HUB Un Jour Nouveau: Empowering Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Growth

The HUB is a platform that gives individuals all the tools they need to launch a successful business, including training, coaching, cohorts and funding through grants and loans, with the goal of improving local economies in the DRC.

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About HUB Un Jour Nouveau

The HUB aims to help small-to-medium enterprises grow by equipping entrepreneurs with the tools and knowledge they need to be sustainable and more profitable. Utilizing a unique model, business owners are encouraged to return funds to the community as their business succeeds. The HUB is reducing unemployment, creating a space for businesses to flourish, and fueling the local economy so more people can thrive.

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Why Congo

Program Structure

  • Pre-incubation: Verification of the viability of the project
  • Incubation: Setting up a business model
  • Acceleration: Networking and financial support
Women of Congo

Impact

  • Provide a protected environment for existing small businesses to grow and flourish
  • Reduced the unemployment rate through businesses created by entrepreneurs trained and coached at the UJN incubator
  • Established UJN and DRC as leaders in the entrepreneurship space among government institutions, business associations, donor organizations, financial institutions, and investors
  • Entrepreneurs gain financial independence and can meet their families' needs
  • Participation in the economic emergence of the DRC

Additional Impact

  • 127 startups have benefited from the HUB’s coaching
  • 51% success rate among startups
  • 22% of startups are owned by women
  • 12 startups have accessed funding through our support

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Your support can help empower more entrepreneurs in the DR Congo. Donate now to help us continue our mission, or learn more about our programs and how you can get involved.

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Testimonials

Hear From Our Beneficiaries

Read stories from individuals whose lives have been transformed by our programs.

I was born in 2001 in Goma and raised by a single mother. Despite financial hardships, I studied Computer Management. Unsatisfied with my progress, I joined the Cryptnail Coding Academy launched by HUB UJN. Now, I am creating my own company to develop mobile, web, and desktop apps. The HUB UJN has given me a different view of things and is equipping me to achieve my dreams.

Kalombo Kayembe Jenny

I am 19 years old and founded W-Trans, which transforms plastic waste into paving blocks. My passion and determination, supported by HUB UJN, have made me a leader in recycling in Goma. HUB UJN has been instrumental in making my dreams come true.

Benjamin Koko

FAQs

What are the requirements to join HUB UJN?

The entrepreneurial project goes through several stages to determine if it can be profitable and viable before testing its business model and writing a business plan.

How do you define success at HUB UJN?

Success is defined by the startups' success. We create a supportive space where young people feel backed, and success is measured by project growth, increased sales, job creation, and positive country impact.

What are the difficulties you face as a young HUB?

The business model of an incubator requires full coverage of operational costs in the first two years, leading to a small team handling a large workload.

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