Victoria's Secret is teaming up with the African Women's Initiative for Entrepreneurship (AWIEF) to create a seven-month accelerator program for Nigerian women entrepreneurs, the BBC reports.
The accelerator, which will run from February to March 2024, will provide 20 women with "the opportunity to participate in the seven-month, high-impact, investment readiness program," according to the AWIEF website.
Interested women must be based in Nigeria and have an annual revenue of at least $1 million. Read the Entire Article
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
'Impact Investing Beneficial to Filipinos'
The world's longest-serving member of the House of Representatives is stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the AP reports.
Rep.
Manny Pacquiao has announced that he will not
...more Climate Center of Excellence
When it comes to assessing the risks of climate change, Standard & Poor's has a new metric to look atand it's a pretty good one.
The company's Global Climate Center of Excellence on Tuesday
...more Draghi Wants His Drug Cake and to Eat It Too
A new report from the European Central Bank is out, and it calls for price controls on prescription drugs to cut down on drug costs and spur innovation, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The
...more Italy Consumer Morale Improves in September
Good news for Italy: Its consumer confidence index rose to 98.3 in September from an eight-month low of 96.1 in August, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The sub-index of personal confidence rose
...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.