AWIEF South Africa
2026
Information
The AWIEF-NedBank Women Enterprise Growth & Export Programme is a fully funded 12-month enterprise and supplier development programme for established, black women-owned, product-based businesses in South Africa. It provides training, diagnostics, mentoring, and market-access support to help participating businesses grow operations, scale sales, and access larger markets. The programme includes supplier-readiness and export development components as part of the 12-month cohort.
Benefits
_practical business growth training, an individual business diagnostic and development plan, coaching, technical mentoring, supplier and retail-readiness support, financial and investment-readiness support, export development and market-access linkages_.
Eligibility
Open to established, black women-owned product-based businesses registered in South Africa that are 51% owned by black women, post-revenue, and currently trading with paying customers.
Application
Submit an application via the Official Webpage (visit the programme page to apply).
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