Introduction
The Competitive Support Fund of USA in Facilitation with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, has established a Business incubation Center at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to accelerate the successful development of startup and fledgling companies by providing entrepreneurs with an array of targeted resources and services.
Vision
To develop an entrepreneurship culture and capacity by creating knowledge based enterprises, thus upgrading Pakistan’s economic competitiveness
Mission
Nurturing startup companies and young firms by helping them to grow and survive when they are most vulnerable.
Goals
- Fostering Research
- Mobilizing capital
- Creating jobs
- Strengthening markets
- Making university financially viable
Business Incubation Center, UAF is keen to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. For this purpose, UAF and PITB established a Regional Plan9 Center at UAF. The said initiative will help startups in sustainability and growth. The program will also provide monthly stipend to selected startups.
The center will provide essential services that are required by early stage startups. It will offer the following services:
• Monthly Stipend to each team member
• Office space
• Networking Opportunities
• Mentorship
• Business Development Assistance
• Legal Assistance
Regional Plan9 will be holding its first flagship event ‘Launchpad’ to select the startups to be incubated. The selection will be done by a panel of esteemed judges, all of whom are experts in their field and play an integral part in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
In the light of above, you are hereby requested to kindly motivate students of your department/institute to apply for this program.
Registration link:
https://tinyurl.com/FaisalabadLaunchpad
Last Date: 31 May 2021
