About the Road to Growth blended* learning course
- Connections: Developing a vision for your business and identifying steps to achieve it.
- Context: Knowing your market, understanding business positioning.
- Communication: Using digital marketing and e-commerce for business.
- Capacity: Analysing financial statements and improving profitability.
- Capital: Developing a financing strategy that supports the growth plan for your business.
- Character: Managing financial relationships, knowing your rights and responsibilities.
- Confidence: Building the confidence to apply for financing.
*Face to face training elements will take place only if Covid-19 restrictions allow.
The Road to Growth programme requires a commitment of 8-10 hours per week and mainly occurs online. COVID protocols permitting, face-to-face classes may take place during weeks 1 and 7 in an easy-to-access location in Georgetown.
This programme is most appropriate for women whose businesses are at the development and growth stage. The programme is not suitable for women running businesses at the start-up stage.
Road to Growth’s unique curriculum
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SKILLS
Is tailored to meet the business development and financial literacy needs of women owners of small businesses.
NETWORKS
Equips women entrepreneurs with knowledge and skills to access capital and provides connections to financial institutions and peer entrepreneurs.
LEARNING JOURNEY
Offers a step-by-step “learning journey” towards increased confidence and capacities to succeed in business.
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Road to Growth has reached over 2,600 women across Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia and Vietnam and is currently being rolled out in Kenya.
Discover more about each iteration of Road to Growth: Nigeria pilot 2015-16, Mexico in 2018, Nigeria in 2019, Road to Growth Mexico 2019, Road to Growth Nigeria 2020 and most recently Road to Growth Kenya in 2021.
Watch Lubet’s story to discover the impact of Road to Growth in Mexico:
Learn about the amazing journey of our Road to Growth Nigeria participants here:
ExxonMobil
Since 2005, the ExxonMobil Foundation has helped women in developing countries fulfil their economic potential and drive economic and social change in their communities.
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women supports women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries to achieve their full potential, and works to close the global gender gap in entrepreneurship. Since 2008 the Foundation has directly supported over 175,000 women across more than 100 countries. Through programmes and advocacy, the Foundation enables women to start and grow successful micro, small and medium businesses. This opens doors to finance, markets, networks and more, so women can create better futures for themselves and their families, enable their communities to prosper, contribute to strong economies, and move the world in a whole new direction .
ActionInvest Caribbean Inc
ActionINVEST CARIBBEAN INC. (ACI) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified educational institution and business development company of Guyanese origin benefitting from female ownership and leadership. ACI is focused on becoming the Caribbean’s solution to professional & organizational growth through our action-oriented team delivering targeted business development services to entrepreneurial individuals and organizations.