Want to start exporting but don’t know where to begin?
ShowcaseHER is a zero fees program aimed to empower women business owners in Africa with requisite skills to prepare them for the export market. The program, set to commence on August 1st, 2025, is an inititaive sponsored by Afreximbank and powered by ImpactHER.
The goal of ShowcaseHER is to provide Women-led Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (“WSMEs”) with the capacity to effectively participate in cross-border trade and position them to be seamlessly integrated into the international export value chains while harnessing the opportunities presented by the African Free Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA). The ShowcaseHER program, targeting Women-led Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (“WSMEs”) in Africa, is a 6-month incubation program that aims to provide the participants with export readiness and business digitilization trainings, access to trade finance as well as mentorship support to help the participants increase their capacity to engage in intra-African trade.
Awarded as the best support organization for African women-led small businesses at the African Union 2022 SME Summit, and distinguished as one of two finalists in the United Nations’ 2023 SDG Awards, ImpactHER is an impact-driven non-profit organization that empowers African women and girls by providing them with relevant hands-on entrepreneurship training, capacity building training, and access to business financing.
Afreximbank is a pan-African supranational multilateral financial institution whose mission is to stimulate a consistent expansion, diversification and development of African trade, while operating as a first class, profit-oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a center of excellence in African trade matters.
The ShowcaseHER 6-month incubator program will be implemented as an online training.
Selected applicants stand the chance to win up to $1000 grant and a fully paid trip to participate in the Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 in Algiers, Algeria
Requirements
The ShowcaseHER incubator program is for you if:
1. You are an SME registered and operating in any of the African and Carribean countries (special consideration will be given to those in: Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt).
2. You are either exporting or interested in exporting your products.
3. You are seeking to raise capital for business expansion and international trade.
Please fill this form with your correct details to apply for the ShowcaseHER program.
