• Panels Venue : Friendship Hall, Khartoum, Sudan

• Workshops Venue : 249Startups HQ, Al-Manshia

2 Days

20+ Speakers & Investors

Angel Investors Training
( Invitation Only )  

Sudan Angels is the first Angel Investors Network in Sudan dedicated to connecting early stage Sudanese businesses with angel investors . It aims to  bring together businesses looking for investment with investors who has the capital, contacts and knowledge to help them succeed and develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem. This training workshop will give introduction to first-time Angel Investments that are willing to invest a minimum 5000 $ into startups within the next 12 months. This workshop going to be part of series of educational programs for indviduals interested in understanding & knowing more about :

• Difference between SMEs & Startups

• How to select companies & and how to invest in them

• Basic Legal & Investment terms

• Angel investors’ roles in the growing ecosystem

• Captables, founders’ agreements & how investments happen

• Dos & Donts when starting angel investing in Startups

Legal training for Lawyers
( Only to lawyers, Law graduates & students interested in SMEs & Startup’s laws )  

According to a recent study by 249Startups, about half of the surveyed firms were not officially registered, with 71.4% of them having the intention to register. The most common reason for not registering a business is the lack of knowledge about the registration process & advisory, followed by the high registration cost.

 249Startups and Abdeen & Co Legal Firm are hosting a workshop on Business Legal 101 to share insights and lessons to understand how lawyers can play a major role in supporting businesses to operate efficiently, while also taking legal precautions.  Apply to explore the importance of laws in driving the business landscape in Sudan.

This series of workshops will discuss topics will range from:

– Business Structures & Founders agreements

– Personal liability and protection of assets

– Negotiating business partnership disputes

– Structuring the right contracts and agreements for a business

– Patent and Copyright issues

SMEs Demo Day

( Invitation to Investors, Companies, Organizations, MFIs & Banks )  

249Startups, one of the country’s largest hubs for entrepreneurship will be hosting its 1st SMEs Demo Day on Friday, November 18th featuring 10 promising companies from its 1st cohort of SANAD Business Incubation Program (In partnership with UNIDO & Funded by the European Union). As entrepreneurship continues to reshape the world, 249Startups, a home for innovation that provides the space, support, access to financing, inspiration, and community needed for a strong and vibrant entrepreneurial culture introduces its annual Demo-Day event for the SANAD Business program this upcoming week.

Selected graduates of the SANAD SMEs Incubation program will be presenting their business growth of the past 4 months to selected members from the community of Investors, Microfinance & Banking institutions, Development organizations as well as Private sector companies to secure further capital, business deals, and potential contracts.

Banking & Capital markets

( Public Panel )  

When addressing the investment climate, special attention should be put on discussing the acting institutions. Banks and different financial institutions are vital elements for entrepreneurs and business owners to access finance and ease the process of attaining financial services.

Emerging Investment Opportunities
( Public Panel )  

Investment opportunities are emerging in Sudan at high rates. Detecting and noticing successful opportunities is a matter of understanding the market and its dynamics. The Emerging investment opportunities panel will gather experts and specialists in the field of strategy in different organizations and enterprises, to discuss and provide insights on the future’s investment success stories.

Investing for

the Next decade
( Public Panel )  

A brighter future for the entrepreneurial ecosystem is what we collectively strive to achieve. Investing for the next decade panel will address and discuss the required measures and reforms in investment methods and approaches, to enable a more sustainable business climate in the future.