Innovations Axis is Sierra Leone’s first fully functioning incubator, with programs (Incubation and Acceleration) framed on 5 Containers/Stages:
- Formation;
- Validation;
- Scaling;
- Growth; and
- Exit
Innovation Axis use a combination of tools and methodologies to move entrepreneurs from Ideation to Growth, using the Startup Commons Framework (shown below).
In the Formation container we use Design-driven entrepreneurship principles (Business Model Canvas, Customer Discovery) to develop an idea to a concept and MVP, while the Validation container offers Lean Start-up tools with a focus on validating a Minimum Viable Product through iterating and/or pivoting.
