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Business Ideation Services
To generate a pipeline of aspiring entrepreneurs and to foster unique business ideas that can benefit from AP's Incubation Services, our team inspires young women and men through role models, motivational talks and hackathons, to view entrepreneurship as a career of choice, and improve community perceptions about starting a business as a decent and gainful career pathway, especially for women.
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Pre-incubation activities
To build a pool of promising entrepreneurs and develop unique business ideas that can benefit from AP's incubation services, our team inspires young women and men through role models, motivational conversations and hackathons to see entrepreneurship as a career of choice and improve society's perception of starting a business as worthy and rewarding. lucrative career path, especially for women.
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Business Incubation
The objective is to provide business model trainings and advisory support to entrepreneurs looking to convert their business ideas or early-stage ventures (with <1 years of operations) into a small and growing business (SGB). Incubation consists of three stages: business modelling, financial modelling and pitch-making, and company registration and compliance.
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INVESTMENTS
Entrepreneurs present their businesses to an independent investment committee to receive investment. Based on the results of their pitch and after a comprehensive due diligence, selected entrepreneurs will be able to receive up to $50,000.
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Post-investment
technical assistance
technical assistance
Graduates are given full access to the resources of Accelerate Prosperity and partner organizations, as well as comprehensive technical support and advice from highly qualified professionals. This includes both attracting the next round of investment and working with consultants on international certifications, improving marketing and sales and other aspects of the company.
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Business Acceleration
The objective of business acceleration is to offer "investment-readiness" technical assistance, provide and intermediate start-up or growth finance, and deliver post-finance technical assistance and monitoring to start-ups with a demonstrated minimum viable product (MVP), as well as to existing businesses that aspire to grow.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Accelerate Prosperity, an initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Central and South Asia, aims to stimulate small and growing businesses by funding and inspiring start-up entrepreneurs in developing regions to expand into new markets, create jobs and strengthen the country's economy.
RESULTS
Since 2016, Accelerate Prosperity Tajikistan has been supporting potential entrepreneurs through business modeling, 1:1 employee coaching, mentoring, networking with entrepreneurs, funding readiness, growth stage funding, investor services, and trade facilitation.
$6,9М
Funded in SMEs
$3.725М
Private commitment guaranteed for future investment
1028
Jobs created in invested enterprises
348
Invested enterprises
SUCCESS STORIES
Entrepreneurs whose path to success inspires action
Abdukarim Sultanov
While studying at the institute, Abdukarim began to think about how to provide himself and the local population with high-quality sports uniforms. So he bought a light industry machine and started producing clothes for sports.
Afsona Komilova
Patience and perseverance will allow you to achieve your goal and develop your business. Do not give up, do not stop before difficulties, work hard and seek support from organizations such as Accelerate Prosperity
Nasim Abdullakhodjaev is an entrepreneur with a personal success story. Since his student years, he sought to implement his ideas and launched more than one project before the BO/BO Web Studio appeared
Azam Akhrulloev
Nisso Mirzoeva
Shirin Sufieva
Azam Akhrulloev successfully presented his business at a pitch event in Dushanbe, and was able to receive an additional $23,000 to finance his business.
In 2020, Nisso took part in the AP - Women Cup competition. Out of 30 participants, Nisso became one of the two finalists and received capital for her business.
Accelerate Prosperity provided technical assistance and access to patient capital, which allowed Shirin to develop an effective financial model, which proved successful.
The Startup: Brand "Safiya"
Umeda Abdulloeva
The Startup: "Chidir"
Vasila Nuralishoeva
Nasim Abdullokhojaev
The Startup: Web studio "BO/BO"
"I would like to thank the Accelerate Prosperity team for their professional advice in understanding the financial management of an organization. Thanks to AP, we have doubled our performance, which has had a direct impact on our clients!"
"The business-specific coaching and feedback and trustworthy and insightful advice from Accelerate Prosperity experts throughout the process has allowed me to expand my business to a size that I could have never imagined."
"Participation in the AP programming made my perspective idea clearer and I was able to finally start my business which now employs 10 women. I could not be prouder!"
REVIEWS
Financial Supporters
A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CREATING CHANGE
European Union: SCORED & AP Asia
Accelerate Prosperity Tajikistan has successfully partnered with the European Union to implement two projects. The Supporting Cooperation and Opportunities for Regional Economic Development (SCORED) project seeks to catalyse regional economic development and integration in the border regions of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and Accelerate Prosperity in Central and South Asia
(AP Asia) contributes to the enhanced equitable economic well-being of women and men in rural Tajikistan.
(AP Asia) contributes to the enhanced equitable economic well-being of women and men in rural Tajikistan.
USAID: Thrive, CA-AP & Local Impact
Accelerator Prosperity Tajikistan, in cooperation with USAID, is implementing the following projects: "Enhanced Integrated Socio-Economic Development for Men, Women, Boys, and Girls" (Thrive) focused on improving socio-economic development in Khatlon and GBAO, supporting local governance, equal access to social services, as well as small farmers and entrepreneurs through financial and technical assistance. "Central Asia - Accelerate Prosperity (CA-AP) is aimed at developing small and growing businesses, especially women's enterprises, in order to support their management and influence women's employment. A Transformative New Partnership in Africa and Asia (Local Impact) project, in partnership with USAID, has implemented multidisciplinary initiatives in Africa and Asia aimed at inclusive economic growth, improving infrastructure, improving citizen skills and supporting social cohesion in marginalized communities.
SAGE: Supporting Accelerated Growth for Entrepreneurs
Accelerate Prosperity has partnered with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs to implement the Supporting Accelerated Growth for Entrepreneurs (SAGE), the overall aim of which is to contribute to improved prosperity through export-oriented and/or import substituted growth of targeted small and growing businesses..
AIMED: Accelerating Inclusive Market and Economic Development in Tajikistan" (AIMED) The Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER
Accelerate Prosperity, with financial support from AKF is collaborating with GIZ to implement the "Accelerating Inclusive Market and Economic Development in Tajikistan" (AIMED) project, carried out within the framework of the Integrated Rural Development Project/Towards Rural Inclusive Growth and Economic Resilience Project of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The project aimes to provide access to affordable finance and technical assistance for value chain actors in Rasht and Zarafshon Valley as well as companies outside these areas but with strategic linkages to producers in target areas.
AKF: CENTRAL ASIA
Acceleration Prosperity is a joint initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and its Economic Development Agency (AKFED). All donor projects are co-financed with AKF. The Aga Khan Foundation strategically supports the development of guidelines and the implementation of projects focused on social initiatives. Acceleration Prosperity appreciates and applies their many years of experience in their work in the implementation of projects.
AWYGE: Accelerating Women, Youth, and Green Entrepreneurs
The Accelerating Women, Youth, and Green Entrepreneurs (AWYGE) project is aimed at supporting women and youth in Khatlon and Sughd regions. The project aims to create successful businesses by improving entrepreneurial skills and developing partnerships with key stakeholders such as business associations and educational networks. The project evaluates success through increasing the profitability and sustainability of enterprises led by women and youth, contributing to inclusive economic growth and prosperity in Tajikistan.
UNICEF: Accelerating the Power of UPSHIFT
The aim of the project was to expand the UNICEF's existing UPSHIFT initiative to GBAO. This intervention established and trained an effective network of local mentors to support delivery of community-based UPSHIFT programming in Adolescent Innovation Labs (AILs), which later became government-run Centres for Alternative Education.
