Conversation between 2 entrepreneurs

Published: 24/07/2023

When an entrepreneur passes the torch - Uganda

 

The OVO Acceleration Fund provides tailored loans to investment-ready African SMEs to help them grow. These are not grants, but repayable funds enabling entrepreneurs to develop their business in a sustainable way. 

 

Here is the story of Douglas, who has just repaid the loan that enabled him to develop his business in the solar panel sector. 

 

∞ Douglas' repayment enabled the Acceleration Fund to grant Franc a loan to develop his company, Ecoplastile. His project? To collect plastic waste and transform it, without chemicals, into sustainable building materials.

 

You want to know more about Ecoplastile? This way!

And more about the OVO Acceleration Fund: it's here

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