The womanpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa with an opportunity to access finance, world-class business training, and mentoring opportunities. this programme has been designed to create an enabling environment for female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Launched in 2019, 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 for 50 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria and financial grants worth N9Million to the top 5 applicants. This is done 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. The program has since provided mini-MBA to 200 women entrepreneurs across Africa. This year hosts the 4th season of the program and seeks to provide mini-MBA certification to another 100 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria as well as grants worth over N16Million Naira to SMEs
WORTH
- First prize is N5 million
- Second prize N4 million
- Third prize N3 million
- Fourth prize N2 million
- Fifth prize N1 million
- Sixth prize is N750,000
- Seventh prize N500,00
ELIGIBILITY
Women aged between 18-55 who are:
- A resident of Nigeria.
- Own and manage their business in Nigeria.
- With businesses registered with the corporate affairs commission.
DEADLINE: August 19, 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
