Business Incubation Program Grant
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This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Ghana.
Supports entrepreneurs in Ghana with innovative business solutions that mitigate or adapt to climate change across multiple sectors including energy, agriculture, waste, and water. Open to Ghana-based entrepreneurs across multiple business-stage tracks.
About this grant
The Ghana Climate Innovation Center (GCIC), hosted at Ashesi University, runs a Business Incubation Program that supports entrepreneurs with innovative solutions and businesses that help mitigate or adapt to climate change. The incubator targets businesses already greening or hoping to green their operations and service delivery through innovative climate solutions. Focus areas named on the page include energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, waste management, and water purification. The incubator offers several tracks. The Women's Agribusiness Incubation Program is a nine-month initiative supporting women-led businesses in Ghana's cashew and nut processing value chain to move from raw commodity trading into value-added processing and growth, delivered under the Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme II, a bilateral initiative of Swiss SECO and the Government of Ghana. The Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Accelerator provides business incubation for women-led or women-owned technology businesses, with GCIC overseeing the Ghana programme in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank. A Global Affairs Canada-supported programme strengthens support for small and medium-scale entrepreneurs developing locally appropriate climate solutions. The page also references a GIZ Green Business Competitions programme for MSMEs, which offers six months of business development support and access to grants up to EUR 10,000 for participants who successfully join. Other GCIC activities described include policy advocacy, a Women Entrepreneurs Transformation Program offering gender-sensitive advisory services, and tailored sustainability guidance for larger companies. The page does not state a specific application deadline or detailed incubation cash award amounts for the core Business Incubation Program.
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Eligibility
The business incubator is open to entrepreneurs based in Ghana whose businesses are already greening or intend to green their operations and service delivery through innovative solutions addressing climate change impacts. Specific tracks carry additional criteria: the Women's Agribusiness track is for women-led businesses in Ghana's cashew and nut processing value chain, and the Standard Chartered Women in Tech Accelerator is for women-led or women-owned businesses leveraging technology. The GIZ competition is for MSMEs. The page does not specify further organisation-type restrictions.
Key requirements
- ✓Entrepreneur or business must be based in Ghana
- ✓Business or solution must address climate change mitigation or adaptation
- ✓Multiple tracks available (specific eligibility criteria vary by track)
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Ghana Climate Innovation Center offer?
- Business Incubation Program offers $11K.
- Who can apply for Business Incubation Program?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GH; startup, sme, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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