Deadline: 6 March 2025
Are you an entrepreneur contributing to sustainable solutions for the climate? Do you want to take the next steps to grow your business? Join Swedish Institute’s transformative leadership programme She Entrepreneurs, and become part of a strong network of impact-driven female founders in the Middle East and North Africa.
She Entrepreneurs 2025 is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa who are building scalable businesses that contribute to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as, water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and transportation. Over the years, as the programme has been running, many entrepreneurs have received support that has helped them successfully expand and increase their impact.
She Entrepreneurs offers practical, hands-on leadership training based on real business experience, collaborative learning,and participant-centric approach. The programme equip participants with tangible tools, insights and connections for participants who want to grow their business and develop as both entrepreneursand leaders.
Running over the course of six months, the programme combines regular online workshops and online mentoring with one week of intensive, onsite learning in Stockholm in September.
Covered Costs
- Your flights to and from Stockholm.
- Your accommodation and most of the meals during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Your insurance during the programme’s onsite learning week in Stockholm, Sweden.
- All training online and onsite material.
Benefits
- She Entrepreneurs will give you:
- The opportunity to plan and strategise for your business in an inspiring, and collaborative learning environment.
- Regular sessions with experts, coaches and mentors.
- Increased self-awareness as a leader and a deep understanding of how to build effective and motivated teams, while also prioritising your own long-term well-being.
- Enhanced knowledge on topics such as business development, innovation, and partnerships to create relevant and attractive products and services, as well as to reach new customers and markets.
- New perspectives on how you can measure and increase the impact of your business.
- First-hand experience of the entrepreneurship community in Stockholm, recognised as one of the leading ecosystems in the impact entrepreneurship domain.
- A strong and engaged community of visionary female founders
Eligibility Criteria
- You are welcome to apply if you are a woman entrepreneur with a business that:
- Is already operational and ready to expand.
- Has the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model and contributes to sustainable solutions for the climate in areas such as water, energy, food production, the circular economy, manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation.
- Is based in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, or Tunisia.
- Programme participants must be citizens of one of the countries listed above and have a proficient command of both written and spoken English.
For more information, visit Swedish Institute.
