Call for Applications: AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator for South Africa 2024

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) calls for applications for the 2024 cohort AWIEF Growth Accelerator for South Africa, in partnership with Nedbank.

Implemented since 2017, AWIEF Growth Accelerator is a flagship enterprise development programme designed to support early-stage and high-growth-oriented women-owned and women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) with growth strategy training, corporate advisory, mentoring, networks, and access to finance.

The 2024 AWIEF-Nedbank South Africa programme seeks to enhance the readiness of women to access funding opportunities and scale-up their businesses in the agriculture and green economy sectors through the provision of tailored business development services, tools, mentoring and skills development.

• Table of Content
• About Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
• AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator
• Aim and Benefits of AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator
• Requirements for AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)

AWIEF is a pan-African women economic empowerment organisation which nurtures and actively promotes women innovation and entrepreneurship through its development programmes, accelerators, and networking events, including the annual AWIEF conference, exhibition and awards. AWIEF’s mission is to foster the economic inclusion, advancement and empowerment of women in Africa through entrepreneurship support and development.... read moreg... continue reading

AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator

Aim and Benefits of AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator

The 2024 AWIEF-Nedbank South Africa programme seeks to enhance the readiness of women to access funding opportunities and scale-up their businesses in the agriculture and green economy sectors through the provision of tailored business development services, tools, mentoring and skills development.

Requirements for AWIEF Nedbank Growth Accelerator Qualification

Businesses must meet the following criteria to be eligible for selection.

• South African Exempt Micro Enterprises (EMEs) or Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSEs); at least 51% female black-owned
• Operating in agriculture (agribusiness, agro-processing), green economy and climate-smart solutions
• Businesses must be in a post-revenue phase
• Scalable and highly innovative ventures
• Businesses must be in operation for a minimum of three years
• Owned or led by ambitious and committed women entrepreneurs
• Businesses must be seeking investment or funding to scale

Application Deadline

How to Apply

AWIEF Growth Accelerator applications are officially open for qualifying candidates for the 2024 cohort for South Africa.

To submit your application, please follow this link:? https://awieforum.typeform.com/awiefnedbank24

The deadline for submission is 3 March 2024 at 11:59pm Central Africa Time (CAT).

For more information, please email: [email protected]

For more details, visit AWIEF website.