Female Entrepreneurs are Invited to Enter for the SDGs&Her Online Competition

Female Entrepreneurs are invited to enter for the SDGs&Her online competition for women entrepreneurs.

The competition seeks to give women the platform to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations.

 In 2015, all 193 United Nations member countries signed on to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to “create the future we want in 2030.”

The objectives of the initiative are to:

• recognize women implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including women business owners of microenterprises;
• increase knowledge about the SDGs and their potential impacts on women among non-traditional audiences; and
• collaborate with private sector partners on all SDGs, but SDG5 in particular; to share best practices and innovative ideas.

Eligibility: The competition is open to women who own and/or lead microenterprises (1-9 employees; under USD $10,000 loan eligibility OR annual sales under $100,000).

To Enter: Applicants complete a short online template, describing their work and linking their initiative/product to 1 or more SDGs.

Judging: Entries will be screened by a university partner and then judged by an expert panel. Judges will determine the winners based on the impact on the SDGs, vision and purpose, and clarity of the entries.

Winners will receive leadership training, mentoring and will be flown to New York City for an event at the United Nations in September, 2018, where they will showcase their achievements.

Also, the stories of the winning women entrepreneur (and many other notable entries) will be shared through partners’ social media and websites.

Deadline: June 30, 2018.

To enter click here