MSM fosters female entrepreneurship

Female entrepreneurship in developing countries can play a crucial role in the fight against poverty. The 3-week course in Women Entrepreneurship Promotion (WEP) at MSM supports the economic empowerment of women and enhances their participation and potential for leadership in businesses. Ms. Olga Obando, an Ecuadorian female entrepreneur specializing in education and training, explains why she joined the course.

“At the time of the course I was working on designing a project to support and train female entrepreneurs in Ecuador. The course helped me to further develop my idea and to understand the complexity, from a gender perspective, of what was needed to build a successful female entrepreneurship project in a developing country.”

Female entrepreneurship has been recognized during the last decade as an important source of economic growth. Besides creating a better network between female entrepreneurs in Ecuador Ms. Obando’s project also trains and advises women interested in entrepreneurship. The project also teaches best practices in women entrepreneurship, from accounting and finance to marketing, sales and the use of IT. In the second phase of the project Ms. Obando will tackle the construction, consolidation, maintenance and promotion of the network.

“It is with great pride that I say that we now have 300 active members in our network, who are constantly being trained via our online platform. We hold monthly meetings to assess progress and identify new opportunities to promote, sell and expand their small businesses.”

Does Ms. Obando’s story inspire you? Do you also want to acquire the skills and knowledge that can give female entrepreneurs the guidance and support they need to start and grow sustainable businesses?

Then join MSM’s course on Women Entrepreneurship Promotion (WEP). The upcoming application deadline for private sponsorship candidates is 1 October 2015. The course takes place from 16 November – 4 December 2015. Click here for more information and to apply!