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Women entrepreneurs encounter structural and societal barriers that prevent them from accessing the external funding needed to develop and grow their ventures, they lack access to networks and connections to potential investors, as well as lack know-how in business skills. This project will fill this gap of knowledge and provide business support to women entrepreneurs, mainly in remote areas.
The main idea of the project is the creation of an academy, including educational seminars and workshops that aims to promote female entrepreneurship with a focus on green innovation issues, in order to provide women the education to help them build their business capacity, develop soft skills, and help them build environmentally sustainable businesses, as well as create networking among the participants which could lead to future collaborations.
The project’s main goal is to train 35 female entrepreneurs in topics focused on green innovation, such as sustainability, circular economy, and digital transformation, and teach how to apply it to their businesses. Priority will be given to women who face geographical barriers and don''t have access to business educational opportunities.
The donor partner, WIN Network Norway AS, will provide 2 staff members from the promoter as well as 3 other experts with business skills and knowledge on how to access investment capital, in addition to share its expertise on topics offered in the academy, assist with training content development and organise a study trip in Norway whereby the promoter will meet with Norwegian businesses implementing similar programmes.