SheTrades Invest

SheTrades Invest is dedicated to unlocking finance for women in developing and least developed markets. The project facilitates the connection of capital providers with women seeking funding and SMEs supporting women, while promoting the mainstream of gender-lens investment and building capacity of women entrepreneurs to become investment and due diligence ready. Click here to download our brochure. 

The project is currently receiving applications from:

Women-led Businesses & SMEs Benefitting women

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Free of charge capacity building

Increase your financial and managerial capacity by participating in capacity building activities offered by the project. Once registered, you will have access to: 

  1. SheTrades Virtual Learning Space (VLS), the core training hub for the SheTrades Initiative offering over 200 e-Learning courses and webinars developed by experts on topics ranging from basic business management to marketing, logistics and export strategies. 
  2. Live discussions with selected capital providers who will share their lending and/or investment criteria and due diligence processes.
  3. ITC Market Analysis tools, which will help you identify export and import opportunities, compete market-access requirements, monitor national trade performance and make well-informed trade decisions.
  4. In-country investment readiness bootcamps aimed at providing basic business, finance, and investment knowledge.
  5. Coaching opportunities led by ITC and our partners.

Matchmaking with ITC SheTrades Invest Financing Partners

SheTrades Invest will connect you with our financing partners based on their financing/lending criteria. We do this through:

  1. Invitations to join pitching events
  2. Introduction with capital providers via SheTrades.com
  3. Invitations to attend key global events such as SheTrades Global, ITC’s premier global business event connecting women entrepreneurs with buyers, investors and partners.

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Capital providers

Stand to benefit from:

Promoting your financial products and services

Tap into a pool of over 3,000 women-led businesses from all over the world

Get matched with women-led and SMEs benefiting women

SheTrades Invest utilizes a sophisticated matchmaking system that connects capital providers with eligible women-led businesses who are seeking capital and/or investment. The businesses showcased in our programme have been reviewed to comply with partners’ investment and/or lending criteria

Receive guidance on how to start or develop a gender lens strategy

By becoming a SheTrades Invest partner, you will be able to strengthen and deepen your impact on women by gaining access to cutting-edge information, events, and tailored feedback from SheTrades experts to develop or refine your gender lens strategy

Sharpen the focus on gender-responsive financing and gender-lens investing

Partners are invited to contribute to the development of publications, articles, and participate in global events to promote gender equality.

Become a mentor  

SheTrades Invest partners also have the option of becoming mentors to SheTrades women entrepreneurs seeking to improve their competitiveness and grow their businesses.

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The SheTrades Initiative is grateful for the partnership and funding from: