Senegal: 350 candidates auditioned for two entrepreneurship competitions
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lesoleil
Senegal’s Agency for the Development and Supervision of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises selected 350 candidates from 956 applications for the Impact PME Innovation and Lingeer Tech competitions. The hearings took place from 14 to 16 October before seven juries, according to an Adepme note made public on Tuesday.
Senegal’s Agency for the Development and Supervision of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Adepme) selected 350 candidates from 956 applications for hearings for the “Impact PME Innovation” and “Lingeer Tech” competitions, according to a note from the agency made public on Tuesday. The two competitions received 3,116 registrations.
Among the shortlisted candidates are 250 small and medium-sized enterprises from 853 applications for “Impact PME Innovation”, dedicated to entrepreneurial innovation, and 100 female entrepreneurs from 103 applications for “Lingeer Tech”, focused on women’s entrepreneurship. The hearings took place from 14 to 16 October before seven juries. The candidates presented their solutions, business models and job-creation prospects.
At the end of the process, 100 winners will be selected, 50 for each competition. They will receive funding and technical support tailored to their needs, Adepme said.
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