{On the 14th of March, Educat and GTBank officially team up their efforts to grow SMEs in Rwanda. The two partners will utilize their joint assets, expertise and networks to provide Rwandan entrepreneurs with the tools they need to pave a path to entrepreneurial success.}
As part of the partnership, Educat and GTBank will identify and recruit entrepreneurs who will be taken through various enrichment programs that will result in tailored action plans for business growth and development. These programs include the Rwanda Business Accelerator, a comprehensive 6-month program that aims to help SMEs in the process of identifying new clients, refining their daily business operations as well as delivering value products and services that will yield long term customer retention. In addition, GTBank will financially back a Start-up Competition run by Educat, which will give promising entrepreneurs the chance to actualize their business aspirations.
Andreas Norlem, CEO of Educat noted that “Through such partnerships we are sending a message to the young entrepreneurs of Rwanda; we are telling them that organizations like GTBank and Educat are committed to recognizing and evolving innovative ideas and enterprises. ”
Educat is a Danish born and Rwanda based social enterprise that enables change makers in Rwanda to create significant and positive change for themselves, their community, and nation. Educat’s focus is the growth of entrepreneurs and the development of the entrepreneurial mindset amongst the youth of Rwanda.
GTBank, formerly known as Fina Bank is a commercial bank that prides itself on being ‘the bank of SMEs’. It is one of the many West African banks that have ventured into the East African region to tap into the fast growing SME based economies of Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.
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