HEC Challenge + Dakar
HEC Challenge + Dakar HEC Challenge + DakarCERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Language: French
About the program
The HEC Challenge+ program assists creators of innovative projects with high growth potential to develop their business plans and supports them in their development. Its educational formula combines training, consulting, and personalized follow-up.
The diversity of the HEC Challenge+ network, as well as the breadth and quality of its experts, make it a unique initiative. A pioneer in training for innovative entrepreneurs, HEC Challenge+ is clearly established as the undisputed leader in its market.
HEC Challenge + Dakar
Objectives
Rely on a methodological framework to design, write, and present a business plan.
Effectively use basic project management tools
Efficiently manage your entrepreneurial project from start to finish using a practical questioning
Design a comprehensive, viable business plan based on key metrics, market analysis, a clear competitive advantage, and a relevant business model
Orally present and argue your project before investors, partners, or decision-makers to convince them of its relevance and attractiveness
THE SPIRIT OF THE PROGRAM
The HEC Challenge experience also cultivates a mindset because management cannot be improvised! It entails:
- Providing you with benchmarks, reflexes, and inspiration
- Allowing you to exchange with your peers, develop a real cohort spirit, and benefit from it
- Testing the team (1 to 3 co-founders per project)
EVALUATION MODALITIES
- Individual assessment through a quiz on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship
- Project evaluation through an oral and written pitch presentation
Program & benefits
- 2 cohorts per year
- 24 days spread over one year (February to November or October to June)
- 8 monthly action-learning seminars
- 5 sessions on the HEC campus, 3 online sessions
- Foundational contributions (HEC professors) and practical insights (coaching + testimonials)
- Diagnostic seminars
- Management: strategy, marketing, finance, HR, etc.
- Intellectual property, investor relations, business development, negotiation, etc.
- The added value of the program: diagnostic seminars focused on your project
- Benefit from the teaching of HEC Paris professors
- Create a new operational network, through exchanges between participants, alumni of the CHALLENGE+ club, associated partners, and HEC Paris students
- Validate the concept of your business creation project
- Develop a solid business plan that will enable you to seek funding
- Step out of your daily routine to reflect on and work on your project
- Obtain a label recognized by many stakeholders in business creation: financiers, public organizations, etc.
Join the HEC Challenge+ Dakar adventure!
The selection of candidates for the HEC Challenge+ Dakar program is conducted through the DER/FJ (Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship of Women and Youth).
Key Figures
7
IPOs
+1,000
startups supported
€1B
raised from investors
97 %
Success rate upon certification
4,7/5
Overall satisfaction rate
Dive into the heart of the HEC Challenge+ Forum
The HEC Forum is the culmination of the 9-month Challenge+ program. Participants pitch their projects to experts and investors. A memorable experience that concludes the program...
Who can join
The program is aimed at entrepreneurs with innovative and high-tech projects, specifically those who meet the following criteria:
- Being the initiator of a project (or an already established company) that is innovative in technology or services
- Being a scientist, engineer, self-taught individual, etc.
- Possessing an entrepreneurial spirit
- Leading a business project with high development potential
The program is also accessible to non-project initiators. To be eligible:
- Being a project supporter within an incubation structure
- Being employed by a company whose founders have previously participated in the program
The program is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please contact us to discuss any additional needs or to obtain the Public Accessibility Register.
Program Fee
The HEC Challenge+ program in Dakar is part of the LionsTech Invest community, jointly supported by the Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship of Women and Youth (DER/FJ) and the French Embassy in Senegal. The aim is to enhance the visibility and growth of Senegalese startups within the international financial ecosystem.
Therefore, the HEC Challenge+ Dakar program is funded by the French Embassy in Senegal, even though the market price of the program is set at €30,000.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process consists of four steps and is entirely online.
Please note that the time between the Grand Jury decision and the start of classes is approximately 3 weeks.
Phone interview
Application dossier
Selection committee
Grand Jury
HEC Challenge + worldwide
Academic Team
THE HEC CHALLENGE+ RISING STARS TO WATCH
Among the 120 French startups that will shape the economy of tomorrow, according to Les Echos Start, nearly 25% have gone through HEC CHALLENGE+:
Genepred, Avalun, Millidrop, VitaDx, Inotrem, Poietis, Bodycap, Kinestesia, InSimo, MesDépanneurs.fr, 2Spark, Sublimed, Airinnov, Trustinsoft, Ethera, Qucit, Thrustme, Stiral, Greencreative, Lactips, Accelad, Novae, Apix, 3deau, Sirfull, Nawatechnology, Greenerwave, Fysiki.
THE FLAGSHIP COMPANIES OF HEC CHALLENGE+
THE SUPPORT TEAM
NEWS
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HEC Challenge + has established itself as the leading program for innovators with high-growth potential projects. Through high-level teaching, quality support, and an extensive network, innovative...
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