Orange Corners is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands that provides young entrepreneurs across Africa, Asia and the Middle East with training, mentorship, network, funding and facilities to start and grow their businesses. Orange Corners Bangladesh is commissioned by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh in partnership with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, and is implemented by YY Ventures Limited, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center, and SAJIDA Foundation, with support from Unilever Bangladesh Limited.
The Orange Corners programme takes a holistic approach to plant and nurture entrepreneurial mindset and hone business acumen in young talents during the pre-incubation phase and funnelling them to an incubation and acceleration phase consisting of training, mentoring, community-building, funding and more. This initiative will provide aspiring Bangladeshi entrepreneurs, aged 18-35 years, with skills, funding, and resources to start and grow sustainable businesses – specifically ones that contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and address the local challenges of Bangladesh.
All participants interested in the Incubation programme by Orange Corners Bangladesh are requested to fill in all relevant fields of this online application form. Upon submission of the application, an email will be sent for confirmation. Only the top applicants will be invited to participate in a two-day Selection Boot Camp, which is tentatively scheduled around January 2025, and will be held in person in Dhaka. During this boot camp, all teams will be further evaluated to select the most high-potential teams to join Cohort 4 of the Incubation programme by Orange Corners Bangladesh starting in January 2025 to July 2025. Good luck!