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Nicolette Chinomona

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Botswana Country Manager at Botswana Tech Fund

Gaborone, Botswana

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About

Program manager who designs and delivers founder support programs and ecosystem initiatives. An entrepreneur development specialist with over a decade in entrepreneurship education and community building, having worked with organizations such as Stanbic Bank Botswana, Techstars, and Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub. Holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University.

Experience

  1. Spark Ideas GroupEntrepreneurship Developmentcurrent2014 — present
  2. Spark Ideas GroupResident Mentor2022 — 2023Gaborone, Botswana
  3. Spark Ideas GroupHost : 30 Days of Entrepreneurship | 30 Day Virtual Event2021Gaborone, Botswana
  4. Creative Business NetworkBotswana National Partnercurrent2017 — present
  5. Creative Business NetworkCreative Business Academy - Mentor & Workshop Facilitatorcurrent2017 — presentDenmark
  6. Creative Business NetworkEntrepreneurship Panelist2021Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  7. I Am TomorrowNational Partner Botswanacurrent2019 — presentBelgium
  8. Orange BotswanaOrange Social Venture Prize Jury Member2025Gaborone, Botswana
  9. TechstarsEntrepreneurship Pitching Masterclass Facilitator & Post Program Mentor2023Botswana
  10. Botswana Digital & Innovation HubEntrepreneurship Pitching Masterclass Facilitator2022Gaborone, Botswana
  11. Botswana Digital & Innovation HubEntrepreneurship Pitching Masterclass Facilitator2022Gaborone, Botswana
  12. Park Grey IPPanelist & Speaker2022Gaborone, Botswana
  13. Baagisan ThinkTankBusiness Model Hackathon For Entrepreneurs (10 Hour)2022Gaborone, Botswana
  14. Young AfricaEntrepreneurship Pitching Assessor2021Gaborone, Botswana
  15. World Bank GroupWorld Bank Entrepreneurship Policy Hack Advisory Committee Member2019Gaborone, Botswana
  16. National Strategy OfficeStartup Mentor | KIBS [Knowledge Intensive Business Services] Speed-dating Event2019Gaborone, Botswana
  17. Botho UniversityGuest Judge | eLab Resident Entrepreneurs Pitching2018Gaborone, Botswana
  18. The Game PlanGame Show Guest Judge2017City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  19. Kaizen Quality Assurance ConsultancyJunior Management Consultant2013 — 2014Harare, Zimbabwe
  20. Face the Nation BotswanaOffice Assistant2012Gaborone Botswana
  21. Public New HubBusiness Writer2012South Africa
  22. Crossgold MusicIntern2008 — 2009Gaborone Botswana

Skills & more

MentoringCreativity and InnovationStrategic Business Planning1Strategic Planning64Leadership25Public Speaking15Team Leadership10Management92Teamwork3Strategy32Operations Management1Operational Planning1
+12 moreEffective Stakeholder CommunicationsWork Management Software & Digital ToolsProcess ImprovementRisk ManagementProject scoping and planningPitch DevelopmentCreative PitchingPresentation SkillsTrainingEntrepreneurship DevelopmentWomen's DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Languages A wee bit of Portuguese · Setswana · Shona

  • Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project — Google
  • Agile Project Management — Google
  • Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World — Google
  • Project Planning: Putting It All Together — Google
  • Foundations of Project Management — Google
  • Project Execution: Running the Project — Google
  • Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content — University of Pennsylvania
  • Leading Strategic Innovation in Organizations — Vanderbilt University
  • Google Project Management: Specialization — Google
  • Google Project Management Professional Certificate — Coursera

From Nicolette's professional profile.

Colleagues at Botswana Tech Fund

Florence Bavanandan
General Partner at Botswana Tech Fund
Janade Du Plessis
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund
Kartik Sharma
Head of Exits at Botswana Tech Fund
Martin Davis
Chairman at Bethnal Green Ventures
Uwemedimo Uwemakpan
Head of Investments at Botswana Tech Fund
Zachariah George
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicolette Chinomona?
Program manager who designs and delivers founder support programs and ecosystem initiatives. An entrepreneur development specialist with over a decade in entrepreneurship education and community building, having worked with organizations such as Stanbic Bank Botswana, Techstars, and Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub. Holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University.
Where does Nicolette Chinomona work?
Nicolette Chinomona is Botswana Country Manager at Botswana Tech Fund.
Where did Nicolette Chinomona go to school?
Nicolette Chinomona studied at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (Masters of Business Administration); Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (Graduate Certificate, Organizational Behavior Studies); Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (Graduate Certificate, Leadership).

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