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 Owned Business - A registered business that is 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 Business - A registered business that is more than 25 % 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 cooperative - 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
