Are you an entrepreneur in the Agri-food sector interested in scaling up your business? Apply for the GoGettaz Competition by 19 June 2023
Are you an entrepreneur in the Agri-food sector interested in scaling up your business? Apply for the GoGettaz Competition by 19 June 2023
Generation Africa, a partnership initiative aimed at strengthening the ecosystem for young entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, invites applicants for the GoGetttaz Agripreneur Competition. This year’s edition will focus on supporting entrepreneurs whose ventures battle climate change, hunger, and poverty. Interested applicants must join the GoGettaz community before applying. Through the GoGettaz community, they will gain access to education, mentorship, and investment networks to help them launch, grow and scale their agri-food ventures. Additionally, two successful participants (one female and one male) will win USD 50,000 for the most innovative and scalable business ventures.
Interested entrepreneurs must fulfill the following criteria to apply:
- Be aged 35 years or younger on the date of submission and be legally recognized as an adult in the country of their nationality
- Have nationality (with an official ID) from an African Union member country
- Be a founder/co-founder of the venture he/she represents in the Competition and play an active role in its leadership and operations
- Have no criminal record related to corruption, tax evasion, financial impropriety, felony, or other offense and be willing to offer a signed declaration to that effect, if requested
Additionally, the business venture must also fulfill the following criteria to be considered for the Competition:
- Be legally registered in a country that is a member of the African Union or will have commenced with the registration of such a legal entity before 1 July 2022
- Be headquartered in a country that is a member of the African Union
- Be designed to be financially sustainable, either as a for-profit business or a non-profit generating some revenue and aiming not to be dependent on donor funding
- Have a role to play in the agri-food sector and/or supports the development of the agri-food sector through an innovation or process improvement
- The agri-food sector may be defined as businesses including:
- Agri-food research & development
- Primary food production (farming)
- Crop nutrition
- Irrigation
- Mechanization, automation, or robotics, including drones
- Crop protection
- Hydroponics or urban farming
- Transport, distribution, storage, or logistics
- Food processing
- Packaging or marketing
- Food retail or service
- Waste management or recycling
- Digital or technology solutions/services to the agri-food sector
- Innovative finance solutions/services to the agri-food sector
- Renewable energy or environmental solutions/services to the agri-food sector
To apply for this Competition, visit: GoGettaz Competition Application
Dore bumwe mu buryo wakoresha ugabanya amafaranga ukoresha bitabangamiye ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa cyangwa bwa serivisi itanga.
Ese ujya ugira ingorane zo gukomeza ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa cyangwa bwa serivisi utanga bitabaye ngombwa ko wongera amafaranga ukoresha? Dore bumwe mu buryo wakoresha ugabanya amafaranga ukoresha bitabangamiye ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa cyangwa bwa serivisi itanga.
Ibigo by’ubucuruzi hafi ya byose bigira ingorane zo gukomeza ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa cyangwa bwa serivisi bitanga bitabaye ngombwa ko byongera amafaranga bikoresha. Kugabanya amafaranga ibigo by’ubucuruzi bito bikoresha bitabangamiye ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa cyangwa bwa serivisi bitanga bishobora kuba ingorabahizi, ariko birashoboka iyo habayeho igenamigambi n’ishyirwa mu bikorwa byizwe neza. Zimwe mu ngamba zishobora gutekerezwaho ni izi zikurkira:
- Kunoza ibikorwa: Suzuma uburyo bukoreshwa mu kigo cy’ubucuruzi cyawe noneho urebe ibikwiye kunozwa. Ibi bishobora kujyana no gushyiramo uburyo imirimo imwe yabasha kwikora ubwayo, guhuza inshingano cyangwa gusubiramo imiterere y’imitunganyirize y’imirimo y’abakozi bawe. Urugero, mu gihe cyo gukorera abakiriya bawe inyemezabuguzi, ushobora kubikora ku buryo uburyo bukoreshwa buba ari uburyo buhamye kandi ntihagire umukozi wo mu kigo cyawe usubiramo icyo gikorwa. Dore bimwe mu bintu bicye wakora mu rwego rwo kunoza no kubaka uburyo bwo gutanga inyemezabuguzi mu bucuruzi bwawe.
- Kugabanya amafaranga ajyanye n’imikorere rusange: Shakisha uburyo wagabanya amafaranga akoreshwa adahinduka nko kugira amasezerano y’ubukode meza, kugabanya amafaranga atangwa ku bicuruzwa nkenerwa mu mikorere (utility) cyangwa gushaka abatanga serivisi z’ubwishingizi zidahenze. Urugero, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) itanga poromosiyo ku baguze amashanyarazi (ikuba kabiri) iyo abafatabuguzu baguze umuriro mu ntangiriro z’ukwezi. Ushobora gukoresha aya mahirwe ukagabanya amafaranga wishyura amashanyarazi ugura umuriro mwinshi, bakurba kabiri maze ukazamara igihe kirekire.
- Noza imicungire y’ububiko bw’ibicuruzwa byawe: Kurikirana ingano y’ibicuruzwa byawe biri mu bubiko noneho wirinde kugiramo ibicuruzwwa by’umurengera cyangwa ibicuruzwa bidahagije. Shyira mu bikorwa uburyo bw’imicungire y’ibicuruzwa biri mu bubiko butuma ubasha gufata ibyemezo runaka ku bijyanye no kurangura no gushyira ibicuruzwa mu bubiko ufite amakuru ahagije, noza imikoreshereze y’amafaranga yinjira n’asohoka kandi uzigame amafaranga. Mu rwego rwo kunoza imicungire y’ububiko bw’ibicuruzwa byawe, ibigo by’ubucuruzi bito bishobora gukoresha uburyo bw’imicungire y’ibicuruzwa biri mu bubiko burimo ubu bukurikira: Isesengura ry’ABC, gukurikirana ibicuruzwa hakurikijwe ibyiciro bibarizwamo, ingano nyakuri y’ibicuruzwa bikwiye kugurwa, no kuba ibicuruzwa bigomba kuba biri mu bubiko mu gihe gikwiye.
- Koresha abantu bo hanze imirimo itari iy’ingenzi mu ikorwa ry’ibicuruzwa byawe : Tekereza ku buryo wakoresha abantu bo hanze y’ikigo cy’ubucuruzi cyawe imirimo itari iy’ingenzi mu ikorwa ry’ibicuruzwa ikigo cyawe gikora nk’ibaruramari, iyamamazabikorwa, cyangwa ubufasha bwo mu rwego rwa IT. Ibi bishobora kugufasha kuzigama amafaranga ahembwa abakozi ahubwo ukibanda ku bushobozi rusange bw’ikigo cyawe. Koresha ahubwo abantu bikorera ku giti cyabo igihe cyose ari ngombwa.
- Shyiraho ingamba z’iyamamazabikorwa zitanga umusaruro kandi zidahenze: Koresha imiyoboro y’iyamamazabikorwa ikoresha ikoranabuhanga nk’imbuga zihuriraho abantu benshi, iyamamazabikorwa rikorwa hifashishijwe imeyili, no kunyuza ubutumwa kuri interineti; ibyo bikaba bihendutse kandi bikora neza kurusha uburyo busanzwe bwo kwamamaza ibicuruzwa bukorerwa nko kuri radiyo cyangwa mu bitangazamkuru byanditse. Amamaza ibikorwa byawe unyuze kuri Facebook ( irazwi cyane mu Rwanda) kandi ukore iyamamazabikorwa rijyanye n’amatsinda runaka yihariye y’abantu bashobora kuba abaguzi b’ibicuruzwa n’aba serivisi zawe.
- Kora imishyikirano n’abo uranguraho ibicuruzwa: Ubaka umubano ukomeye n’abo uranguraho ibicuruzwa kandi mwumvikane ku biciro byiza cyangwa ku buryo bwiza bwo kwishyurana. Shakisha uburyo bwo kurangura ibintu byinshi bakugabanyiriza igiciro cyangwa ujye mu itsinda rigura ibicuruzwa kugirango ubashe kurangura ku giciro cyiza.
- Shishikariza abakozi gukunda akazi: Abakozi bakunda akazi batanga umusaruro mwinshi kandi bashobora gutuma uzigama amafaranga mu gihe kiri imbere. Imakaza gukorera ahantu hari umwuka w’akazi mwiza, tanga amahirwe yo gukura no gutera imbere kandi ushimire abakozi uruhare bagira mu bikorwa by’ikigo cyawe. Hemba abakozi bakoze ibikorwa by’indashyikirwa mu kazi kabo kandi utange n’ibihembo bitari amafaranga nk’ibyumba byo gufatiramo ibiruhuko n’amafunguro ya kumanywa.
- Kora isuzuma rya buri gihe kandi uhuze ikigo cy’ubucuruzi cyawe n’igihe: Hora usuzuma buri gihe ingamba zawe zo kugabanya amafaranga ikigo cyawe gisohora kandi uzihuze n’igihe buri gihe cyose bikenewe. Kurikirana amakuru ajyanye n’icyerekezo cy’urwego rw’imirimo ukoreramo n’imigenzereze myiza kugirango ikigo cyawe kigumye kibashe guhigana no gukora neza. Korana buri gihe n’inzego zishinzwe ubugenzuzi bwo mu rwego rw’imari kugirango ubashe kumenya amabwiriza mashya nka politiki nshya zijyanye n’imisoro n’amahoro bishyirwaho ( ayashyizweho mu bihe bya vuba hagamijwe kugabanyiriza imisoro ibigo by’ubucuruzi bito) n’uburyo bushyirwaho bwo guteza imbere ibigo by’ubucuruzi bito nk’Ikigega cyo Kuzahura Ubukungu.
Ibuka ko ari ingenzi kugumana ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa n’ubwa serivisi zawe ku buryo abakiriya bawe bakomeza kuza kurushaho. Ibande ku ngamba zigamije kunoza imikorere myiza no kugabanya ibipfa ubusa ariko ku buryo bidahungabanya uburyo abakiriya bawe bari bazimo ikigo cy’ubucuruzi cyawe.
Bwira abandi uburyo wabashije kugabanya amafaranga ikigo cyawe gisohora kandi ukagumana ubwiza bw’ibicuruzwa n’ubwa serivisi utanga.



