Visa has partnered with IFundWomen, a funding and education platform that provides access to capital through grants and crowdfunding, expert business coaching and a network of women business owners. If you are an early-stage founder in need of resources to take your business to the next level, check out the Visa / IFW entrepreneur resources to get started.
Visa She's Next Grant Program
Apply now to win one of five USD10,000 grants to grow your business.
Partners and Sponsors
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Women in Business
CIB designed a special lending offering tailored for women-owned businesses to support women entrepreneurs, the first of its kind in Egypt. It is a short-term overdraft facility financing working investment needs (suppliers/ overheads/salaries/taxes/customs) in addition to issuing partially secured bid, performance, and advance payment letters of guarantee to support the company’s operations and tendering activities of existing and non-existing CIB customers.
- Tailored for customers with an annual sale turnover of EGP 1 million up to EGP 200 million
- Credit limit up to EGP 7 million• 10% of facility could be issued in the form of corporate credit card with a maximum limit of EGP 250,000
- Minimal requirements
- A dedicated relationship manager
- CBE initiatives apply
For more information, https://www.cibeg.com/en/business/lending-services?
Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme 2021 Winners From Around The World
Innovation: Suzanne Moloney, HidraMed Solutions, Galway
HidraWear has revolutionised wound care for those suffering from the incurable and debilitating skin disease, Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). As someone living with HS, Suzanne Moloney, Founder and CEO of HidraMed Solutions, wanted to find a better way to manage her medical condition and care for her wounds daily. As a result, Suzanne created HidraWear - a patented range of adhesive-free dressings that fit into specially created underwear to help to alleviate the burden of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. HidraWear are listed on the national health reimbursement schemes in four countries, including Ireland, with a view to expanding into the US in 2022.
“The last few years have seen HidraMed transitioning from a fun start-up to a fully operational organisation. The business coaching is so timely to help me with this transition as we grow into new markets. As we grow, we are developing new products, and the funding will contribute to tooling costs related to a new dressing design we are working on at the moment, launching in 2022.”
Practical Business Skills
The Practical Business Skills program by Visa offers free educational resources and interactive tools to help business owners start, manage and grow their small businesses. The program is focused on helping growth-minded entrepreneurs with fewer than ten employees thrive via a variety of resources available in both English and Spanish.