About Great North Business Incubator
The Great North Business Incubator (GNBI) was conceived as an economic engine to advance the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through a basketful of business support resources. We work closely with start-ups, incubators & accelerators, aimed at empowering start up entrepreneurs with knowledge & skills to create highpotential ventures. Our Business Incubator Capacity building Program for management has developed client based solutions for the successful establishment & management of incubators.
Our Mission
Great North Business Incubator is an exciting, yet challenging journey to assist & empower entrepreneurs/innovators with developing their business knowledge, as well as skills that foster the creation of high potential start-up businesses that create the much needed jobs post the COVID19 pandemic. We thrive in working with incubator partners across the continent. Great North Business Incubator has developed a comprehensive & action driven incubator capacity building program for management. In a collective effort, we are building the next generation of sustainable and bankable start-up entrepreneurs and innovators.

Programme Goal
Our program is designed to develop the capacity of incubator management teams to lead incubators with the purpose of achieving high growth levels of success & sustainability. Our program will expose participants to international practices & develop tools to close identified incubator performance gaps. We uncover the secrets behind the establishment & management of successful incubators. Incubator Management have one thing in common. To build and support viable & successful incubators that build & support successful start-ups. The focus of this program is to give access to training, tools & resources that will empower you & your incubator to support start-ups Entrepreneurs.
Programme Outcome
Experience over the years of incubation management, has taught us that incubators & accelerators have a challenging, yet critical,
role to play in creating high-potential startups. Indeed, we have learnt that this is not easy at all. Building a great incubator or accelerator is
difficult. The best incubators are those that nurture & grow the talents of their start-ups from an idea generation to commercialisation of the product or running a viable business. The main outcome is to enable you to design & implement world class entrepreneurship programs, make your incubator sustainable & build incubator credibility.

Great North Business Incubator focuses on nine clusters of technologies:
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Agro-processing and food technology
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Plastic industry technology- bottles, bins, chairs, plastic bags, plates etc.
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Waste management and recycling- glass bottles, card boxes, plastic, tyres
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Manufacturing of Sanitary products i.e. tissues, panty liners, pads, napkins etc.
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Manufacturing of construction material such as tiles, door frames, etc.
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Foot wear, Leather and clothing technology
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Wood technology
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Jewellery design and manufacturing Technology
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ICT
These clusters not only provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas and expertise but are also those in which GNBI believes have the potential to become world-class companies. To assist the development of these focused clusters, in addition to world-class research and development, infrastructure and facilities, we also provide a wide range of support services, including a series of full-service incubation programmes to nurture technology start-up companies in different sectors at various stages of development.
Training Content Online
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Harnessing Invest-ability DNA of Incubators
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Thinking Like an Investor
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An Incubator’s Role
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CSEs for SIs and Incubator Model Canvas
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Start-up Selection Criteria & Processes
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Defining Touch points § Program Structure & Design
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Process driven Incubation & Acceleration
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Defining UVP & Sustainable Business Models
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People, Partners & Funders
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Pitch Perfect § Reflections

Programme Objectives
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Design world-class entrepreneur support program for all aspects of incubation.
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Sourcing & selection
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Incubation & start-up building
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Community engagement
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Monitoring & tracking
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Mentor recruitment & monitoring
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Develop sustainable incubator models
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Create a network of mentors, investors & other ecosystem stakeholders
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Create a process to produce viable, investable start-ups & attract investor.
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