Monday 25 July 2016

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards ($100,000 Business Plan Awards) Take your business to the next level.



The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards ($100,000 Business Plan Awards)

Take your business to the next level.

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 The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs.

The mission of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards aim to encourage inspirational women entrepreneurs worldwide to solve contemporary global challenges by:
• supporting and recognizing creative women who are making concrete contributions to finding solutions for the future of our planet,
• bringing these business solutions to the largest audience possible.
Since their inception in 2006, they have accompanied 162 promising female business-owners and recognized 58 Laureates.

The annual competition involves two rounds:

Round 1: The Jury selects 18 Finalists*, the top three projects of each region (Latin America, North America, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Asia-Pacific), on the basis of their short business plans. They receive coaching from experienced businesspeople to move to the next round.
Round 2: The Finalists are invited to the final round of the competition which includes submitting a detailed business plan and presenting their projects in front of the Jury.
Based on the quality of the plan and the persuasiveness of the verbal presentation, one Laureate for each of the six regions is selected and receives a unique and comprehensive support package: US$ 100 000 in prize money, a place on the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship 6-Day Executive Programme (ISEP), one-to-one personalized business mentoring, media visibility and networking opportunities.
One of the winners 2015:
Laureate 2015 for Sub-Saharan Africa
Chinwe Ohajuruka
Comprehensive Design Services, NIGERIA
Engineers and builds affordable green houses that are energy & resource-efficient.

How to Apply

In this section, find everything you need to know about the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards’ application process. Women entrepreneurs in the initial stages of development, in any country, of any nationality and operating in any industry are welcome to submit their application.
The call for applications of the 2017 edition of the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards will close on August 31, 2016.

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