Our Explore program is a 6-week full- time immersive entrepreneurship program initially in Nairobi, Kenya, targeting aspiring entrepreneurs individuals (below 35 years of age) looking to start a viable business.
APPLY NOW →The Academy is for young aspiring entrepreneurs who are keen to explore how they can turn a problem into a business opportunity. You might be a recent graduate, an early career professional or a first-time entrepreneur eager to solve real-world problems.
A stipend to help you fully immerse yourself in the
program
A idea exploration fund to help you validate
your idea with customers
Expert facilitators, coaches, and mentors who will provide you with support and advice
Possibilities of meeting future team mates for your business
Explore is run by FFA Academy, which provides you with all the resources and support
you need to launch a business. You will have access to:
A curated and immersive program to learn and practice how to build and
launch a business
Experts - coaches, experienced
entrepreneurs, mentors - who will
provide you with hands-on support throughout your the journey
A community of peers who are
walking the same the journey,
together
Curated resources such as an idea exploration fund and tools that can help propel your business idea forward
Access to a community of enablers
that you can tap into to develop
your business
Funding to push your idea forward
Explore is a 6-week full time hands-on program. During the program you will be able to narrow down on a viable business idea to pursue and translate it into a reality.
Discover opportunities that are
viable to pursue
Define a challenge that you seek to
solve or a market need that you can fulfil and the customer segments that you seek to focus on
Design viable business ideas and concepts that are viable and that can address the identified need or challenge
Refine your solution or idea based on customer evidence and feedback from customers
Translate your idea into a business concept and pitch your business concept for funding at the end of the program
Discover opportunities that are viable to pursue
Define a challenge that you seek to solve or a market need that you can fulfil and the customer segments that you seek to focus on
Design viable business ideas and concepts that are viable and that can address the identified need or challenge
Refine your solution or idea based on customer evidence and feedback from customers
Translate your idea into a business concept and pitch your business concept for funding at the end of the program
No you are not. Each phase of the program has requirements that need to be met, hence to move to the next phase, you will need to put in the work and successfully meet the phase criteria which will be assessed by our coaches. To access the $5,000 grant, you will need to present your business concept at the end of the program to a panel of experts who will decide the businesses to award the grants to.
No. The 6-week program is intense and will require a full-time commitment for the participant to get the best out of the program as well as achieve the program milestones.
You can register your interest here to stay updated on future programs in 2024.
The program is designed for teams of 2 - 3 co-founders. We encourage each member of the team to apply individually but to clearly state, on the application form, who their co-founders are. If you don’t have a co-founder, you are still encouraged to apply. During the program, you will have the opportunity to meet and choose a potential co-founder based on your aligned interests.
