You might be an entrepreneur, a techie, a branding guru, a numbers person, or anything else - Mara BizHack is your chance to get noticed and win support for your work! It works like this:
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Find a market gap or business opportunity
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Put together your dream team to exploit it
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In 48 hours, show how your idea or small business will be the most competitive
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Win free space at the Mara Launchpad and the chance of up to Ush 10m investment from Mara Launch Fund
Sheraton Kampala Hotel to cater all the event meals
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Each team of 3-6 people must have one representative from each of these categories:
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Techies. Programmers, devs, coders, and geeks - you fit here. (Mentors from Thoughtworks, Mountbatten, Codesync, Lumjo Consultants and others)
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Number crunchers. Accountants, lawyers, ACCA students, business professionals - you fit here. (Mentors from KPMG)
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Buzz Builders. Marketers, sales people, designers, branding experts - you fit here. (Mentors from SMS Media, Media Analyst, Node Six, Studio and others)
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Team leaders may fit in any of the three categories, but should have prior experience of running a small business or successful project.
All our mentors are either sector leaders or professional experts. We also have a special guest
- Shirish Patel of Venture Capital firm VC Acceleration will dial in from Silicon Valley! So come and get noticed.
Participation costs Ush 30,000 or Ush 15,000 for students, including all meals. Plus, ALL Mara BizHack participants will receive ONE MONTH FREE at Mara Launchpad Innovation Centre.
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