The Connect Network, driven by leaders from across the region, aims to incubate 2,500 entrepreneurs throughout Central America. Fundación Terra has already benefited over 2,350 entrepreneurs in Honduras through its Terra te Impulsa entrepreneurship program.

Tegucigalpa, April 12, 2023 - Real LEDGE Honduras, Women & Business, Honduras Social Foundation, Voces Vitales Honduras, and Fundación Terra, as part of the Connect initiative, join forces to launch a call for proposals to establish over 150 ventures in Honduras through 5 nationwide incubation programs.

As part of this call, Fundación Terra joins the Connect Network to promote the growth of entrepreneurs in its flagship Terra Te Impulsa entrepreneurship program. This program collaborates with various strategic allies, providing continuous training in relevant business topics such as financial education, marketing, digital transformation, formalization, among others. It also grants outstanding participants access to compete for the Terra Te Impulsa Prize for seed capital.

Each of the 5 participating organizations will develop its incubation project. Selected entrepreneurs, both men and women, will have access to training and personalized mentoring to solidify their business ideas and strengthen their ventures.

Each program aims to incubate 30 entrepreneurs free of charge over 5 months, using an asynchronous online methodology complemented by weekly sessions with experts guiding participants through the fundamentals of their businesses, from their value propositions to their growth plans.

The goal is to strengthen the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing access to tools and specialists in the early stages of ventures. Therefore, all programs will be guided by mentors from Bridge for Billions and Incubation Managers from each participating organization, ensuring that entrepreneurs enhance their economic growth opportunities as part of each program.

About Connect:

Connect is an initiative by Bridge for Billions, in strategic alliance and co-financed by BID Lab. It aims to foster the creation of a stronger and more united entrepreneurial ecosystem in each Central American country. It has selected over 20 organizations, including 5 representatives from Honduras, organizations that have long been committed to collaborating and developing impactful projects that provide new and better opportunities for Hondurans.

About the projects:

Terra Te Impulsa - Connect Billions: A program supporting Honduran entrepreneurs producing goods and/or services, promoting the comprehensive development of their companies and the country.

Real LEDGE Honduras will implement the TRIBU CREATIVA program, aiming to incubate men and women aged 25 to 65 in the departments of Lempira, Intibucá, La Paz, Comayagua, and Cortés who are starting ventures in the creative industries of gastronomy, fashion, and craftsmanship.

To view the requirements and apply, visit this link: https://conecta.bridgeforbillions.org/programas/tribu-creativa/

Honduras Social will implement the "Tejiendo Conexiones" program, seeking male and female entrepreneurs in the Creative Economies of the departments of La Paz, Yoro, Cortés, Atlántida, and the Central District, aged 25 to 55, in the Prototype and Growth stages.

Women and Business are part of this initiative with the 1st Program for Creative Women "More Talent, More Businesses, More Voice." It is designed to empower women in the creative and cultural industry of Honduras.

Women with creative and innovative business ideas, with 3 years or less of starting their ventures, operating in areas such as fashion design, art, painting, theater, music, dance, photography, digital art, interior design, architecture, cinematography, editorial production, digital content management, sports, fine arts, history, advertising and promotion, software development, event organization, and cultural tourism, within the departments of Francisco Morazán, Comayagua, Cortés, Atlántida, and the Bay Islands, can participate.