Frequently asked questions

Throughout November 2026, across Benin. There are four highlights: the masterclasses in universities and secondary schools, SME coaching in Natitingou, Parakou, Cotonou and Lokossa, the regional days of the social and solidarity economy from 11 to 14 November, and the ADPME Business Days from 18 to 20 November at the Golden Tulip in Cotonou.

No. Everything in Benin Entrepreneurship Month is free. Some activities have a limited number of places, and registering is what reserves yours.

It depends on the activity. The masterclasses are open to all with nothing to book. The social and solidarity economy days, the Business Days and the coaching do need a registration, because places there are limited. Each activity says so on its own page.

No. You fill in your details once, you are sent an access link, and that link brings you back to your registrations, your badge and your own programme.

You can join the waiting list. As soon as a place frees up it goes to the first person on that list, who is told straight away.

Cancel from your own space. The place goes immediately to the first person on the waiting list, who is told.

From your own space, at any time. It prints on a sheet of A4 and it also shows on a phone: the code reads either way.

An hour with an expert to structure, finance or grow your business, in your own city. The hours on offer are published on the Coaching page.

The number of hours is capped per business, so that the scheme reaches as many as possible.

Yes. The coaching, the mentoring, the investor room and the B2B meetings of 18 November are booked slot by slot on the Coaching page, and not as a whole day.