Women Enterpreneur

Are you a businesswoman or female entrepreneur looking for opportunities to grow and scale your business?

Whether equity and grant funding, mentorship, coaching, and training, or just an opportunity to pitch your idea.

There are a number of opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Africa and developing countries.

Women entrepreneurs are making impact in sectors ranging from technology, agriculture, oil and gas, manufacturing industries, education and so much. You deserve a chance to make an impact.

See the most recent opportunities for business women and female entrepreneurs below:

GAIA Agtech Innovation Challenge for Women Agricultural Entrepreneurs in East Africa 2017

Gender in Agribusiness Investments in Africa (GAIA) has opened applications for its GAIA AgTech Innovation Challenge in East Africa, aimed at supporting female-run startups in the agriculture space. Application Deadline: 9th March, 2017 Eligible Countries: West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo North Africa: … Read more

World Bank WeMENA Program for Women Entrepreneurs 2017. $150,000 Cash Prize & Silicon Valley Mentorship

WeMENA empowers and equips women entrepreneurs to solve the future’s most difficult problems. Application Deadline: 17th January, 2017 Eligible Countries: Countries in MENA Region About the Award: Through a business model challenge, WeMENA accelerates innovative solutions that will help eight cities across the Middle East and North Africa region build resilience and better adapt to chronic stresses and shocks. … Read more

Women’s Leadership Accelerator for Women in Digital Journalism 2017 – University of Southern California

Online News Association’s 2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator is a weeklong forum aimed squarely at developing strong leadership skills for women working in digital journalism. Application Timeline: Applications close: 15th November 2016 Participants notified: mid-December Women’s Leadership Accelerator: Feb. 5-10, 2017 Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): USA About the Award: The Accelerator, to be held Feb. 5-10, … Read more

African Women Innovators Network (AWIN) Business Innovation Lab for Women in Ghana 2017

 AWINBusiness Innovation Lab is building a global community of African women innovators and change-makers who are passionate about building a better future for women and girls in Africa. Application Timeline: 2nd December 2016 – Deadline 20th & 21st January 2017 – Innovation Bootcamp, Accra 23rd Jan – 6th Mar – Mentorship programme (Online) 8th March 2017 … Read more

Breaking into the Tech Industry as an African Woman – How to get involved

Ijeoma Oguegbu

Experience is the best teacher, they say. For Ijeoma Oguegbu, not-so tasty pastries from a store led her to think up ways to improve training and skill acquisition in SMEs. From there, Ijeoma co-founded Beavly, an online marketplace connecting people to top professionals in their sector for knowledge-sharing. In this exclusive chat with SLA, Ijeoma shares … Read more

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