R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S F O R E S O S
• Partnership Development Training for ESOs: : Regional Partnership/Relationship management training for ESOs to strengthen their fundraising capacity. ESOs from East, West and North Africa predominantly face major challenges in building long term, sustainable partnerships with ecosystem stakeholders. But insights from focus groups show that some ESOs are beginning to adopt impressive partnership models that guarantee their operational ì social and economic indicators to the realities in their community, and equip them to commu- nicate impact clearly to funders. • ESOs Exchange Program: ESOs Exchange program enables less sustainable ESOs to study success stories from more sustainable ESOs across the continent. This will enable ESO employees to gain practical experience and acquire technical skills to better design and facilitate a more impactful startup support program. AfriLabs may create a platform to facilitate this engagement. Technical Competency is identified as one of the core challenges faced by ESOs with less than three years of existence. The exchange Program can benefit younger hubs significantly in this regard. • ESO Business Development Training: Most ESOs across the continent have shown skills deficiency in business development and business management disciplines. ESOs ability to design sustainable and impact-driven entrepreneurial programs highly depends on their business development and management competency level. Some hubs like Flat6Lab continue to display core strengths in implementing sustainable startup growth programs, by building a business model that allows them to manage investment funds in their program through strategic partnerships with venture funds and corporations.
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