Have you been developing a new business in the past two years and you’ve been challenged by the pandemic? Apply to the “Developing Entrepreneurship For Startups & MSMEs” program; benefit from capacity building, business coaching, technical support, individualized mentorship, and grants; and continue growing your business against all odds.
SPARK, with Berytech as the implementing partner, is supporting Startups & MSMEs in Lebanon with capacity building and technical support to adapt to Covid-19. The program offers selected Startups & MSMEs a combination of webinars and coaching sessions, providing them with the support they need to develop their projects.
SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict societies into prosperity. In Lebanon, SPARK has been working to develop the capacity of Syrians and improve their access to higher education, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship and leadership development. Moreover, SPARK supports existing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to grow and create new job opportunities. SPARK is a not-for-profit, non-political NGO with headquarters in Amsterdam and field offices in South East Europe, Africa, and the MENA region.
Applicants will be selected to participate in two online bootcamps in October after which they will be asked to develop a pitch deck and present it in front of a jury. Two business ideas will be selected and will benefit from a grant of up to $2,000 and $1,000 respectively in addition to coaching sessions, business and technical support to further develop their business ideas.
Selected startups will receive legal support and one-on-one mentoring. The one-on-one support will focus on the immediate needs of startups to sustain their work in digital platforms and/or at a distance environment due to the pandemic crisis, as well as regional insecurity and instability. The project will also support start-ups in the legal aspects of starting and growing a small business in Lebanon.
The priority will be given to Lebanese and/or Syrian led startups working in the essential fields. Each selected startup will be provided with customized legal and mentoring assistance based on assessments conducted with the startups in the program.
The purpose of the incubation is to help selected startups succeed and grow their business. The startups will receive support to accelerate, facilitate and secure their business through individualized mentoring and coaching, provision of workspace and equipment, technical support, additional workshops and/or trainings as well as networking opportunities.
Applications are now closed.
Meet the Berytech team members in charge of the program.
Berytech is the ecosystem for entrepreneurs, providing a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in Lebanon.
Berytech Mathaf
Damascus Street, Museum District
Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 61 25 00
Berytech Mar Roukoz
Saint Joseph University
Sciences & Technology Campus
Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon
+961 (4) 53 30 40
Berytech BDD 1294
Bechara El Khoury Street
Beirut Digital District
Bachoura, Beirut, Lebanon
+961 (1) 64 95 55
P.O. Box
11-7503 Riad el Solh, 1107 2240 Beirut, Lebanon