Deadline: April 12, 2024.

Their gold-accredited Mentoring Women in Business programme exists because they know mentoring is transformative for mentees and mentors alike. It has supported over 6,000 women entrepreneurs as mentees.

Mentoring Women in Business was born from the belief in the power of mentoring, in the role technology can play in building connections, and in community as a powerful force for change.

By forging these elements together, they created a new way to support women entrepreneurs around the world to grow and strengthen their businesses and build their skills, confidence and knowledge.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

MENTEE

Mentees must be…

• A woman from and living in a low or middle income country
• Running their own business (meaning at least 51% ownership or decision-making authority) or about to launch their own business in the next three months
• Proficient in English (at an intermediate level or above), both written and spoken
• Able to commit to the programme for twelve months
• Able to access the internet and meet with their mentor online for a minimum of two hours a month
• Able to complete several feedback questionnaires by the stated deadline
• Willing to work with a mentor to build their business and personal development skills and confidence
• Nominated by one of their local mentee referral partners where possible

MENTOR

Mentors must be…

• A business professional, of any gender, with at least 7 years’ experience in business
• Either a member of one of their corporate partners’ workforce or able to self-fund to participate independently
• Fluent in English
• Able to commit to the programme for twelve months
• Willing and able to share their expertise and experiences with a woman entrepreneur to launch, develop or grow her business.

APPLICATION

MENTEE

There are two ways to join the programme as a mentee:

• As an affiliate of one of their mentee referral partners in your local country (strongly recommended) – find a partner here.
• As an independent mentee, if there are no organisations with whom you can be affiliated. (Please note if you are not affiliated with one of their mentee referral partners, they will not be able to prioritise your application.)

MENTOR

There are three ways to join the programme as a mentor:

• As a member of the workforce of one of their corporate partners
• As an independent mentor self-funding their own and their mentee’s participation
• As a scholarship mentor: woman entrepreneurs who are alumni of their programmes can apply for a scholarship to have their place match-funded.

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK