Empretec Network

UNCTAD capacity-building and training for Entrepreneurs

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

What mechanisms best connect entrepreneurship learning to real business development?

Entrepreneurship skills develop in ecosystems. Strong partnerships between education, business support, finance and the private sector turn skills into ventures.

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

Entrepreneurship learning depends on the people delivering it.

Building educator and trainer capacity is a critical part of any effective skills system.🎓
What works?

[Empretec Network @empretecUN]

Entrepreneuriat : la théorie ne suffit pas.

Le changement consiste à développer des compétences concrètes : résoudre des problèmes, comprendre les clients, s’adapter.

Comment apprendre l’entrepreneuriat par la pratique, et pas seulement par la théorie ?

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

L’entrepreneuriat est de plus en plus vu comme une compétence clé pour l’avenir du travail et de l’innovation. Pourtant, son intégration dans les systèmes éducatifs reste un défi.

Quel est selon vous le principal obstacle?

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

Entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a core skill for the future of work and innovation. Yet embedding it across education systems remains a major challenge.

➡️what's the biggest barrier to embedding it?

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

Empretec LogiHub is underway in Riyadh.

Early-stage founders are building, testing and pitching smart logistics solutions to drive innovation and contribute to Saudi Vision 2030🇸🇦

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

Join us tomorrow at the #Fin4Dev Dialogue in New York.

@UNCTAD and the @ioevoice convene public and private sector leaders to focus on turning commitments into firm-level results.

▶️ Join: https://t.co/HcRqCYyWKN

Meeting ID: 385 994 383 752 13
Passcode: vD3yR274

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

🗓 21 April 2026 | 10:00-11:15 EDT
Trade, investment, and entrepreneurship only deliver when they connect at the firm level.

At #FfD 2026 in New York, @UNCTAD and @ioevoice focus on one question: how do we move from commitments to execution?

▶️Join: https://t.co/D456vxVfJg

[UN Trade and Development @UNCTAD]

About 70 young entrepreneurs in Uganda and South Africa have joined @UNCTAD’s Empretec LogiHub training.

The course connects them with investors, ecosystems and live supply chains to foster innovative logistics solutions across Africa.

Learn more: https://t.co/zKtBU8TcJj

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

In Riyadh, @UNCTAD’s Empretec delivered hands on AI crash courses with the @SDB_sa and @Empretec_Saudi, led by @felipematos.

Founders worked on real startup challenges and learned how to identify business pain points and apply #AI to address them.

▶️https://t.co/c0anv16Ame

[ENTERPRISE UGANDA @EntUganda]

What does it really take to be successful as an entrepreneur?

According to @SafeBoda CEO Rob Sanford, you must first dedicate time to knowing your customer. At last month's #LogiHub training, we appreciated Mr Sanford's insight into the delicate art of building a startup.

Do you believe that market research is a necessary step in building startups? @UNCTAD @empretecUN
#startup #smallbusiness

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

At the Empretec AI Crash Course, founders learn how to apply #AI for real business growth - and how to think like AI-native startups from day one.

Led by @felipematos🎓
Delivered by @UNCTAD with @SDB_sa, as part of the @NIDLP_2030 1K Mile Bootcamp at Al Yamamah University.

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

#DeveGo2025

✅@UNCTAD Secretary-General @RGrynspan delivered a keynote, marking a moment in Saudi Arabia’s fast-evolving startup journey
✅ Empretec & eFounders engaged with Saudi entrepreneurs
✅@jonnystartup spoke on Saudi Arabia’s unique moment for entrepreneurship

[UN Trade and Development @UNCTAD]

AI is transforming entrepreneurship. What needs to happen next?

To translate AI into real business value, it’s crucial that entrepreneurs in developing countries get the support they need in terms of skills, finance and enabling ecosystems.

▶️ https://t.co/MJD3TrAIYt

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

#AI is already being tested by entrepreneurs in developing countries - but adoption remains uneven.

📘 New UNCTAD report shares insights from entrepreneurs and global experts on how to turn AI into a practical tool for startups and MSMEs.

🔗 https://t.co/lSdTBOOnpK

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

At #DeveGo2025, @UNCTAD and @SDB_sa highlight a shared commitment to innovation, skills, and entrepreneurship.

@UNCTAD Secretary-General @RebecaGrynspan’s meeting with Empretec trainers showed where it all starts: people building the next generation of entrepreneurs.

[امبريتك السعودية @Empretec_Saudi]

بحضور سعادة الأمين العامة لمنظمة الأمم المتحدة للتجارة والتنمية (UNCTAD)
السيدة ريبيكا غرينسبان
وبحضور ممثلي #بنك_التنمية_الاجتماعية، تم تخريج دفعة جديدة من المدربين المعتمدين لبرنامج #أمبريتك_السعودية، في خطوة تعكس التزام البرنامج ببناء القدرات الوطنية وتأهيل كوادر تدريبية تسهم في تمكين رواد الأعمال وتعزيز منظومة ريادة الأعمال في المملكة

[UN Trade and Development @UNCTAD]

🇺🇳 @UNCTAD, with Enterprise Uganda (@EntUganda) and LEARN Logistics by the Kühne Foundation, launched the first @EmpretecUN LogiHub Uganda 🇺🇬 – a five-day pre-accelerator designed to ignite the next generation of smart logistics founders.

▶️ https://t.co/CtvkvMKYtW

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

Empretec LogiHub continued in South Africa (@sedfa_dsbd, Pretoria), putting early-stage founders in build mode - tackling real logistics problems, learning from local operators and investors, and shaping start-up ideas for the SA market🇿🇦

[UNCTAD entrepreneurship @Unctad_e]

After 5 intense days at Empretec LogiHub Uganda🇺🇬, 7 teams pitched their early-stage logistics start-ups in 5 minutes each.

Sharp feedback from: @MatMobius, @francisnkur, Alan Lwetabe.

Insights from: @RobSanford61313, @mukisad2, Geoffrey Mutabazi.

Congrats to all teams!