Africa Business and Law Challenge

Africa Business &
Law Challenge

Inspire Innovation, Shape Africa’s Future

Congratulations to Our 2024 Winners

Winners Announcement

The 2024 Africa Business & Law Challenge showcased exceptional talent and innovation. We are proud to announce this year’s winners who demonstrated outstanding skills in business and law.

Winner: Rising Phoenix (St Andrews Turi - Kenya)

Runner-up: Team Alpha (Alpha Beta Christian College - Ghana)

Third Place: Team B Orion (Brookhouse International school - Kenya)

Get Your Certificate For Participating

If you participated in the competition, fill out our Feedback Form to receive your official Certificate of Participation.

About the Challenge

The Africa Business and Law Challenge combines business innovation and legal strategy to foster critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. Over 8 weeks, participating teams from across Africa will receive mentorship and resources from industry experts and academic leaders, with ongoing support from the University of Kent to develop a detailed business plan with the complete legal framework.

Who Can Participate?
Sixth-form students from across Africa. Schools can register multiple teams of four students each. Click here to register your teams.

What Will You Do?
Teams will develop solutions to address key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as reducing poverty, promoting decent work, and taking climate action. Along the way, you will learn how to create business models, conduct market research, address legal compliance, and present a polished business pitch.

This challenge encourages students to tackle one of the following SDGs:

SDG 1: No Poverty - to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

SDG 13: Climate Action - to take urgent action to combat climate change its impacts.

There will be mentors assigned to each team and available to support you throughout the duration of the challenge.

All resources, submissions and networking can be accessed via the teams site here.

To help us fully evaluate the impact of this initiative can you help in completing the below forms before and after the challenge.

Pre challenge survey

Post challenge feedback form

Things you can do here:

Join an upcoming event

Over the course of 8 weeks several events will be delivered, access them here.

Teams submissions

Share your submissions via this link to be accessed by the assessment team.

Win a Kent Hoodie

Test your knowledge in Africa Business and Law sector for a chance to win a Kent Hoodie.

Prizes and Awards

Winning Team

£3,000 scholarship to study at Kent Business School or Kent Law School, plus a voucher for each team member.

Runner-Up Team

Vouchers and certificates for each team member.

Participation Certificates

All teams who complete the challenge will receive certificates.

Access to Mentors for 10 weeks

Get Mentored by professionals in the sectors.

Other scholarship opportunities at Kent

In addition to the winning prize, winners can also benefit from other scholarships we have available at Kent.

Winning Team

£3,000 scholarship to study at Kent Business School or Kent Law School, plus a voucher for each team member.

Runner-Up Team

Vouchers and certificates for each team member.

Participation Certificates

All teams who complete the challenge will receive certificates.

Access to Mentors for 10 weeks

Get Mentored by professionals in the sectors.

Other scholarship opportunities at Kent

In addition to the winning prize, winners can also benefit from other scholarships we have available at Kent.

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The Roadmap

The challenge will commence with a launch on the 7th January 2025, while the big pitch will be held between the 3rd and 7th of March 2025. Teams will be allocated a time slot to do their pitch. Winners will be announced on the 14th March 2025 to culminate such an exciting initiative and effort.

10th January 2025

Challenge Launch (Compulsory)

Get intoduced to the challenge objectives, key deliverables and expectations.

14th January 2025

Aspire Session

Hear from the enterpreneurship team at Kent on how to write a business plan.

Read about student success stories through Aspire.

21st January 2025

Workshop 1 - Market Research and Feasibility

Learn how to identify your target market and evaluate the feasibility of your business idea.

28th January 2025

Expert session 1 - Entrepreneur session

Learn from current business owners on how they built their business.

Read what some entrepreneurs have to say

31st January 2025

Initial Proposal submission (Compulsory)

Submit a draft of your business proposal for feedback and constructive criticism.

4th Feburary 2025

Workshop 2 - Legal Considerations for Startups

Gain insights on taxation, intellectual property, and legal compliance for your business idea.

11th February 2025

Expert session 2 - Legal expert session

Learn from legal expert on how to protect your business and ensure you are compliant.

21st February 2025

Legal & Regulatory Compliance Report

Detailed overview of legal considerations, intellectual property, taxation, and compliance strategies.

28th February 2025

Final business plan submission (Compulsory)

Teams will submit their final ideas to judges.

3rd - 7th March 2025

The big Pitch (Compulsory)

Teams will pitch their final ideas to judges. Judging criteria will focus on innovation, feasibility, sustainability, and financial and legal soundness