{"id":795,"date":"2026-04-07T09:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:13:13","slug":"entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/index.php\/entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"795\" class=\"elementor elementor-795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a564a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2a564a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7520f27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7520f27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5993009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5993009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80d6c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f80d6c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51217f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d51217f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a03645 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a03645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b4d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12b4d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building active entrepreneurship ecosystems<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63f53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f63f53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entrepreneurship grows where students are given the space, support, and confidence to act on their ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We work with higher education institutions to strengthen the ecosystems that make this possible &#8211; from mentorship and incubation to policy and partnerships. By sharing practical tools and tested approaches, we help universities build environments where students can think creatively, solve real problems, and turn ideas into ventures that contribute to their communities, countries and the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e85fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47e85fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac6b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ac6b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SA-Convening.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-334\" alt=\"\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdfe8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbdfe8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through our Entrepreneurship engagements, we have:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b2c55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80b2c55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c371 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c1c371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101093e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"101093e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef45052 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ef45052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">students are estimated to be impacted within the region by 2030\u202f\u202f<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"195\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d9f11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5d9f11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5982e5d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"5982e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">students are estimated to be impacted within the region by 2030\u202f\u202f<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"195\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef87a18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef87a18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0110f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"fd0110f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">institutions reached in the region from 7 countries<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"195\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a927799 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a927799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68a530 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68a530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f3330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f3330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurship Resources and Tools<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6463a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a6463a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6409b88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6409b88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35a63d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b35a63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostics Tool<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07e3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07e3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A research-informed self-assessment tool designed to help African higher education institutions evaluate, and strengthen their entrepreneurship ecosystems. By analyzing goals, activities, and support systems, institutions gain actionable insights to identify strengths and address gaps. Institutions access case studies, mentorship, and peer learning resources across the network to guide implementation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbdcca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fbdcca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/educationcollab.ashesi.edu.gh\/entrepreneurship-ecosystem-project\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 139.6 114.6\"><g id=\"_x34_lwCOF\"><polygon points=\"136 55.3 136 55.8 84.3 107.3 75.4 98.6 75.2 98 111 62.1 6.6 62.1 6.6 49 111 49 75.2 13.1 75.4 12.4 84.3 3.7 136 55.3\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Access the tool<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52320d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f52320d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c6208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35c6208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9fffa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc9fffa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3b88f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f3b88f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6f04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a6f04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Framework for Defining, Describing and Diagnosing Entrepreneurship Ecosystems<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb64ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb64ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A desk study that examines the entrepreneurship ecosystems of higher education institutions across Sub-Saharan Africa. It offers a clear definition and practical framework to help institutions assess, describe, and strengthen the systems that support entrepreneurial thinking and action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef56aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ef56aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/educationcollab.ashesi.edu.gh\/entrepreneurship-ecosystem-project\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 139.6 114.6\"><g id=\"_x34_lwCOF\"><polygon points=\"136 55.3 136 55.8 84.3 107.3 75.4 98.6 75.2 98 111 62.1 6.6 62.1 6.6 49 111 49 75.2 13.1 75.4 12.4 84.3 3.7 136 55.3\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Access the framework<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e720a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e720a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7c0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a7c0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd220ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd220ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c6b40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c6b40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67264b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b67264b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Entrepreneurship Community of Practice<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1a32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1a32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A community that equips entrepreneurship ecosystem leaders to build and sustain the systems, culture, and capacity that nurture creative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit in students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2d9fd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 139.6 114.6\"><g id=\"_x34_lwCOF\"><polygon points=\"136 55.3 136 55.8 84.3 107.3 75.4 98.6 75.2 98 111 62.1 6.6 62.1 6.6 49 111 49 75.2 13.1 75.4 12.4 84.3 3.7 136 55.3\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5feb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea5feb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d4bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52d4bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oakbridgeis.dennisasante.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a49be7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a49be7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5426154 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5426154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b143a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b143a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovation and Proof of Concept Grant<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9fc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9fc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Innovation and Proof of Concept Grant provides funding for institutions developing entrepreneurial solutions in higher education. We support promising ideas, including research, tools, and initiatives, that move from concept to implementation and expand career and innovation pathways across Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19aa59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d19aa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" viewBox=\"0 0 139.6 114.6\"><g id=\"_x34_lwCOF\"><polygon points=\"136 55.3 136 55.8 84.3 107.3 75.4 98.6 75.2 98 111 62.1 6.6 62.1 6.6 49 111 49 75.2 13.1 75.4 12.4 84.3 3.7 136 55.3\"><\/polygon><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply for a 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