Dare 2 Aspire – Women in Entrepreneurship

Innovation SL’s Pitch Night has emerged as the country’s most successful gathering of entrepreneurs. 

Dare 2 Aspire – a dedicated women entrepreneurs’ Pitch Night will focus attention on the importance of women’s potential to contribute to the development of the country’s economy.

It will consist of:

  1. A pitch night consisting of a panel of women entrepreneurs and women pitchers. There will be a junior pitch contest featuring secondary school girls and a senior contest featuring adults.
  2. A mini expo of women owned businesses
  3. Financial inclusion clinic for women entrepreneurs

During one week each November, thousands of events and competitions in 170 countries inspire millions to engage in Global Entrepreneurship Week.  As part of an exciting series of events, we are organising Dare 2 Aspire: Women in Entrepreneurship Pitch Night. Dare 2 Aspire allows selected women-owned business start-ups to present their business ideas to a panel of pioneering woman who have contributed significantly to the development of the private sector.

There will be numerous surprises during the event including a mini-expo of women-owned business, and a financial inclusion clinic, where existing and potential business women can get advice on opening an account, or access to finance.

Financial inclusion clinic for women entrepreneurs

Representatives from banks, women focused grants and funding aimed at women can provide advice to women in 5 minute slots in a quiet corner or separate room.

Sponsoring the event is Orange Sierra Leone and FCS Africa / CASA Program. “The Conflict-Affected States in Africa Initiative (CASA) is a donor-funded, IFC-implemented (and co-funded) platform designed to enable and implement private sector initiatives across 13 countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) in Africa. CASA focuses on three core elements: it puts people on the ground in (most of) the FCS where it operates; it allocates funding to and supports the implementation of IFC Advisory projects in these countries; and it undertakes a range of knowledge management (KM) activities, contributing to a better understanding of the private sector’s interventions in these challenging markets. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway have partnered with IFC and supported CASA since its inception in 2008.”   

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