Program Overview

The Social Investment Hub project aims to tackle key challenges such as access to finance, investment governance, and the participation of women and youth. By creating opportunities to build the capacities of social entrepreneurs and individual angel investors, the project focuses on launching impactful social projects through these investors. The initiative seeks to improve investment opportunities for Jordanian entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with social impact, particularly in the governorates of Irbid and Zarqa. It achieves this through targeted professional training programs based on realistic and feasible business opportunities. The total funding for this project is $174,000, supported by USAID as part of the Iqlaa Project. The project commenced on January 18, 2023, and is currently ongoing.

Objectives

  1. Enhance Business Opportunities: Support 60 social entrepreneurs (with 40% participation by women) and 20 angel investors.
  2. Capacity Building: Deliver comprehensive professional training for both social entrepreneurs and angel investors.
  3. Facilitate Matchmaking: Connect entrepreneurs with potential investors to create new business ventures.
  4. Training Packages for Entrepreneurs: Cover essential topics such as administrative skills, business development, resource management, personal development, sales and marketing, financial management, and access to investment opportunities.
  5. Investment Skills for Investors: Provide training on social entrepreneurship, personal finance, venture capital, private equity cycles, opportunity analysis, and risk management.

Participation Criteria and Conditions

Open to social entrepreneurs and angel investors interested in the program.

Commitment to attending all training sessions and networking events

Willingness to engage in mentorship and follow-up activities after investment

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Open to social entrepreneurs and angel investors interested in the program.

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Commitment to attending all training sessions and networking events

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Willingness to engage in mentorship and follow-up activities after investment

Project Phases

Training and Capacity Building:

Offer professional training to social entrepreneurs on business management and to angel investors on investment strategies.

Matchmaking and Networking:

Conduct four competitive networking rounds where entrepreneurs present their business ideas to potential investors, focusing on areas of investor interest and specific business sectors.

Mentorship:

Provide two months of business mentorship following an investment agreement, including support in marketing, accessing business enablers, human resources recruitment, and specialized consultations.

Achievements

  • Launched the Social Investment Hub, the first platform dedicated to individual investment in social entrepreneurship.

  • Established sustainable networking opportunities between social entrepreneurs and investors.

  • Offered specialized mentorship services to ensure the successful implementation of projects after investment.