European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry PACCI, and national members like BVMW/Der Mittelstand , with the support of GIZ/German Cooperation, provide this matchmaking platform to grow shared value in business for SMEs in Africa and Europe.
This matchmaking platform is the result of promising ideas generated during and after the first EU-Africa SME Summit which was held on 20 & 21 March 2019 at the European Committee of Regions in Brussels.
A strategic roadmap was set for further collaboration based on the business concept of Shared Value. With this new matchmaking tool African and European entrepreneurs can directly connect and match their business interests, projects and ideas.
What makes African and European Entrepreneurs so special?
We can meet here without travel! Present your project. Offer support, discuss and find the business partners.
Find your business partner directly! You can tailor your research and single out the best profile for your needs.
Free, intuitive and easy to use! Three steps: free registration, search for partners, connect and meet with them virtually.
We foster a continuous match-making process by organising online and offline meeting for business opportunities in Africa and Europe.
16th , 10.00 CEST - 17th of July, 13.30 CEST
The event will highlight the chances for entrepreneurs to share the best roads towards a successful economic cooperation of smart and open-minded companies in Africa and Europe for a common future.
You will have the chance to:
Working language is English. We will offer simultaneous interpretation for French.
We would like to thank to all of you for participating in the Call for Shared Value Business Ideas and hope that you equally found this opportunity as valuable, constructive and interesting as much as we did!
The jury (European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, GIZ, ECOBANK) has re-assessed the public vote and made sure to be in line with the three main objectives of the call: jobs creation and growth on the African ground, demonstrates the real solution for the African customer as well as tackles SDG goals.
We congratulate to...
TOP 3 entrepreneurs from Kenya, Spain and Uganda who will be proposed by our teams to pitch their business idea at the EABF2020 online.
In addition, each entrepreneur receives the following prizes:
First award! Goes to Bronson Eran'ogwa - The Source Plus - KENYA
Expertise voucher: The business plan will be evaluated and improved according to the needs of the African market directly by experts in the sector.
Second award! Goes to Santiago Orlando - Interal - SPAIN
Travel cost contributions to on site visit in Africa to implement the business idea.
Third award! Goes to Francis Turyahikayo - Kashari Farm
In-depth counselling and coaching from experts.
Special Mention goes to Mr. Thierry Nsaka, Makuta - Digital Banking, Belgium - DRC
For your great grit to find a sustainable digital solution for the African diaspora and African people on the continent in doing money transfer in more transparent and efficient way.
19th of June, 14.00 - 15.30 CEST
Video in French and presentations available on the event page
18th of June, 17.30 - 19.00 CEST
Video in Italian and presentations available on the event page
Video in Polish and English and presentations available on the event page
28th of May, 10.00-11.30 CEST
Video in Spanish (coming soon) and English and presentations available on the event page
Video in German and presentations available on the event page
The event, that took place in Addis Ababa in October 2019, was the result of promising ideas generated during and after the first EU-Africa SME Summit which was held on 20 & 21 March this year at the European Committee of Regions in Brussels.
The three parties set a strategic roadmap of further collaboration based on the business concept of Shared Value: it was then they decided to test and implement a new match-making tool where European and African entrepreneurs can directly connect and match their business interests, projects and ideas - the platform you are visiting today!
On March 20th and 21st 2019, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME hosted the first EU-African SME Summit in Brussels. The event began on the 20th with the Shared Value Business Lab workshop dedicated to find solutions to local issues through business networking. Entrepreneurs from the two continents joined in.
On the afternoon of the second day, the Summit hosted the EU-African SME Conference - an international symposium dedicated to the presentation of key ideas, like the importance of the role of SMEs in development cooperation with Africa, the need to build an SME Alliance between the two continents, and the necessity to create European financial support tools for the investment of small and medium-sized companies in Africa.
During the Summit the Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding for the European-African SME Alliance was signed. The document laid the foundation for the alliance between SMEs in Africa and in Europe.
