First training for Senegal's SAEs in the Yoonu Naatangue program
On February 4 and 5, the IYBA-SEED Senegal project and Enabel kicked off the Yoonu Naatangue SAE structuring and strengthening program, aimed at raising awareness and training private and public entrepreneurship support and ecosystem players in the key issues involved in supporting pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs.
This first training session was attended by around a hundred volunteers from incubators, universities, financial players and entrepreneurship support organizations. It addressed the themes of support for women entrepreneurs, fund-raising strategies and incentive schemes to boost the SAE ecosystem.
This initiative is run in partnership with Deloitte, Fannaka & Co, Jokkolabs, Concree and CTIC Dakar.
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