-term programs that are conducted through mentors approved by the MSMEDA’s experts, and MSMEDA starting from Q1/Y2024, by coordinating the provision of Mentoring and counsel from entities/individuals outside the MSMEDA.

Service Link: https://www.msmeda.org.eg/Service/ServiceDetaile?ServiceDetaileId=8