SAFA Alliance exists to meet the needs of aspiring innovators wherever and however we can
OUR SOLUTION
SAFA steps in to host workshops to teach the fundamental aspects of entrepreneurship and other skills and cultivate entrepreneurial endeavors for aspiring innovators. We offer many micro-grants concerning our various innovator campaigns, host teen markets for young people to showcase their innovations and bring them to attention, pitch competitions where early-stage startups can access funding, rapid-pace incubators to take startup ideas and turn them into business models, and host Q & A sessions with reputable business leaders.
SAFA's Reach
Creating new opportunities and making a difference with each step
450+ active volunteers around the globe!
$40,000+ raised to date to promote youth entrepreneurship.
67 Chapters Found in 23 Countries
Recent SAFA-Partnered Events
Social Fuse
UIUC SocialFuse PitchFest
20+ teams pitched business ideas and models to network with innovators with similar interests.
Online Incubator
SAFA Accelerator
67 teams went through our accelerator to gain access to networking opportunities and obtain funding.
UIUC Grainger College TEC
Cozad New Venture Challenge
A 2 month long accelerator program where young start up ideas can find valuable connections and funding from a pool of over $300,000. The accelerator program ends with a demo day where participants display their innovations and network.
Children's Business Fair
SAFA Children's Business Fair
Co-hosted with Children's Business Fairs, a two-day event in April will showcase many local entrepreneurial talents. Kids were given booth space to display their products, engage with customers, and gain access to funding to scale their ideas.
Alive Center & Aurora Public Library
Entrepreneurship Workshop
Middle School through High School students learned about the basics of entrepreneurship and what it takes to be an innovator.
Online Event
Techstars Startup Weekend
Co-hosted a weekend event with Tech Stars to allow entrepreneurs to develop and pitch their startup ideas.
Workshop
STEMSHALA
Held workshops to help elementary school through middle school students make coding entrepreneurial experiences smoother. Workshops included ownership practices of Software-As-A-Service Business models.
QnA
QnA Sessions
Provides talks with local business leaders, in which they discuss the various challenges they faced in their path and how they overcame them, as well as advice on how to progress based on their personal experiences, for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Princeton E-Club
Princeton E-Club Pitchfest
Partnered with Princeton University E-Club. In late March of 2023, teams pitched their business models to gain access to thousands of dollars in funding.
Children's Business Fair
Naperville Children's Business Fair
Hundreds of local kid entrepreneurs took up stands to showcase their products. In partnership with Naperville Children's Business Fair, kids could display their products and gain access to funding opportunities in August 2023.
Social Entrepreneurship Campaigns
Offers six different campaign topics for social entrepreneurship throughout the year, those being fighting extreme poverty, ocean cleanup, curbing climate change, clean water accessibility, ocean cleanup, improving agriculture, and closing the education gap.
Sponsors and Partners
Our partners understand how important it is to join forces to promote youth entrepreneurship. From joint fundraisers to fulfilling events, these 82 organizations and corporations highlight the true meaning of collaboration. We're grateful to have them with us.
