KRAFT – Startup Program
If you are interested in starting or growing your own business, or securing relevant employment, then the Kraft startup program is right for you!
Workshops:
May 28 – June 11| 2025
If you are interested in starting or growing your own business, or securing relevant employment, then the Kraft startup program is right for you!
Workshops:
May 28 – June 11| 2025
If you are interested in starting or growing your own business, or securing employment, then the Kraft entrepreneurial and startup program is right for you!
May 28 – June 11| 2025
The KRAFT Startup program is a transformative solution to the employment and professional development barriers faced by immigrants and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in Norway. This annual program addresses systemic inequalities in access to business opportunities and supports participants with the knowledge, resources, and networks needed to create sustainable livelihoods and economic independence.
KRAFT workshops will take place in Lillestrøm between May 28 and June 11, 2025 followed by a 6-month-long mentorship program.
The program is organised by Diversify in collaboration with Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm and Business Lillestrøm.
Joining Kraft will give you the opportunity to meet and connect with new people, expand your network and find a supportive community to help you thrive in your entrepreneurial endeavours.
BECOME A MENTOR
Mentors play a key role in the journey of starting a business, offering guidance, industry insights, and practical advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Why mentor with KRAFT?
As a mentor, you will:
Who can be a mentor?
We are looking for experienced professionals, business owners, and industry experts who are willing to share their knowledge and provide guidance to emerging entrepreneurs. Whether you have expertise in finance, marketing, business development, or scaling a company, your insights can make a real difference.
Get involved
Becoming a mentor is a rewarding way to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable business landscape in Norway.
The KRAFT Mentorship Program lasts for six (6) months, starting in July and concluding in December. Each KRAFT participant will be paired with a primary mentor, who they will meet with on a monthly basis for six months (adding up to 6 meetings altogether).
Apply to become a KRAFT mentor today!
Founder of Diversify, HerSpace & Mettle Consult
Founder of YUDconsult
Leadership and Strategy Consultant
Business Development Manager, Pharma and Healthcare at DSV
Founder of The Oslo Desk
IT COnsultant at Netlight Consulting
Founder of Humans for Humans
Junior Developer at Storebrand
Claims & Service Manager at Heidenreich; Founder of TechUp
To join us as a mentor at Kraft program please fill the form
Chisom is an Economist, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Strategist, and a 3 times founder of impact driven companies. She has over 14 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations, ExxonMobil and The Economist Group. Chisom is analytical and a data enthusiast. She is passionate about interrogating the cross-sectoral relationship between society’s inhabitants, resources, production, technology, distribution and output. She efficiently and effectively unlocks complex systems, interprets data, forecasts socio-economic trends and conducts research.
Having lived and worked in 7 countries across 3 continents, she is highly adaptable to different circumstances and people, and thrives in uncertain environments.
As the founder of Diversify and Diversify Consult, Chisom and her team work with companies, institutions, governments and civil society to develop sustainable DEIB strategies and embed measurable diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace and society. In addition, in 2022, Diversify launched the Diversify Nordics Summit, the largest conference in the Nordics that gathers cross-sectoral stakeholders to amplify DEIB in the Nordics and beyond.
In 2020, she founded HerSpace, a diverse and inclusive co-creation community for all genders, with particular focus on women and non-binary people. In 2022, HerSpace launched HerTech, Women in Tech incubator, for women-led companies, with a focus on the inclusion of diverse founders.
Chisom is a thought-leader in DEIB and a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness. She writes often on DEIB and justice related topics, some of her work is published on Forbes.