Growth4Her Cohort 3 Application

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Are you a woman-led SME in Nigeria or Cameroon ready to take your business to the next level? Growth4Her is back with its third cohort, offering an unrivalled opportunity to supercharge your business growth trajectory! Following the tremendous success of its previous cohorts, Growth4Her is inviting passionate and ambitious women entrepreneurs to join its third cohort. This program offers a unique blend of intensive capacity-building, psychosocial support, mentorship, and access to financing opportunities and markets. Seize this opportunity to transform your SME into a growth-powered business with Growth4Her’s proven support system.

Growth4Her is a 6-month Investor Readiness Accelerator Program co-created and implemented by Creative Space Startups, Sociocapital Impact Group, The Learning Gate, and ActivSpaces. This program is open to women in West and Central Africa. G4Her seeks to bridge the gender financing gap in Africa by providing women entrepreneurs with the capacity and tools which enables them to transition from small to high potential fundable growth stage businesses. Cohort 3 is open for applications from women in Nigeria and Cameroon and those selected for the cohort will be contacted.

Growth4Her Benefits

Capacity Building & Mentorship: Refine your skills with investor readiness training, market access strategies, and financial management techniques. Access to dedicated mentors and a network of empowered women entrepreneurs.
Psychosocial and Policy Support: We advocate for policy reforms and work with communities to enable a culture of support for women entrepreneurs to perform better in their businesses.
Access to Funding: Get investor-ready and connect with potential funders to secure the capital your business needs to thrive.
Access to Market: Unlock new markets across Africa and beyond with our expert guidance and network.
Media Exposure: Receive well-deserved media attention to amplify your brand and attract new customers.

Eligibility Criteria

For a company to be eligible as a women-owned business, it should meet at least one of the following criteria:

The business must be 51% owned by a woman.
The business must be at least 20% owned by a woman and have a woman serving as a C-Level Executive (CEO, COO, CTO, CFO, etc).
The business must have a board of directors, and at least 30% of the board should be women.
The business should have between 5 and 300 employees and operate in Cameroon or Nigeria.
The business should have annual sales between US$35,000 and US$15 million.
The business should have assets worth between US$100,000 and US$15 million.
The applicant can dedicate one week to an intense virtual/ physical boot camp.
The applicant can dedicate 3 hours for mentorship engagement for a period of 8 weeks (about two months).

Application Timeline

Application Deadline is on 4 March 2024

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