Vital Voices launches program to accelerate growth of women-owned small businesses in MENA Region

The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship Program is a one-year comprehensive and tailored program focused on building the capacity and concrete skills of women business owners to create actionable business plans to grow their businesses. The GROW Fellowship Program is an online and in-person program that integrates the latest business trends, global best practices, and interactive learning techniques.

These and all other programmatic elements are regionally localized to ensure that the program is accessible and applicable to women business owners and the business environments they operate in. The program consists of 4 components:
1. An intensive participant selection process,
2. Online preparatory sessions before the training that guide program participants in drafting a business plan that they will refine throughout the training,
3. A 4-day in-person regional training, and
4. Access to growth services based on needed skills and tools targeted in participants' business plans.

Vital Voices is seeking applications from MENA women business owners who:
• Own a businesses that has been in operation for at least 3 years,
• Employ at least 3 staff (including temporary and/or seasonal workers), and
• Generate at least $25,000 in annual sales
• Are proficient in English
As an interested applicant, you:
• Are motivated to build the skills and make the changes needed to grow your business,
• Are excited to participate in a one year program including on-line and in-person training and access to external business growth opportunities, and
• Recognize the value of tracking the growth of your business for up to 3 years through methods such as surveys, calls, or additional opportunities.

Why apply for the GROW Fellowship?
• You will develop a powerful, practical business plan to grow your business, and have access to tailored resources that assure successful implementation.
• You will learn the secrets of successful entrepreneurs as well as how and when to break the rules and innovate, making yourself a stronger, more effective business leader.
• You will be integrated into a global network of women entrepreneurs who are committed to support other women, their communities, and the world.