the Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Announces Partnership With Commonwealth to Drive Change for Women Entrepreneurs in 54 Countries

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc., is today joining forces with the Commonwealth Businesswomens Network (CBWN) to empower and support underserved women entrepreneurs across the 54 countries of the Commonwealth.

Key Points: 
  • The Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc., is today joining forces with the Commonwealth Businesswomens Network (CBWN) to empower and support underserved women entrepreneurs across the 54 countries of the Commonwealth.
  • Originating in May 2021, the Commonwealth Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator (CWEA) is a strategic multi-stakeholder partnership from the CBWN, the Global Entrepreneurship Network UK (GEN UK) and Oxentia.
  • Learn more at www.cbwn.org
    The Commonwealth Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator is a strategic multi stakeholder partnership on womens entrepreneurship established as an outcome of the inaugural Commonwealth Womens Entrepreneurship Summit (CWES) in May 2021, the first global event to focus on women in emerging tech sectors.
  • The Commonwealth Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator is a partnership between the Commonwealth Businesswomens Network, Global Entrepreneurship Network-UK and Oxentia.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Celebrates Second Anniversary by Announcing Impactful Initiatives to Drive Change for Women Entrepreneurs

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 23, 2021

These programs represent concrete steps toward the systemic transformation needed to foster an environment of growth, sustainability, and resilience for women entrepreneurs.

Key Points: 
  • These programs represent concrete steps toward the systemic transformation needed to foster an environment of growth, sustainability, and resilience for women entrepreneurs.
  • The online curriculum on Entrepreneurship aims to teach women entrepreneurs the skills to design and set up businesses that have potential to be economically viable.
  • In Mexico, WEA and ILO will be releasing findings from an assessment on framework conditions that impact womens entrepreneurship development.
  • To learn more about the Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator, and the work performed since its inception two years ago, visit we-accelerate.com .

Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Please find the statement below from Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator leadership regarding the one-year anniversary of the ground-breaking initiative.

Key Points: 
  • Please find the statement below from Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator leadership regarding the one-year anniversary of the ground-breaking initiative.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200924005283/en/
    One year ago, we committed to educating and empowering ten million women entrepreneurs over the next ten years through the Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA).
  • Access to Finance: The private sector and public sector must band together to increase investments in womens businesses through the pandemic and beyond.
  • The Womens Entrepreneurship Accelerator is a multi-partner initiative designed to inspire, educate, and empower women entrepreneurs around the world.