VISA announced the launch of its global She’s Next initiative in Qatar to empower local women entrepreneurs

For the first time in Qatar, Visa, the industry pioneer in digital payments, announced the start of its worldwide She's Next project to support the country's female entrepreneurs. A worldwide advocacy programme called She's Next, backed by Visa, attempts to help women-owned small companies by providing finance, mentorship, and training. Women entrepreneurs in Qatar from all fields and industries have until June 23, 2023, to submit an application to She's Next. A bespoke training programme, a grant of USD 50,000, and access to She's Next Club tools including a workshop library and entrepreneurial network will all be given to one winner.

The launch of Visa's first Women SMB Digitalization Index, which assesses digital maturity using 5 key indicators including online presence, acceptance of digital payments, payment security awareness, customer engagement, and customer retention, is a feature of She's Next, a Visa initiative to support the digitalization of women-owned businesses. According to the report, women-owned firms in Qatar fared best in terms of online visibility, client retention, and digital marketing.

'She's Next' program – steps for application:

• Visit: Visa She's Next Grant Program to learn more & apply for the program.

• A short application form must be submitted by applicants with details about their business and digital presence.