A while ago I posted a message here discussing the idea of establishing a start-up incubator facility in Haiti. The discussion can be read here. Since then I have received a lot of comments and shows of interest for this idea. I have had discussions with a large number of people and a number of organisations on how best to approach this and how to ensure that this would be an initiative that would not only benefit the Haitian people but to also how to ensure a substantial Haitian participation.

As most of the work is taking place out of the public eye I though it would be a good idea to post a quick update here. At this stage we have completed the proposal for the incubator and we have a number of parties interested in participating. However we are only halfway there, the next hurdle is funding. Hence we are inviting parties interested in investing in or sponsoring this project to contact us via email.

One of the steps we’ve also undertaken in this process is to get the “buy-in” from some big players. In light of this we’re delighted that we recently official Network Partner status with the Microsoft Bizspark program. Being a Bizspark Network partner allows us to put the might and knowledge of Microsoft behind the start-ups taking part in our incubation programs. It provides connections to other start-ups worldwide as well as access to service providers and the Microsoft software catalog.

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