Deadline: 30 October 2023
Submissions are now open for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Jamaica Program to give enterprising women the knowledge, networks and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses.
By promoting women’s economic opportunities and ensuring that women have the capabilities and resources needed to participate in the economy, the AWE program directly supports the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality.
At a local level, AWE harnesses the power of public-private sponsors, local partnerships and U.S. Exchange Alumni networks to help women and their businesses grow, driving localized prosperity in communities in more than 100 countries worldwide.
AWE (Jamaica Chapter) is a program for women entrepreneurs developed by the Embassy of the United States in Kingston in partnership with the Youth-For-Development Network (YFDN). AWE is tailor-made to fit local needs of urban and rural women in Jamaica.
AWE 3.0 Program Features: 30 Women (Ages 18-35) Kingston & Clarendon.
Program Benefits
- Crash course in business November 2023 – March 2024
- Hybrid training model: online platform – (dreambuilder course) in-person facilitation/mentoring
- Focus on hard skillsets powerful beginnings as a team, writing a business plan, financial management, marketing, crafting a business pitch
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) creative reframing.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Jamaica.
