Start with what you have. Grow with the right partners.

With UNDP Burundi, ERB trains young people and women through the Entrepreneurship with Zero External Capital (EZCE) approach: start your business with your skills, your time and the resources you already have. Verified ventures can then meet sponsors and partners as they grow.

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Every listed venture is verified by ERB
Documents are shared only with the founder's approval
Impact figures come from recorded activity

For entrepreneurs

Start with zero external capital

Follow the EZCE training, work with mentors and launch with the resources you already have.

For investors

Discover verified ventures

Browse ventures by sector, ticket size, location and impact goals.

For sponsors and partners

Fund the next cohort

Support training, mentoring and grants, and follow the results as they are reported.

Who we work with

Built for women and young entrepreneurs

Most businesses in the programme are led by women or by founders aged 35 and under. We help them start without waiting for a bank loan, get verified, and later meet the sponsors and partners who back their growth.

Women-led ventures

From farming cooperatives to shops and studios, women founders build businesses that employ and support their communities.

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Young founders

Tailors, tech builders and traders under 35 turning skills into businesses that create jobs for their generation.

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Featured entrepreneurs

A selection of verified ventures currently in the programme.

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Transparent impact and community growth

Dynamic, downloadable impact reporting for institutions, investors, and development partners.

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Join as an entrepreneur, investor, institution, or ecosystem partner and contribute to measurable, inclusive growth.

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