The banks have also partnered with various organisations to help reduce risks for women-owned SMEs.

Access Bank and NBK Unite to Expand Funding for Women Entrepreneurs

Access Bank Kenya and the National Bank of Kenya have introduced a new programme aimed at strengthening women-led and women-backed businesses across the...

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Women Entrepreneurs Lead In Digital Presence

Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and Middle East and Africa (MEA) are leading the way in...

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VivoWear CEO Wandia Gichuru was among the guest speakers during an interactive virtual knowledge exchange session on Cross-Sector Partnerships in East Africa to advance women’s economic resilience through digital platforms organized by New Faces New Voices (NFNV) - Kenya in partnership with Women Win.

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Fear of Technology Costing Women Entrepreneurs Profits – Wandia Gichuru

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been a major boost to the economic, political and social empowerment especially in the empowerment of women...

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WEF Head of Monitoring &Evaluation, Collins Okoth (L) and Communication manager Ruth Randa (Right) dialogues with Trainers Rhoda Njeri and Timothy Hinga during the Training for Trainers session held at the KICD Centre in Nairobi on Thursday. www.businesstoday.co.ke

WEF Targets 1 Million Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya by Year-End

The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) has announced that it will provide 200,000 women across Kenya with entrepreneurship training and access to capital investment...

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2X Invest2Impact winners 2019 www.businesstoday.co.ke

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Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in East Africa

Kigali, Rwanda One hundred East African women entrepreneurs were announced winners of the inaugural 2019 2X Invest2Impact at a ceremony in Kigali on...

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Women Entrepreneurs Funding Challenge

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) have teamed up to empower women entrepreneurs in East Africa through a challenge that will see participants win...

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Women entrepreneurs are scaling business heights. Kenyan women-led businesses are breaking the entrepreneurial glass ceiling and establishing themselves against many odds. www.businesstoday.co.ke

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7 Women Running Successful Businesses in Kenya

Kenyan women entrepreneurs are among those making waves on the African continent and beyond as their businesses bring significant changes to the hitherto...

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G7 Opens Sh20bn Lifeline for Women Entrepreneurs

The just-concluded G7 Summit held in Biarritz, France, comes with great news for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa. G7 leaders led by President Macron...

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Women entrepreneurs eye innovation to boost businesses

Women entrepreneurs in Kenya have set their eyes on discovering and amplifying their success in attaining revolutionary business solutions through innovation. To advance...