# Kivu Entrepreneurs

> Kivu Entrepreneurs is a Goma-based entrepreneurship academy, business incubator and consultancy founded in 2014 by Joël Tembo Vwira. A branch of Great Vision Business Holding, it helps aspiring founders and SMEs turn ideas into viable businesses through training, coaching, workspace, business planning and connections to financing programmes, with activities reported across several Congolese cities.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- **Founders:** Joël Tembo Vwira (Founder and Director General)
- **Products:** Entrepreneurship academy, Business incubation and coaching, Business planning and investment readiness, Consultancy and programme implementation, Remote entrepreneurship support
- **Notable:** Founded in 2014 and marked ten years in November 2024., Company announced an Incubator of the Year award at ASEB 2024 in Accra., Named in the incubator category of FEC’s Challenge Entreprises 2023 awards.

## Products & services

- **Entrepreneurship academy** — Entrepreneurship training covering business ideas, models, plans and management. The founder’s 2024 retrospective describes an initial intensive 60-hour programme.
- **Business incubation and coaching** — Personalised business support, mentoring and close follow-up for startups and SMEs; physical workspace includes internet-connected desks and meeting rooms.
- **Business planning and investment readiness** — Business plans, financial projections, project viability assessment and connections to finance opportunities.
- **Consultancy and programme implementation** — Market studies, entrepreneurship-focused surveys, monitoring and evaluation, business competitions and institutional programme delivery.
- **Remote entrepreneurship support** — Distance coaching and network access for entrepreneurs beyond the physical hub; documented during COVID restrictions.
- **Salon de l’Innovation du Kivu** — Innovation event connecting entrepreneurs, experts and decision makers; fourth edition announced for 28-29 November 2024 with free registration.
- **Learning management platform** — Public LMS subdomain describes centralising training resources and participant evaluation.

## Achievements

- Founded in 2014 and marked ten years in November 2024.
- Company announced an Incubator of the Year award at ASEB 2024 in Accra.
- Named in the incubator category of FEC’s Challenge Entreprises 2023 awards.
- Helped train the ten selected Amani 2018 competition projects.
- Co-oversaw the inaugural Ubora Prize, which received 478 applications across Kinshasa, Goma and Matadi.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Averticom reported that the Kivu Entrepreneurs-Deloitte consortium held a stakeholder mapping validation workshop in Uvira on 7-8 October.
- **2025-08** — Consortium representative announced a cross-border trade grant mechanism at its 15 August launch in Uvira.
- **2025-06** — Kivu Entrepreneurs held an entrepreneurship conference at Hôtel Dissa in Kisangani on 13 June.
- **2025-06** — Joël Tembo encouraged young people to consider agricultural business opportunities at Impact Job Days in Kinshasa.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kivuentrepreneurs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kivu-entrepreneurs/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kivuentrepren
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KivuEntrepreneurs/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08