Structure your project
Clarify your needs, build your skills and prepare to formalise your business.
Pre-selection · Sooba Academy · Formalisation
Start a business with Sooba Group
Turn your ambition into lasting impact
Training, work tools, financing, customers: from your first application to growing your business, Sooba Group supports you at every step.
- Apply in 3 to 5 minutes
- Access based on your country of residence
09 — Support stepsA structured journey, from discovery to launch.
3–5 — Minutes to applyA first step online, with no heavy paperwork.
07 — Days for an answerThe turnaround we aim for after you apply.
Why Sooba Group
Why Sooba Group
Manypeoplewanttostartabusiness.Fewhaveeverythingtheyneedtogetgoing.SoobaGroupbuildsthemissingsystem:aroundeachentrepreneur,aturnkeybusiness.
The reality
The obstacles holding entrepreneurship back. We tackle them one by one.
Hover over or select an obstacle to see the model's answer.
- 01
Access to financing
A structured file, directed to financial partners
- 02
No capital
Four possible financing routes, including sponsors and investors
- 03
Lack of equipment
A complete work tool, set up for the trade
- 04
Lack of training
Trade and business training with Sooba Academy
- 05
Finding customers
Customer demand routed through SOOBA
- 06
No brand or network
Joining a network with a strong brand
- 07
Limited access to technology
Digital tools included from day one
- 08
Hard to measure activity
Services, revenue and payments tracked
- 09
Entrepreneur isolation
Reinforced support during the first 90 days
- 10
Weight of the informal sector
Gradual formalisation of the activity
Opportunities
Your next chapter starts here.
Browse the open programmes, their conditions and where they operate before you apply.
Programme countryMali
No programme open in Mali for now.
Upcoming openings are announced first to people on the waiting list. You can also write to us for guidance.
Long-term support
More than a project. A trajectory.
Your ambition deserves to go further. With Sooba Group, build your skills, prepare your launch and give your business the means to grow.
Prepare your launch
The right financing arrangement, handover of the equipped work tool and planning of the first months.
Financing · Equipment · Commissioning
Grow your business
Customers routed through SOOBA, services and payments tracked, close follow-up during the first 90 days.
Follow-up D+7 · D+30 · D+90 · Customers
Build. Learn. Start.
Discover Sooba Academy trainingOur ambition
We build the systems that make entrepreneurship possible.
- Today
Building
Presenting the model, opening applications, building the pool and bringing in the first partners.
- Next step
First cohorts
Training, equipment and launch of the first units with committed partners.
- In the long run
Multi-activity, multi-country
A replicable entrepreneurial model, beyond automotive services.
Before you start
The right questions, from the start.
Conditions to apply
- Live in the country of the programme you are applying to.
- Be of legal age and reachable by phone: verification is done by SMS code.
- Be motivated to run one of the activities on offer, full-time or part-time.
- Follow Sooba Academy training if admitted.
No step is a guarantee of financing, income or final admission.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the application take?
Three to five minutes online. No heavy paperwork is required at the start: supporting documents are only requested in later steps, if your profile is selected.
Do I need a personal contribution to apply?
Not necessarily. Sooba Group studies four ways to access the work tool — investor, bank or microfinance loan, sponsor, self-funding — case by case, never automatically.
Do I need to know the trade already?
No. Admitted entrepreneurs follow trade and business training with Sooba Academy before receiving their work tool.
When will I get an answer?
We aim to give a first answer within seven days. If your profile is pre-selected, a twenty-minute interview is then arranged with the team.
Are financing or income guaranteed?
No. No step of the journey is a guarantee of financing, income or final admission. Simulations remain indicative.
What happens to my personal data?
It is used only to review your application, with your explicit consent. It is never published on the website.
Contact · Mali
A question? Our team is here to help.
Candidate, partner organisation or simply curious: write to us and we will direct you to the right person.
Email
mali@soobagroup.comPhone
+223 00 00 00 00Office
Bamako, Mali
