Two Separate Mentoring Programs Opened in the Fields of Technology Commercialization and Women Entrepreneurship!
Within the scope of the "Ankara Entrepreneurship Project" implemented in 2016-2017, the "TechAnkara Entrepreneurship Center" established within the Ankara Development Agency continues its activities to produce solutions to meet the needs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Ankara, covering all its stakeholders.
In this context, in line with the entrepreneurship road map drawn taking into account the results of the "Ankara Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Current Situation Analysis" prepared to determine the needs of Ankara and Turkey's entrepreneurship ecosystem and the outputs of the mentoring programs carried out in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022; In Ankara, two separate mentoring programs have been created under the titles "Technology Commercialization" and "Women Entrepreneurship" in order to expand the existing "mentor pool" created for the needs of entrepreneurs and to provide support to initiatives at all levels, from the prototype stage to growth. The theme of women's entrepreneurship, which is one of the priority issues in many national and international areas, was discussed under a separate heading this year, as it was last year. The main activities to be carried out within the scope of mentoring programs are summarized below.
- Conducting face-to-face mentoring meetings with the mentor deemed appropriate in line with the needs of the entrepreneur
- Reporting entrepreneurial needs and creating solution maps by mentors
- Establishing cooperation networks and value chains with public institutions, private sector and non-governmental organizations under agency coordination
- Increasing the capacity of entrepreneurs in subjects such as impact measurement, marketing, patent, financial and legal literacy through training to be provided.
- Organizing networking events that entrepreneurs will attend
- Ensuring the participation of entrepreneurs in B2B and B2C meetings to be held within the scope of TechAnkara Project Market
With all these activities, within the scope of TechAnkara Technology Commercialization Mentoring Program and Women Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program, our Agency aims to run an effective program that adopts a different mentoring approach for every level of entrepreneurs, creates value by increasing the sharing of knowledge and business network between entrepreneurs and mentors, and monitors the continuity of this sharing.
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Application: 11 November 2024 – 10 November 2025 (23.59)
Matching: 18 November 2024 – 17 November 2025
Mentor - Entrepreneur Meetings and Trainings: 25 November 2024– 24 December 2025
Application Applications for programs TechAnkara Entrepreneurship Portal
https://girisimci.ankaraka.org.tr/tr/portal/mentoring
It will be carried out via. Between 25 November 2024 and 24 December 2025, each entrepreneur will meet with the mentor they are paired with and receive training for a total of 6 sessions (24 hours), each lasting 4 hours. The training, participation in events and mentoring program are free of charge and the quota is limited. The evaluation will be made at the beginning of each month, without waiting for the application deadline of November 10, 2025. In order to ensure efficiency in the program for which limited participation is envisaged, a contract will be signed between the participating entrepreneurs and the Agency, in which the entrepreneurs undertake to participate in the processes.
The application deadline for Mentoring Programs is 10 November 2025 at 23:59.
Communication
You can contact the program managers Pınar ALICI (palici@ankaraka.org.tr) and Abdulmelik KOÇİN (akocin@ankaraka.org.tr) regarding the Mentoring Programs.