{"id":101657,"date":"2021-11-30T07:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T07:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/?p=101657"},"modified":"2021-11-30T07:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T07:40:09","slug":"blue-invest-africa-call-for-applications-african-smes-in-the-blue-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/blue-invest-africa-call-for-applications-african-smes-in-the-blue-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Invest Africa Call for Applications: African SMEs in the Blue Economy 2022 | How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blue Invest Africa application form 2022 | How to apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below, are the details on Blue Invest Africa application form 2022, requirements, eligibility,\u00a0 qualifications needed, application guidelines, application deadline, how to apply, closing date, and other opportunities links for South Africans is published here on <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\">Southafricaportal.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0as well as on the official website\/application portal.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blue Invest Africa Application Instructions 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Blue Invest Africa application details<\/strong>\u00a0have been published here. All Eligible and Interested app<a href=\"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/\">l<\/a>icants may apply online for this opportunity before the application deadline-closing date.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget that the <b>Blue Invest Africa<\/b>\u00a0application is totally free of charge<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t send anyone money for this opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of Fraudsters!!!!<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to our notification list with your email to receive the Latest Opportunities Update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Blue Invest Africa Application Details 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Are you an African company carrying out activities in areas of the blue economy? Then join in for BlueInvest Africa 2022!\u00a0BlueInvest Africa is a two-day international B2B hybrid event on\u00a0<strong>15th and 16th of March 2022<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0companies operating in the<strong>\u00a0African blue economy<\/strong>\u00a0to exchange with\u00a0<strong>African and European investors.\u00a0<\/strong>The event is organised by the European Union in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Seychelles and is hosted on site in Seychelles as well as online.<\/p>\n<p>Matchmaking between investors and entrepreneurs, in the form of pitching sessions, will be at the core of the event. The programme will consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pitching sessions,<\/li>\n<li>site visits to Seychellois blue economy projects,<\/li>\n<li>B2B meetings,<\/li>\n<li>exhibition showcasing small-scale African projects and<\/li>\n<li>networking moments between participants which will enable them to meet a maximum of potential future partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of all applying companies, <strong>30 will be chosen for pitching via selection process.<\/strong> These will get the chance to participate on-site in the event (travel, accommodation and catering covered) and deliver a pitch presenting their project to investors present.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The company must be based, legally registered and active in an African country<\/li>\n<li>The company\/business must be a small and medium size enterprise (SME) as defined in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:32003H0361&amp;locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU recommendation 2003\/361<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The pitcher will have to be present on the spot in Seychelles and deliver a pitch about the company\/business\/project he\/she will be representing.<\/li>\n<li>The project of the pitching company must focus on a blue economy sector either in a maritime or coastal area of Africa or in African inland waters.<\/li>\n<li>The activities of the pitching company and the project proposed for pitching must ensure that it is compliant with one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<\/strong><strong>pitch is a lively intervention of 4 to maximum of 5 minutes<\/strong>\u00a0comprising a short, concise presentation of the project of a company.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of the pitch are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to attract the attention and stimulate the interest of investors present at the event;<\/li>\n<li>to convince the investors about the profitability, the growth opportunities presented by the product\/service and the potential for further development of the project with the final aim to receive funds to further develop the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For start-up companies and SMMEs, BlueInvest Africa will provide:<br \/>\n\u203a A unique opportunity to meet other African project holders and SMMEs engaged in blue actions;<br \/>\n\u203a A platform for receiving direct advice from several captains of industry operating in Africa;<br \/>\n\u203a Several side-events on access to financing; award for pitchers; direct contacts with development banks and other financial institutions;<br \/>\n\u203a Coaching and mentoring sessions, networking at large.<\/p>\n<p>Development Focus:<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>blue economy\u00a0<\/strong>encompasses all maritime activities and sectors, both traditional (e.g. fisheries) and emerging (e.g. blue biotechnology), whether they are based in the marine environment (e.g. shipping, energy generation) or on land (e.g. coastal tourism, ports, land-based aquaculture).If compared to a national economy, global blue economic would be the <strong>seventh-largest in the world<\/strong>, providing millions of direct jobs and generating significant revenues. Both Africa and Europe have identified blue economy as a key sector to develop their socio-economic aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits<\/p>\n<h3>Build local contacts, networks and partnerships<\/h3>\n<p>Take advantage of local contacts and networks provided by GIZ to sustainably implement your business solution.<\/p>\n<p>On-site participants:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sponsored (travel and accommodation covered)<br \/>\n\u203a Pitchers: 30 pitching companies chosen via a selection process. Pitching applications from all the African countries will be considered as<br \/>\nreceivable.<br \/>\n\u203a Small-scale businesses representatives.<br \/>\n\u203a Ted-talkers: 3 Ted-talks foreseen.<br \/>\n\u203a Moderator.<\/li>\n<li>Non-sponsored<br \/>\n\u203a Investors and other private sector\u2019s operators.<br \/>\n\u203a Press and media.<br \/>\n\u203a Representatives from public authorities.<br \/>\n\u203a Other attendees.<br \/>\nOnline participants:<br \/>\nAll sessions will be live streamed and interactivity tools and live interpretation will allow online attendees to access the content of the event. The match-making app will enable on-site and online participants to interact and network.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>150 on-site participants as well as remote attendees from Africa and Europe, including investors and entrepreneurs, will generate business contacts and opportunities, discover business projects from the field, exchange best practices and ideas, develop a network of potential partners.<\/p>\n<p>With this first-ever BlueInvest edition out of Europe, the objective is to showcase the African potential, foster entrepreneurship and participation of the private and public sectors in the fast-developing sector of blue economy in Africa and promote innovative sustainable solutions. International media and press will be invited to cover the event.<\/p>\n<p>The targeted audience will be:<br \/>\n\u203a Private sector, African start-up companies active in the blue economy, including small-scale businesses;<br \/>\n\u203a International financial institutions, public and private institutional investors;<br \/>\n\u203a International, national and regional organisations (private business platforms in countries);<br \/>\n\u203a Research institutions, incubators and innovators.<\/p>\n<p>The programme of this two-day international B2B hybrid event will consist of pitching sessions, site visits to Seychellois blue economy projects, B2B meetings, exhibition showcasing small-scale African projects and networking moments between participants which will enable them to meet a maximum of potential future partners<\/p>\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leverist.de\/opportunities\/call-for-applications-african-smes-in-the-blue-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.leverist.de\/opportunities\/call-for-applications-african-smes-in-the-blue-economy\">Visit the Official Webpage of the Blue Invest Africa Call for Applications: African SMEs in the Blue Economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, if you have queries regarding the <strong><b>Blue Invest Africa Application 2022<\/b><\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Please kindly DROP A COMMENT below and we will respond to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHARE THIS POST WITH OTHERS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div class=\"aa-end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Invest Africa application form 2022 | How to apply. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[113546],"class_list":["post-101657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunities","tag-blue-invest-africa-call-for-applications-african-smes-in-the-blue-economy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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