TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BBINCUBATOR TECH STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION-2023 Must be of Cameroonian nationality. Must have a tech startup with an innovative idea that identifies a community based problem and seeks to solve it. Must be legally resident in Cameroon, and the implementation of the innovative technological community based solution must be in Cameroon. The proposed business will operate in Cameroon. You must be prepared to pitch your tech idea infront of a jury of the Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator and stand a chance to win seed funding of 1.000.000XAF Participants must have an account at SAVANA Islamic Finance,where …

We are delighted to announce the signing of a Franchise Agreement between Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator and Savana Islamic Finance in Cameroon.Through this franchise agreement, Savana Islamic Microfinance has given us the power to operate it's banking agencies in Bonaberi, the South West Region, the NorthWest and the Western Regions of Cameroon. This franchise agreement aligns with BBIncubators' vision to build an ecosystem of successful and sustainable businesses while boasting financial inclusion and promoting entrepreneurial growth within the region. SAVANA ISLAMIC Microfinance is a leading microfinance institution, committed to fostering socio-economic development through its innovative financial solutions. With …

Have you ever tried renting anything in Douala? Our recent experience trying to get an office space was rather interesting. Douala is the economic capital of Cameroon and as is to be expected, it is the most populous city in the country. The reasons we decided to establish our first hub here were down to strategic considerations such as access to a high number of educated youth (employed, unemployed, and underemployed) in urban Cameroon, access to infrastructure, access to technology and internet, and finally, access to experts. Understandably, real estate is expensive in Douala and good ones are rather difficult …

Each year Cameroon churns out 500,000 university graduates and with only 3000 posts available to work for the government, according to a report by Al Jazeera titled ‘Studying to be Jobless’ (translated from French - Étudier Pour Chômer) of 2020. It becomes clear from the numbers employed by the government and the few hundreds absorbed in the private sector, how many thousands are relegated to the informal sector or joblessness. As a result, many graduates either travel abroad or fall back on the hustling economy. According to a demographic study published by Index Mundi, youths under the age of 25yrs constitute …

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin among others have gotten traction in the past 12 years. For those still in the dark about Crypto, it is simply a digital currency not under the administration of any government. In recent years, it has been steady facilitating participation in financial transactions of millions of people across the world without the constraints and government interference that come with fiat currencies – money issued by a country’s central bank whose value is not based on gold or silver. In Africa, its nascent rise is propelled by bureaucratic financial regimes in most of the continent. Many …