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The new service, available from this week, will enable business owners to interact with mentors on how to grow their projects.
Business owners will be able to create a profile and put up a short biography describing their business and what kind of mentor they require. Users are required to also put up a business plan draft for the potential mentors.
“Africans living in the diaspora and business experts from around the world are now able to get directly involved with venture creation and provide critical feedback to promising entrepreneurs across the African continent,” the company announced.
David van Dijk, head of entrepreneurship development at VC4Africa, said: “When an entrepreneur faces a challenge we are convinced there are members within the VC4Africa network who have the answers and are willing to lend their insight, expertise and experience.”
Bill Zimmerman, co-founder of VC4Africa, explained the new service is designed to help organise the supply and demand from across the community.
“Most importantly, the tool recognizes people’s participation and we are continually looking at ways we can recognize members for their contributions,” he added.
VC4Africa is a community bringing African entrepreneurs and global investors together.
