The EDB Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme aims to achieve increased participation of women entrepreneurs in international trade, by facilitating product development, market development and capacity development activities to improve their competitiveness.
EDB Women-Led Exports Initiative is a programme for female entrepreneurs in exporting to gain knowledge about international business, and network with global trade. It's a space for:
The main objective of the EDB Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme is to link women and their associated businesses to commercially viable opportunities and value chains across the world, enabling economic and community development.
Women Led Business - Registered business that is more than 50 % owned by one or more women, whose management and control lie with one or more women, where a woman is a signatory of the business’s legal documents and financial accounts, and which is operated independently from businesses that are not owned by women and have export orientation.
Women Led Cooperatives - Cooperative in which more than 50 % of the total number of votes are held by women, where the majority of the board of directors are women, and where the majority of leadership positions, if applicable, are held by women and have export orientation.
EDB Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme Application
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with Import Promotion Desk (IPD) Germany has developed a long-term strategy for Developing Export Oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Phase I, of this project is focusing on the Capacity Building of Export Oriented Women Entrepreneurs in the Agriculture sector.
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), IPD assists companies from Sri Lanka in entering the European market, so that they are enabled to increase their innovative capacity, generate added value and improve their competitive position internationally. By these means IPD contributes towards strengthening the economic structures in Sri Lanka.
This programme consists of two main areas
For Whom
Applications are invited from
Applications
If you are an eligible Women led business, kindly send us the duly filled application together with a copy of your Business Registration (mandatory) & food safety certifications to [email protected]; [email protected]