Call for Applications- ShowcaseHER: ImpactHER, Afreximbank Export Readiness Accelerator ( $1000 Grant, Fully Sponsored Trip to Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 in Algiers, Training and Coaching)

Deadline for application is July 6, 2025. The program will commence on August 1, 2025.

ShowcaseHER is an online export-readiness accelerator program fully sponsored by Afreximbank and powered/implemented by ImpactHER. It is an intensive online six-month program targeted at providing
capacity-building training, business mentorship, and trade advisory services to women-led businesses across Africa, including the Caribbean.

The program aims to provide participants with tailored training and support on various topics, including export documentation and procedures, trade financing, regulation and compliance, export contracts and logistics, export capacity, e-commerce in export, and market strategy, as well as business digitisation.

This is the third cohort of the ShowcaseHER program, as the second cohort was in 2024 and the first cohort in 2023. African and Caribbean female entrepreneurs interested in expanding their businesses by accessing new markets are encouraged to apply. The training will be delivered in English and French.

Eligible Regions : Africa and Carribean

Benefits: 
Participants will:

* Be equipped with the right skillset and knowledge they need to export their goods and services;
* Learn how to digitize their business for increase in revenue and efficiency;
* Be coached and mentored on accessing trade finance for their businesses;
* Stand a chance to win up to $1,000 business grant;
* Get the opportunity to participate in the fully-sponsored Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 in Algiers,                  Algeria.
* Have access to one-one coaching and mentorship

Eligibility:
Applicants must;

* Be an African or Caribbean female entrepreneur;
* Have been in business for at least 2 years;
* Be keen and highly enthusiastic about learning
* Be willing to commit to full participation and attendance in all the program activities
* Have a working digital device and internet connection to ensure seamless participation

Funded? * Indicate if this is fully-funded, partially-funded or
non-funded opportunity OR N/A if its not applicable.

Interested applicants are advised to register via the link here