Deadline: March 12, 2024.

Are you an entrepreneur with a vision ​​to make​ an impact on society through your business? Do you want to take the next steps to grow​ your enterprise​? Become part of a strong network of impact-driven female founders in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye through our ​leadership programme​ She Entrepreneurs.

She Entrepreneurs is a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye who are building sustainable and scalable businesses that contribute to driving social and/or environmental change. ​In the past years that​​ the programme ​has been running, many entrepreneurs​​ received support that helped them become successful in expanding and increasing their impact.

She Entrepreneurs ​offers​ practical and hands-on leadership training based on real business experience, collaborative learning​,​ and participant-centric design. The programme provides tangible tools, insights and connections for participants who want to grow their businesses and develop as entrepreneurs​ as well as leaders.

PROGRAM

She Entrepreneurs runs for ​​​about​ six months and combines regular online workshops, learning groups​,​ and ​​mentoring ​with one ​week of ​intensive​​​,​ onsite learning in Stockholm in September. You should plan to dedicate around ​​​five​ hours per week to the programme.

• Online training and mentorship (End of April – ​ mid-​November 2024)​     ​
  The training is ​​​based on​ a highly practical approach that allows you to apply ​the knowledge​ and ​​​insight gained through it​ directly to your business. Regular online workshops are organised on different topics that help you grow your turnover and operations, build a resilient leadership and team​,​ and follow​ ​up on the targets you set for your social or environmental contribution. The workshops are led by experienced entrepreneurs and experts. Joint workshops and smaller learning groups give plenty of opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs in similar situations and to make new connections. Throughout the programme, you will also have access to coaching and mentorship based on your various needs.
• Onsite learning week in Stockholm (September​ 2024​)
  The programme in Stockholm will take place ​​9​ ​–​ 15 September (​arriving on​ 9 September and departing on​ 15 September). It will be an intensive ​week of ​learning​​​,​ combining workshops, mentoring​, field visits and networking.The dates and timings are preliminary and may change. An exact schedule will be sent at the beginning of the programme. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

You are welcome to submit your application if you are a woman entrepreneur born 1978 – 1999 with a business that:

• is already operational and ready to expand;
• has the potential to develop a financially sustainable business model and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals* by driving social and/or environmental change;
• is based in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia or Türkiye.

​Programme participants must​ be ​citizens​ of one of the ​countries mentioned above and have a proficient command of both written and spoken English.

BENEFITS

• Your flights to and from Stockholm.    
• Your accommodation and most of the meals ​during the ​​​programme’s​ onsite ​​​learning week in Stockholm,​ Sweden. 
• Your insurance during the programme’s ​onsite ​​​learning week​ in Stockholm, Sweden.
• All training ​​online and ​onsite material.

APPLICATION

Only applicants who have submitted a complete application will be considered for the programme. These are the steps you need to go through to submit your application

1. Register your profile in the application portal: She Entrepreneurs 2024 – Swedish Institute: Leadership application portal (si.se)
2. Select what programme you would like to apply for (She Entrepreneurs is available 12 February – 12 March 2024).
3. Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
4. Upload your CV under the document section.
5. After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
6. You will also receive a message to your inbox in Dream Apply with a link to record a short video. Follow the instructions in the message. It will take less than ten minutes to record the video. You will get two questions to answer within two minutes each. They ask you to make the recording in a quiet setting and, if possible, use headphones with a built-in microphone. Please note that it is mandatory to make the video recording. 

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK