{"id":6874,"date":"2025-05-02T08:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:13:51","slug":"call-for-applications-gnbccs-women-in-business-program-2nd-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/call-for-applications-gnbccs-women-in-business-program-2nd-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Business Program: Call for Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you a woman entrepreneur in the horticulture or agro-processing sector?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Women in Business Program is back \u2014 now with two tailored tracks for businesses at different stages:<br>\ud83d\udd39 Early-stage \u2013 for businesses looking to formalize and scale<br>\ud83d\udd39 Growth-stage \u2013 for established businesses ready to expand \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2728 Benefits include:<br>\u2705 Business training<br>\u2705 Access to funding &amp; export support<br>\u2705 Mentorship from successful women entrepreneurs and professionals<br>\u2705 Networking opportunities from industry stakeholders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcd8Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/gnbccpublications\/information-booklet-women-in-business-program-2nd-edition\/full-view.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>to read the Info Booklet to learn more &amp; choose the right track for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfa5 Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LGOJ1fjACR8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>to see&nbsp;how the last edition helped women grow their businesses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5 Deadline: 7th May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcdd Apply:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/FogGcXftyL6GgHKt7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/forms.gle\/FogGcXftyL6GgHKt7<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udce2 Join our info session: 7th May&nbsp;| 11AM<br>\ud83d\udd17&nbsp; You can access the zoom link&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84101458719?pwd=tXBnLacncrIZHhsbFwqiRFsfBI6oqe.1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women in Business Program is back, now with two tracks for businesses looking to formalize and scale, and established businesses ready to expand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":12619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[153,150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles","category-wib"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15162,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/call-for-applications-women-in-business-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":6874,"position":0},"title":"Call for Applications: Women in Business 2026\u00a0","author":"Grace Agorigo","date":"March 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Applications are currently open for the third edition of the Women in Business (WIB) programme, under the Private Sector Development (PSD) Programme of the GNBCC.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News Articles","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/news-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIB-mentoring2-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13268,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/full-recording-women-in-business-workshop-understanding-your-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":6874,"position":1},"title":"Full Recording: Women in Business Workshop \u2014 Understanding Your Market","author":"Tracy Mensah","date":"August 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this month, we hosted our first online workshop for the mentees of the Women in Business Mentorship Program titled \u201cUnderstanding Your Market.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Horticulture Business Challenge&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Horticulture Business Challenge","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/category\/hbc\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-22_0_WIB_YouTube_Thumbnail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-22_0_WIB_YouTube_Thumbnail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-22_0_WIB_YouTube_Thumbnail.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gnbcc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-08-22_0_WIB_YouTube_Thumbnail.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15694,"url":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/women-in-business-wib-2026-kick-off-event\/","url_meta":{"origin":6874,"position":2},"title":"Women In Business (WIB) 2026 Kick-Off Event","author":"Michael Teye","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The GNBCC Women in Business (WIB) Programme officially launched its 2026 cohort on 8th April, welcoming 20 women entrepreneurs to a transformative three-month mentorship journey. 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