Deadline: 2 August 2024
Are you a woman who owns 51% and above shareholding in a business? Is your business registered with the CAC and have been running for at least 1 year? Is your business innovative? How about a grant to expand your business? If yes, the Womenpreneur 2024 program is for you.
The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton program is the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by Access Bank’s W Initiative. The program in its maiden edition provided a free mini-MBA certification to 50 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria as well as financial grants worth N9Million to the top 3 applicants. This it did in conjunction with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group). Subsequently, the program was extended to 10 other African countries where Access Bank’s W initiative has its presence.
This year hosts the 6th season of the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton in Nigeria and seeks to provide mini-MBA certification to another 120 women entrepreneurs as well as grants worth over N17.5 million Naira.
Eligibility Criteria
- 1st Stage
- Applicants must have an Access Bank account number (Individual or Business account)
- Applicant must be a woman in Business with a minimum of 50% ownership
- Applicant must be between the ages 18 to 55
- Applicant’s Business must have been operating for over 1yr
- Applicant must complete and submit the application form
- 2nd Stage
- Applicant must submit a one-minute video pitch about the Business
- Applicant must have a Business account with Access Bank
- Applicant’s Business must be registered
- Applicant must be available to undergo the Mini-MBA program physically in Lagos.
For more information, visit W Community.
