Connect Border Project seeks to empower women across Africa, South Asia, South America and the Middle East with the knowledge to take charge of their economic livelihoods and well-being. Although women face many gender-based barriers to success, one of their biggest obstacles is a widespread lack of education and exposure to the field of entrepreneurship. Accordingly, the Global Women's Enterprise
Project is designed to acquaint women and girls with the skills they need to participate meaningfully in the global economy in any way they choose. Those women who sign up for our web-based incubations service will have access to multiple types of mentoring and resources, including:
-Individual Expert Mentors: people who sign up are paired with expert individual mentors based on their individual needs. (Our expertise covers a range of topics including business planning, marketing and branding, and legal advice, among other critical topics.)
-Crowd-mentoring: Our web platform comes with a general inquiry board where users can post questions to our group of experts at large. Experts and other users can offer feedback on any given user’s experiences, ideas, or project proposals.
-Legal consultation: Part of what limits economic participation for women worldwide is a lack of awareness of their basic rights. Our team includes legal experts specializing in women’s issues which tend to encumber their economic participation and access to resources.
-Database of capital sources: This is a regularly monitored, regularly updated, open-source database of funding opportunities and financial resources.
-Access to webinars, seminars, workshops (both in-person and online) and guest lectures on topics related to the fields of entrepreneurship, development, and legal rights.
