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Digital entrepreneurship

Turning an idea into a viable project, from prototype to first customer.

DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Turning an idea into a viable project, from prototype to first customer.

Many women have a business idea but do not know where to start. This programme guides them step by step to turn it into a solid project, using the methods and digital tools of start-ups, all the way to their first customer.

Two participants pose in front of the partners' wall
Two panellists talking on stage

From idea to first customer

Everything starts in the field: understanding the problem to solve, talking to future customers, studying what already exists. Participants then build a first version of their offer, simple and quick to test, often without writing a line of code thanks to online tools, to check that their idea meets a real need.

Next come the business model, the budget, the first sales and pitching the project to partners or funders. Each step is supported by entrepreneur mentors, and the programme ends with a presentation to the SHECODE community and its partners.

+60

Projects supported

+20

Prototypes tested

8

Programme stages

+15

Entrepreneur mentors

The programme is open to women with a project, whatever their sector. Workshops take place in Yaoundé, and each participant works on her own project.

Their stories

What our
community
says about SHECODE.

Talking to real customers transformed my idea. I changed my offer before spending a single franc.

Participant

Project founder

The Kick-Off speakers gathered in front of the SheCode wall

I presented my project to the community and two partners offered to support me.

Participant

Digital entrepreneurship

Participantes et intervenantes réunies dans la salle de l'événement

We help every founder move fast, test and learn from her mistakes.

Programme mentor

SHECODE network

My first customer came before the programme had even ended.

Participant

Founder

They trust us

Together, we are building the future of
digital in Africa.

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