The Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator improves access to finance for green enterprises through facilitating tailored loans and direct acceleration support. It includes three components:
Catalyser Programme
Hands-on interactive capacity building to prepare for growth: Join our Catalyser Programme to refine your business and financial plans and develop a solid growth strategy and investment proposal. Prepare your enterprise for scale, while ensuring that you are all set for your loan application.
Loan Application
After successful completion of the Catalyser Programme, we will support you to prepare a promising loan application. We work with partner banks which offer tailored loans for green SMEs like yours. Participating in the UGEFA Programme significantly increases your chances to get access to a loan with favorable conditions customized to the specific needs of a green SME.
Accelerator Programme
Tailored one-on-one support to manage growth, financials, and impact to take your enterprise to the next level: Once your loan application has been approved, our Accelerator Programme will provide growth and investment support to successfully scale your enterprise.
Application Criteria - Sectors
We are looking for enterprises that are active in the following sectors:
Unfortunately, agricultural enterprises without value addition activities are not eligible for the UGEFA.
Application Criteria - Enterprise Profile
We are looking for enterprises that fulfill the following criteria:
Registered as a green enterprise
Based in Uganda
Making revenue and looking to grow
Been operating for 2 years or more
Motivated, enthusiastic team
