Evolvin’ Women empowers the launch of five sustainable women-lead startups

  • Date: 16-Aug-2022
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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Evolvin’ Women empowers the launch of five sustainable women-lead startups

- Programme designed and developed in partnership with PwC’s Academy, ADG Legal, SPS Affinity and Accenture.

- Total of 5 social impact concepts were presented and 10 women entrepreneurs from developing countries trained and empowered to scale their own ventures, graduating from the programme with market-ready business plans.

- Evolvin’ Women to further support the entrepreneurs with access to funding through strategic affiliations and market access through Evolvin’ Women’s trading company, Nia.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Evolvin' Women, a social enterprise dedicated to the advancement of women in developing countries has concluded the second edition of its Social Entrepreneurship Programme, a first-of-its kind entrepreneurship programme that aims to empower women from developing countries to ideate and scale their own sustainable business ventures.

Developed in partnership with PwC’s Middle East Academy, the talent and skills development business of PwC Middle East, ADG Legal, a UAE-based full service law firm, SPS Affinity, a hospitality focused strategy and communications consultancy, and longstanding Evolvin’ Women partner Accenture, the three-month-long hybrid programme included in-depth training for the participating women entrepreneurs in design thinking, auditing legal and finance frameworks, marketing, and strategy.

Having graduated from the programme with strategic business plans in hand, a total of five female entrepreneurs will now