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Nepal's Simrik Initiative Turns Women-Led SME Finance Into an Operating Plan
Aadhyanta Fund Management's Simrik Initiative combines capital, coaching and banking partnerships for women-led SMEs in Nepal.
·5 min read
Policy
Uganda's GROW Grants Put Non-Repayable Capital Behind Women-Owned Enterprises
Uganda's Business Plan Competition Grant targets women-owned enterprises that missed out on GROW loans, with non-repayable funding for expansion and formalisation.
·5 min read
Startups
WIMBIZ Impact Investment Call Gives Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs a Deadline
WIMBIZ's 2026 Impact Investment Opportunity offers grants of up to N6 million for Nigerian women entrepreneurs ahead of an October deadline.
·5 min read
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Nepal's Simrik Initiative Turns Women-Led SME Finance Into an Operating Plan
Aadhyanta Fund Management's Simrik Initiative combines capital, coaching and banking partnerships for women-led SMEs in Nepal.
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Nepal's Simrik Initiative Turns Women-Led SME Finance Into an Operating Plan
Aadhyanta Fund Management's Simrik Initiative combines capital, coaching and banking partnerships for women-led SMEs in Nepal.
·5 min read
Policy
Uganda's GROW Grants Put Non-Repayable Capital Behind Women-Owned Enterprises
Uganda's Business Plan Competition Grant targets women-owned enterprises that missed out on GROW loans, with non-repayable funding for expansion and formalisation.
·5 min read
Leadership
BPW Cameroon Congress Turns Women's Business Barriers Into a Federation Test
BPW Cameroon's first national congress in Douala puts finance, professional development and federation-building on the same agenda.
·5 min read
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Auckland’s Inspire + Succeed Line-Up Puts Women Builders Beside the Big Names
Inspire + Succeed is coming to New Zealand for the first time, with an Auckland event pitched at entrepreneurs, business leaders and professionals looking for leadership, entrepreneurship and financial empowerment lessons. The published line-up includes familiar high-achiever names, but the women in the programme are the more interesting signal for readers tracking how business education is being packaged in Aotearoa.
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