Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation
Female Founders Initiative Global Women Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation Programme 2026
Empower Your Future. Build a Business Without Borders.
Enrolment opens shortly. Details below.
Duration
3 months (12 weeks)
Delivery
100% online
Places
500
Starts
1 October 2026
Female Founders Initiative Global invites applications for the Global Women Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation Programme 2026, an intensive twelve-week international online development programme designed to equip women entrepreneurs with the practical knowledge, digital capabilities, leadership skills and global business networks needed to build resilient and internationally competitive businesses.
This is more than a training programme. It is a gateway into one of the world's growing networks of women entrepreneurs, connecting participants with industry experts, international mentors, embassy representatives, investors and fellow business leaders from across multiple countries.
Over twelve weeks, participants gain practical expertise in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, financial management, export readiness, international trade, leadership, investment readiness and business growth. The curriculum combines live online masterclasses, practical workshops and interactive sessions led by experienced professionals and strategic partners.
What the programme sets out to do
- ✓Improve digital literacy among women-owned businesses.
- ✓Increase AI adoption within SMEs.
- ✓Prepare women for regional and international exports.
- ✓Strengthen financial management and investment readiness.
- ✓Improve business formalisation and governance.
- ✓Develop women leaders capable of scaling internationally.
- ✓Connect entrepreneurs to markets, investors and strategic partners.
- ✓Build a global community of women entrepreneurs.
The curriculum
3 months, 9 modules
Digital Business Foundations
Month 1 (Weeks 1-4)
Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Business Formalisation & Governance
Digital Productivity
Digital Skills, AI & Financial Excellence
Month 2 (Weeks 5-8)
Digital Marketing
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Financial Excellence
Export Readiness, Leadership & Business Growth
Month 3 (Weeks 9-12)
Export Readiness
International Trade
Delivered in collaboration with Embassies and Strategic Partners. Each participating Embassy or Trade Organisation will showcase business and investment opportunities within their respective country.
Leadership, Scaling & Internationalisation
Event Partners
What every participant gets
- ✓Twelve weeks of structured executive training
- ✓Live weekly online masterclasses
- ✓Practical assignments
- ✓Business templates
- ✓Lifetime access to selected programme recordings
- ✓International mentors
- ✓Export Readiness Toolkit
- ✓AI Toolkit
- ✓Digital Marketing Toolkit
- ✓Investor Readiness Toolkit
- ✓Certificate of Completion
- ✓Invitation to the International Graduation Ceremony
- ✓Access to the Global Female Founders Initiative Global Marketplace
- ✓Access to the Female Founders Initiative Global Business Community
- ✓Networking opportunities with entrepreneurs from multiple countries
- ✓Access to future collaboration, funding and partnership opportunities
United Nations
What this programme contributes to
This programme contributes directly to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 5, 8, 9 and 17 by advancing women's economic participation, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion and cross-border trade.
- 5 Gender Equality
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Your place on the programme
Full programme
USD 500
No membership needed
Monthly members
USD 400
20% off for monthly members
Annual members
Free
Included in your membership
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Get in touchWho it is for
- ✓Entrepreneurs
- ✓SME Owners
- ✓Start-up Founders
- ✓Women planning to start businesses
- ✓Professionals transitioning into entrepreneurship
- ✓Social Entrepreneurs
- ✓Cooperative Leaders
- ✓NGO Founders
- ✓Women-led MSMEs
What you need
- ✓Reliable internet access
- ✓Commitment to completing the full twelve-week programme
- ✓Passion for business growth and lifelong learning
- ✓No specific degree is required
How it is delivered
- ·Weekly live masterclasses
- ·Virtual workshops
- ·Group coaching sessions
- ·Practical assignments
- ·Panel discussions
- ·Guest lectures
- ·Online networking sessions
You will hear from
- ·Ambassadors
- ·Trade Commissioners
- ·Development Finance Institutions
- ·Successful Entrepreneurs
- ·Artificial Intelligence Specialists
- ·Bank Executives
- ·Investors
- ·Export Specialists
- ·Government Representatives
- ·Corporate Leaders
On completion you receive
Certificate in Global Entrepreneurship, Digital Skills & Export Readiness
Physical international graduation ceremony, May 2027. Exact dates to be communicated.
Recognising outstanding participants
- ✓Overall Best Student and Runner-up Best Student are recognised
- ✓Complimentary attendance at the next Female Founders Initiative Global SHE-EO Leadership Bootcamp
- ✓International recognition during the graduation ceremony
- ✓Featured profile across Female Founders Initiative Global platforms
- ✓International media exposure
- ✓Opportunity to address delegates during the graduation ceremony