About the Road to Growth blended learning course
- CONNECTION: Developing a vision for your business and identifying steps to achieve it.
- CONTEXT: Knowing your market, understanding business positioning.
- COMMUNICATION: Using digital marketing and e-commerce for business.
- CAPACITY: Analysing financial statements and improving profitability.
- CAPITAL: Developing a financing strategy that supports the growth plan for your business.
- CHARACTER: Managing financial relationships, knowing your rights and responsibilities.
- CONFIDENCE: Building the confidence to apply for financing.
Road to Growth’s unique curriculum
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SKILLS
Is tailored to meet the business development and financial literacy needs of women owners of small businesses.
NETWORKS
Equips women entrepreneurs with knowledge and skills to access capital and provides connections to financial institutions and peer entrepreneurs.
LEARNING JOURNEY
Offers a step-by-step “learning journey” towards increased confidence and capacities to succeed in business.

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women provides women in developing and emerging economies with the skills, technology, networks and access to financial services that they need to become successful small and growing business owners, so that they can contribute to their economies and have a stronger voice in their societies, resulting in a brighter future for the women themselves and their communities as a whole. To learn more, visit cherieblairfoundation.org.

ExxonMobil Foundation
Since 2005, the ExxonMobil Foundation has helped women in developing countries fulfil their economic potential and drive economic and social change in their communities.

Enterprise Development Centre
The Enterprise Development Centre of Pan-Atlantic University has the mission of providing holistic business development and support services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.
EDC provides capacity building programmes and a variety of wrap-around services such as advisory services, mentoring, experts-in-residence, network meetings, access to market & information, implementation of organisational plans and more. To learn more, visit: www.pau.edu.ng