About us
The objective of Growth Accelerator is to provide a competitively selected cohort of ambitious and innovative entrepreneurs with access to technical assistance, mentorship and business co-financing to enable growth and scaling of their businesses. The accelerator sets out to identify innovative early-stage entrepreneurs that are seeking hands-on technical skills, mentorship and capital to scale-up their ventures.
Our Entrepreneurs
We support entrepreneurs in cohorts
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Social Impact
Growth Accelerator Impact stories
Uchembere Wabwino Clinic renovates part of its facility into a laboratory
Uchembere Wabwino Maternity, a private clinic situated in Mzuzu, has renovated part of its facility…
Earning a living through lime stone mining
A 72-Year-old Beatrice Manuka popularly known as Mayi Nyundo because of her long serving in…
Apex procures state-of-the-art laboratory equipment
Procurement of high-tech laboratory equipment at Apex Medical Laboratories has helped to accelerate the business…
Chatonda Lodge expands business with Growth Acceleretor
Located in Chintheche, Nkhata bay a resort district in northern region, Chatonda Lodge is a…
Amazing Bakes purchases Industrial equipment to increase the capacity of products.
Amazing Bakes a family confectionary business founded by Mwawi and Grace Msiska is one of…
EcoGen brings solutions to help address waste management
As a way of addressing issues of waste management, energy and Agriculture, EcoGen company has…
JAT Investment trains women and youths in mushroom production
JAT Investments has trained almost 144 women and youths with skills in mushroom production to…
ZOMBA PRIVATE AMBULANCE BENEFITS FROM THE GROWTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Story By: Fazilla Tembo – Contributor (The Nation Newspaper Malawi) For Siyaphela Makunganya 33years…
AMAZING BAKES BENEFITS FROM THE GROWTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Amazing bakes is one among eleven businesses that are benefiting from the fifth cohort of…
OVER 60 LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS BENEFIT FROM GROWTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Dairy Times News Paper- https://times.mw/ (Fazilla Tembo-Cobtributer) Over 60 local entrepreneurs have benefited from Growth…
What entrepreneurs say about the accelerator
Our entrepreneurs share their experience with the Growth Accelerator Programme
Growth Accelerator has been an eye-opening experience for me as a founder. I was challenged by the critical sessions administered by the team. They helped me improve my business overall.
Chikondi Michongwe
Afrocentric LifestyleI am glad to have joined this programme in the early in running my business. The programme offered much needed guidance. In addition, the financing for the programme has assisted greatly in building my production factory.
Mdingase Chirwa Tewete
Kombeza Foods LtdGrowth Accelerator has challenged me to be innovative and strategic about my business. It has helped me understand the various models that make my business profitable and how to leverage on those elements for future growth.
Tinashe Mapingure
Warm Heart Children's Therapy and WellnessGrowth Accelerator has exposed me to a community of ambitious and inspiring entrepreneurs. I am driven to do more and encouraged to be more by this community of beautiful people.
Temwani Gunda
JAT InvestmentsProject Financing Partners
For the ventures which do not have the required at least 30% cash matching contribution, UNDP has gone into arrangement with financing partners who are available to provide the matching contribution in the of form a bridging loan facility upon meeting each financing partners’ requirements. The current financing partners are: National Bank of Malawi, Standard Bank, NBS Bank, Eco Bank, Malawi Agriculture and Industrial Investment Corporation (MAIIC).
Our Partners
