A social enterprise dedicated to supporting young African
women towards professionalism, the She
Leads Africa (SLA) has launched its 2017 accelerators programme to last for
some 90 days, reports NaijaAgroNet.
SLA, NaijaAgroNet
gathered focuses on guiding young African women to success through online content
and offline programmes, leveraging on its alliances.
NaijaAgroNet also reports that the 2017 Accelerator consists
of one week residencies in the four locations where entrepreneurs would receive
training from the SLA team and business leaders and experts.
The four locations across Nigeria, NaijaAgroNet reports include the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and
Kaduna.
NaijaAgroNet further reports that the 3-month programme has
been designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s
brightest entrepreneurs.
According to the organisers, during these residencies,
entrepreneurs will be focused on business strategy, growth, marketing, finance
and distribution.
“They will also receive a host of on and offline training as
well as an opportunity to pitch their business to national and international
investors,” NaijaAgroNet was told in a press statement.
This 2017 SLA Accelerator is run in partnership with the
Work in Progress! Alliance - a consortium of Oxfam, Butterfly Works and VC4A
focused on driving job creation and youth employment in Nigeria. The Kaduna
Agribusiness cohort is sponsored by OCP.
Entrepreneurs interested in applying should visit
www.SheLeadsAfrica.org/accelerator for more information on or before June 25,
2017.
Uj. N. Dominic/GEE
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