Deadline: 10 June, 2024
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Applications are now open for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Kenya 2024.
AWE 2024 aims to provide business management training to Nairobi-based female entrepreneurs ready to scale their businesses.
Benefits
- Gain access to the online business training platform – Dream Builder
- Specialised business management training and growth plan for business
- Dedicated one-on-one mentor to support participants in business growth planning process
- Participants to gain exposure to essential business resources and tools to grow and scale their businesses
- Network and learn from successful and established business leaders and mentors
- Access to a community of female entrepreneurs with opportunities for peer-to-peer inspiration and learning
- Opportunity for participants to pitch businesses to a prominent jury of seasoned entrepreneurs and industry leaders
- Chance to win seed funding to launch or consolidate participants’ businesses
- Opportunity to be part of the U.S. Exchange AWE Alumni network and access to opportunities
Eligibility
- Kenyan women entrepreneurs, aged 25 to 45, who reside in Nairobi
- Seeking to grow their business and have three years, minimum, of entrepreneurial experience
- Commitment to scale their business or explore international trade
- Commitment to actively participate in all programme components and impact assessments
- Have basic computer skills and access to the internet
- Own and/or lead business with demonstrated potential for growth
- Must be able to commit on average five hours per week to AWE both physically and virtually as required by the programme
- Have a good understanding of both written and spoken English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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