Access Bank’s Womenpreneur campaign empowers 50 female entrepreneurs

In a bid to fulfil its purpose of inspiring, connecting and empowering women from all works of life, the W Initiative of Access Bank through its W Academy has empowered 50 women entrepreneurs with a mini MBA program. The MBA program was provided by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.

The 50 women entrepreneurs emerged from a pool of 36,000 applicants after a competitive, rigorous pitching and selection process.

This maiden edition of the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton has been designed to contribute to women’s economic empowerment by upscaling Nigerian women-owned businesses through capacity building and financial support. The certified programme is devised to strengthen their business management skills for sustainable business growth.

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Speaking on Access Bank’s interest in empowering female-owned SMEs, Victor Etuokwu, executive director, retail banking division, said, “The Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton was introduced by the W Initiative to enhance management and leadership skills through core managerial modules designed especially for female entrepreneurs. We love to see SMEs who have great ambition and passion to grow their businesses.”

According to him, Access Bank is committed to strengthening SME core offerings while propping them up to define their footmark in trade.

Access Bank’s commitment to empower these female owned businesses has contributed significantly to the development of many SMEs in Nigeria with a direct impact on the socio-economic growth of the country.

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.