GROWTH4HER INVESTOR READINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM 2024 FOR WOMEN SMES.

February 28, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Growth4Her Investor Readiness Accelerator Program. Growth4Her is a 6-month Investor Readiness Accelerator Program, open to women in West and Central Africa.

G4Her aims to close the gender finance gap in Africa by giving female entrepreneurs the skills and resources they need to expand their companies from tiny to highly viable, fundable growth stages. Women from Cameroon and Nigeria are welcome to apply for Cohort 3, and those chosen will be notified.

Application Deadline: 4 March 2024

Eligibility for the Growth4Her Investor Readiness Accelerator Program

  • ≥ 51% owned by a woman or, 

  •  ≥ 20% owned by a woman and have ≥ one woman as CEO/COO (President/Vice President); and

  •  have ≥ 30% of the board of directors comprised of women, where a board exists.

  • Between 5 and 300 employees 

  • Sales between US$35,000 and US$15 million 

  • Assets between US$100,000 and US$15 million

  • Can dedicate 1 week to an intense virtual/ physical Bootcamp

  • Can dedicate 3 hours for mentorship engagement for a period of 8 weeks

  • Must be a C-Level executive in the organization