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Check-out what some of the mentors in our community say!

"The Bridge for Billions program enabled me to see how important and fulfilling giving of your ideas and experiences can impact young entrepreneurs. It was more of a self- discovery journey.”
Buchi Nduka
Mentor from Nigeria
Meet more mentors

Pause for a second. Think who has been a mentor to you in your life and career?

Gustavo Carriconde
Startup Builder and innovation manager
Asma Gatri
CEO & Founder African Environment Consulting
Dennis Leth
Founding Member at Open Consulting Group
Perla Primavera Luis González
Jefe de departamento Naucalpan Emprende
José Furfaro
Business Strategy & People Development Certified Coach
Ricardo Silva Santa Maria
Director Startup Grind
Izabela Serowik
Analyst in Technology Leadership Development Program at Johnson & Johnson
Mario Baz
Founder CoMarkt
Alicia Sánchez Soriano
Consultant at ASHOKA España
Jorge Iparraguirre Gómez
Director at Instituto Emprende en Ti
Fatima Anila
Program Director Global Entrepreneurship Network Pakistan
Iliriana Kacaniku
Social Impact Design & Business Strategy Consultant
Nelson Romero Urdaneta
Professional Coach & Startup Mentor at Oduka
Marco Poliafico
Renewable Energy Modeller & Analyst GE Renewable Energy
Alvaro Barbadillo
Investment Banking Analyst, Arcano
Mayte Varela
Professional business Mentors & Consultant
Gustavo Bottan
Director Business Development & Industrial Partnerships at Northeastern University
Nadia Mrabit
Partner at Business Club Africa
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Check-out our active programs!

Click on each program to get all the information you need and select the program that interests you the most. We have new programs every month.

The John D’Silva Incubator

USA
Language: English 
Focus on: First-generation immigrant 
In honor of John D’Silva’s legacy and the mission he left behind, Web City Properties is proud to launch a partnership with Bridge for Billions a program to support first-generation immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States to launch and advance their businesses through a high-quality, effective entrepreneurship support program.

Applications closed

Desafío Ashoka Changemakers

Spain
Language: Spanish 
Sector: Sustainability 
Focus on: Social projects 
Ashoka launches in Spain, in collaboration with IKEA, its incubation program for social projects, which seeks to reach all entrepreneurs in the country. Become a mentor and support them to promote social innovation and economic growth in the country.

Applications closed

BBK Ekin 2023

Spain
Language: Spanish 
Focus on: Social Entrepreneurship 
BBK Ekin incubates social entrepreneurs developing businesses with a positive social impact. Finalist projects will be incubated for four months, and the three best projects will receive up to €10,000 in cash prizes.

Applications closed

Impulsa 2023

Centroamérica
Language: Spanish 
Program for ventures in Central America that are in the idea phase or that have already been launched and need to develop and validate their business plan.

Applications closed

IN-HABIT Riga

Latvia
Language: Latvian 
Focus on: Food 
IN-HABIT Riga will set up a multifunctional food hub for sustainably produced and locally sourced food in the area of the ?genskalns market, serving as a recreational and educational space for all ages and social groups.

Applications closed

IN-HABIT Cordoba

Spain
Language: Spanish 
Focus on: Heritage and culture 
IN-HABIT Cordoba will use this rich cultural heritage to explore its culture in the promotion of inclusive health and wellbeing, investigating social, cultural, digital, technological and nature-based innovations and developing green, sustainable and creative areas to drive inclusion in more deprived neighborhoods.

Applications closed

IN-HABIT Lucca

Italy
Language: Italian 
Focus on: Animals 
IN-HABIT Lucca will foster the human-animal relationships, making it the first Hum-An smart city in Europe. By better mobilizing existing animal resources, the project will contribute to social innovation based on transition management methods and intergenerational open participation of citizens. There will be animal paths (such as cyclepaths) connecting the historic center, the Ancient Walls, and the green spaces around it.

Applications closed

IN-HABIT Nitra

Slovakia
Language: Slovak 
Focus on: Art & Environment 
Through an integrated environment and art corridor, IN-HABIT Nitra will connect places and people. As part of these innovations, minority groups of people with special needs who are traditionally underrepresented in city planning and development have been included in the different stages of the project to boost inhabitant health and well-being. By creating a liveable public space for women, children, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

Applications closed

Ella Emprende

Guatemala
Language: Spanish 
Focus on: Women residents of Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango and Guatemala 
Ella Emprende program encourages women’s entrepreneurial spirit and helps them develop their business ideas in the departments of Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango, and Guatemala. Through a four-month online program, we will select 20 women entrepreneurs to receive guidance from a specialized mentor as they validate their business models, define their projections, and build their growth plans.

Applications closed

PES-LATAM Haiti

Haiti
Language: French 
We have partnered with Impact Hub Port-au-Prince, Caseli Foundation, and Cedel Haiti to develop early-stage ventures that will scale their impact and reach more communities at the end of the program. We will select 30 entrepreneurs to join this program.

Applications closed

Puentes de Desarrollo BI

Guatemala
Language: Spanish 
Puentes de Desarrollo Bi is an incubation program run by Banco Industrial and Bridge for Billions with the aim of generating positive impact on economic and social development in Guatemala. In total, 150 Guatemalan entrepreneurs from Antigua Guatemala, Chimaltenango, and Quetzaltenango will be trained as part of this initiative.

Applications closed

IDEA App Cambodia EIP

Cambodia
Language: English 
Focus on: Early-stage Cambodian business founder 
IDEA App Cambodia EIP is the Enterprise Incubation Program initiated by Khmer Enterprise in partnership with UNIDO Cambodia through implementation of a UN joint program on the “Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia” funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC).

Applications closed

Honduras Digital Challenge

Honduras
Language: Spanish 
Sector: Technology  
The Honduras Digital Challenge incubation program is an initiative of private enterprise and international institutions to support local and regional entrepreneurs in the creation of new products/services based on the use of technology.

Applications closed

HealthTech Hub Africa 2023

Africa
Language: English and French 
Sector: HealthTech 
Focus on: Cardiovascular Health, Breast Cancer, Virtual Care & Optimization of data-driven decision making 
By supporting African-led health tech solutions, the HealthTech Hub Africa addresses public health challenges in Africa. By collaborating with government partners, the hub aims to promote the development of health technologies in Africa and fast-track such innovations.

Applications closed

Work for Yourself@50+ 2022

USA
Language: English 
Focus on: Over 50's entrepreneurs with low income 
By collaborating with Bridge for Billions for the second year running, AARP Foundation is thrilled to provide underserved entrepreneurial populations with more hands-on support so they can successfully launch businesses.

Applications closed

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Mentoring was never so easy

Change entire industries through innovation and have a social impact with just 1.5 hours a week through one of our incubation programs.

Always know what to cover next

Follow our dotted line and cover one topic every week with our step-by-step incubation methodology.

Collaborate when and where you want

Connect and mentor from wherever you are and pick a time that suits you both with our fully online program.

Never be alone

Our Incubation Managers we’ll be there sharing resources and tips for a great mentoring experience.

Connect with others

Come to the “mentor’s cafe” and meet other mentors in your cohort to share experiences and learnings.

What will your mentoring experience be like through one of our programs?

Review these 8 business topics directly on our incubation platform and meet virtually with your mentee every week at the time you both prefer to guide them as they build strong and inclusive companies.

Value Proposition

Make sure your mentee defines their true value. The Value Proposition is the #1 thing that explains why people would be interested in their offer. It’s a promise that clearly communicates the benefits of their product or service. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Get to the root of the problems you’re trying to solve

  • Identify and group their customers into segments

  • Do customer discovery interviews and research

  • Estimate the market size and build a market opportunity graph

  • Write concrete value proposition statements

Competition Map

Understanding your mentee’s competitors is essential to finding their spot in the market. Think they don’t have much competition? Think again! Take on new perspectives and help your mentee build a Competition Map that will clearly show where they stand.In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Define the attributes that you and other solutions compete on

  • Identify competitors they didn’t know you had

  • See how they stand out among the crowd

  • Discover where you can improve their offering

Stakeholder Map

Building a company 100% by yourself is almost impossible. Every day a founder has to decide: should I do it myself? Delegate? Outsource? Building relationships with partners, supporters, suppliers and, of course, a great team is key. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Identify all different types of partners and collaborators

  • Understand the possible value exchange they can have with each one

  • Decide what they should do in-house and what they should let others do

  • Explore their distribution channel options and choose the best ones

  • Create a map of the ecosystem of partners around their business

Business Model & Marketing

How does the entrepreneur plan to sustain their business and capture their customers’ attention? Help them understand what business model is right for them and start planning their marketing activities. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Learn about different business models

  • See how their business model could (or should) differ per customer segment

  • Use design thinking to choose the best one(s) for them

  • Understand the basics of a marketing funnel and help them create their own

  • Estimate their cost to acquire a customer

Pricing & Business Viability

Is your mentee leaving money on the table by being too shy with prices, or overcharging and losing business opportunities? Help them figure it out by setting their first price point and determining a pricing strategy. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Learn about different pricing strategies and choose yours

  • Compare their competitors’ price points and strategies

  • Do customer discovery to understand their willingness to pay

  • Learn and use a pricing methodology to determine a price point

  • Estimate their customers’ lifetime value

Financial Projections

We make it easy even if you’re allergic to numbers. Get a step-by-step handle on all of your mentee’s financial needs. Month by month, year by year, help them estimate their expenses and revenue as they start and build their company. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Determine the funds they’ll need to launch

  • Project the expenses they’ll have in their first years of operation

  • Plan for the team they’ll need and their salaries as they grow

  • Understand the sales targets they’ll need to reach

  • Account for what it costs them to produce their product or service

Impact Plan

Changing the world we live in? Building an Impact Plan will help them clarify what system they’re a part of and how they’re trying to influence it. They will also measure the impact they’re actually having on their customers, certain beneficiaries, their sector, or even the world. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Map the system you work within and the elements that govern it

  • Show how they want to change what’s happening within it

  • Craft their mission and vision statements

  • Identify if they’re working on any of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

  • Define how to measure their impact and track results

Growth Plan

Changing the world we live in? Building an Impact Plan will help them clarify what system they’re a part of and how they’re trying to influence it. They will also measure the impact they’re actually having on their customers, certain beneficiaries, their sector, or even the world. In this tool, you’ll support your mentee while they:

  • Put your long term goals in writing and draft a plan to reach them

  • Identify their company’s values

  • Determine the KPIs they’ll track over time (Key Performance Indicators)

  • Set milestones to help them reach their goals

  • Identify and plan for their future risks

More about our incubation method
We have supported more than 3661 entrepreneurs 
in 132 countries
with the help of 2854 mentors
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The right combination of purpose, attitude and know-how. All in one team

We created our online incubation program, to unlock growth opportunities for everyone regardless of their race, country, socioeconomic level or gender.

If you want to support the creation of sustainable solutions that empower founders everywhere to fix the problems that truly matter then you’ve come to the right place.

Together we’ll make the entrepreneurship ecosystem truly accessible and inclusive so that innovation is not a privilege of a few.

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