Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ Africa

Join an international network of women entrepreneurs and participate in a bespoke executive education programme with year-round activities designed to:

• Expand your knowledge with the latest information, research and executive dialogues about business strategies and practices.

• Develop the skills needed to effectively identify potential partners, strategic alliances, customers and suppliers as well as find routes to prospective sources of capital.

• Provide access to informal, one-to-one guidance and support. 

• Strengthen your executive leadership and business skills and identify opportunities to grow through meetings with senior advisors and seasoned entrepreneurs.

• Increase visibility for yourselves and your companies among corporate executives, investors and the media, creating possible new collisions, collaborations and opportunities. 

Entrepreneurial Winning Women will be expected to demonstrate the necessary qualities to take the fullest advantage of this opportunity, including ambitious company growth goals, energy, creativity, entrepreneurial purpose and passion.

What we are looking for

Women entrepreneurs who:

• Are owners/founders/co-founders/CEOs with a substantial ownership of the business.
• Demonstrate the passion to grow their business and scale up internationally.

Applicants must fit the following criteria to participate:

• Have a substantial ownership of the business and decision-making role.
• Business must be at least three years old and have reported at least R4m revenue during the last financial year.
• Provide complete and full financials in addition to completing application form financials.
• Have decision making role and demonstrate passion to grow their business and scale up.
• Are headquartered in Africa.
• Provide colour high resolution professional photograph of applicant in jpg format.
• Provide concise and approved bio of yourself, including the business in word format – no more than 380 words.
• Are ready to fully commit to the program, attend the in-person EMEIA event and one local event as well as a series of virtual EMEIA sessions.