eHealth Africa (eHA) has launched a new effort to help women-owned businesses compete for institutional contracts, training 213 entrepreneurs from 11 Nigerian states on how to meet procurement standards and win larger business opportunities.
The initiative, known as the Women Vendor Accelerator Programme, was organised by eHealth Africa in partnership with EHA Impact Ventures (EIV). Rather than focusing on grants or small business funding alone, the programme is designed to prepare women entrepreneurs to participate in formal procurement systems used by corporations, development organisations and large institutions.
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The one-day hybrid training attracted participants from Kano, Abuja, Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi and Niger states.
During the programme, participants received practical training on vendor registration, procurement procedures, ethical business practices, business formalisation and strategies for securing institutional contracts. They also interacted directly with procurement professionals, gaining first-hand knowledge of what organisations expect from suppliers and how businesses can improve their chances of being selected.
