{"id":6279,"date":"2019-07-29T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeinmombasa.com\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2022-09-13T07:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T07:56:06","slug":"the-governors-startup-challenge-by-yepi","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/lifeinmombasa.com\/index.php\/videos\/the-governors-startup-challenge-by-yepi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Governors Startup Challenge by YEPI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yepiafrica.org\/programs\">Governors Startup Challenge<\/a> (GSC) is one of the program menus served up by the Mombasa based Youth Empowerment Program Initiative, popularly known by its acronym <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yepiafrica.org\">YEPI.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YEPI is a non-profit and youth led organization primarily\nexisting to empower young people from the coastal region as it seeks to address\nthe sticking challenges of unemployment, poverty and violent extremism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its GSC component whose 2019 edition (the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition of GSC program) is currently underway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yepiafrica.org\">YEPI<\/a> seeks to stimulate and promote youth led businesses that impact positively on the society. It brings together 10 select young and aspiring entrepreneurs to compete in designing and developing new entrepreneurial solutions to community challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance this year\u2019s 10 finalists were sieved from a\nvery competitive three month\u2019s identification process that saw over 130\napplicants from over 9 counties across Kenya express interest. So in other\nwords, the 10 are the big deal as far as promising, sustainable community centered\nentrepreneurships are concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collective profile of this year\u2019s finalists in terms of\ntheir industry, county and gender representation is as dynamic as they come. The\npeak of the GSC is the Boot Camp (on-going currently), a week-long, residential\nknowledge transfer activity focusing on a business development regime in the\nways of entrepreneurship and innovation, peer to peer learning, networking,\ncollaborative sessions, discussions and mentoring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The C in GSC stands for Challenge, the boot camp usually\nculminates in a pitching competition where each finalist puts their best foot\nforward to make a case for why their businesses or ideas are worth investing\nin. The winning pitch(es) receive an equity funding prize award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boot camp sessions and its business development thought and\nliterature content.&nbsp; It\u2019s an open secret\nthat many entrepreneurships collapse before they even begin due to a mix of\ncapacity and focus. And so participants are guided through design driven\nstartups, business modeling, smart financing options available for\nentrepreneurships et cetera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heart of the GSC component as one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yepiafrica.org\">YEPI<\/a>\u2019s anchor programs is the concept of <strong>social entrepreneurship<\/strong>, such is that leadership, integrity and ethics also feature heavily on the in-class and mentorship experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GSC program goes beyond the boot camp. &nbsp;For instance, after the camp each entrepreneur\nis matched with a seasoned mentor to guide them in their business journey and\nissues they face in their own communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Governors Startup Challenge is not affiliated with any\npolitical leaders or entities. 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