BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneu

The BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs from Tanzania and Zanzibar aims to support around 20 selected women entrepreneurs, wishing to scale their businesses.

The programme will include:

• 4 online interactive training modules (each lasting 2 hours), on topics such as Mission; Unique Value Proposition; Business Model; Go-To-Market Strategy; Finance and the use of Financial Management Tools; Access to finance and Investment Readiness.
• 2 online group coaching sessions (each lasting 2 hours), on the topics of Leadership and Storytelling & The Art of the Pitch

About BIC Africa

BIC Africa is a regional network that aims to support selected business incubators (BIs). It facilitates capacity building, helps BIs benefit from the exchanges and cooperation with other initiatives, improves the connection between European and African innovation hubs to develop international collaboration, explores business opportunities with European companies, and ensures the quality standards are respected in all supported incubators. BIC Africa is commissioned by the European Union and implemented by EBN. The project will run from 2021 to 2025.... continue reading... continue reading

BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs

Aim and Benefits of BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs

Why join the BIC Africa Training Programme?

• Reinforce your business skills, capacities and gain knowledge in business modelling, finances, as well as developing leadership skills and the ability to effectively pitch your business.
• Gain practical tools and strategies tailored to your business and apply them immediately.
• Explore growth and scaling trajectories for your businesses and solutions.
• Engage in direct exchange with leading women experts in entrepreneurship and business from Africa, Europe and beyond.  
• Gain access to appropriate sectorial, local, and international experts and other networks.
• Joining a vibrant community of women entrepreneurs, to learn, exchange and connect.
• Connect with BIC Africa and the European Business Innovation Centre Network (EBN) to unleash the impact of women entrepreneurs.
• Participate for free and get a digital certificate if you attend at least five sessions.

Requirements for BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs Qualification

• The applicant must:
  • Be a woman founder, co-founder or CEO of a startup or a company (minimum age of 18-years-old).
  • Have a good working knowledge of English language (proved by the use of English in the application).
• The business must be:
  • Already in existence (and registered)
  • Generating revenue
  • Based in mainland Tanzania or Zanzibar
  • Have visibility e.g. a website and/or social media channels

• Preferably, the business should:
  • Be registered for at least 1 year
  • Have an operational team and show potential for scalability

Interview date, Process and Venue for BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs

Assessment Criteria

Once the eligibility check is performed, the BIC Africa committee will review and evaluate the nominations using the following criteria and scoring:

1. Business Description, Business Model, Visibility > This criterion assesses the business overall, the entrepreneurial profile / team and how the company’s offer responds to market needs (10 points)
2. Impact, Innovation & Scalability > This criterion assesses how the business could generate social, economic or environmental impact, and also how innovative and scalable it is (10 points)
3. Motivation & Reason to Participate > This criterion assesses the motivation expressed by the applicant in the application form. (10 points)

30/30 is the maximum scoring. The minimum threshold for accessing the programme is 21/30.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

If you are interested in taking part in the online acceleration programme and you meet the eligibility criteria, please apply by Tuesday, the 10th of March 2026, 4:00 PM EAT (2:00 PM CET), by filling the following application form here

Only fully completed applications submitted before the deadline will be considered.

For more details, visit Bic Africa webpage