The GCIC is a unique business incubator in Ghana in that it has a specific and directed program for women entrepreneurs in the green economy.  Whilst the GCIC supports both male and female entrepreneurs within its incubator with business advisory services, capacity building, and financial grants to operate their climate smart business, our Women Entrepreneurs Transformation Program® (WETP) has been designed to respond to the need for gender-sensitive business advisory services, and to amplify the voice and agency of women in the business sector.  We seek to ensure that male and female led climate-smart SMEs within our business incubator can actively, fairly and equitably participate in the business sector.

One of the key impacts that the program seeks is to support women to lead from the inside out, so that they are enabled to lead their businesses purposefully, authentically, and consciously, and ultimately have an impact on the transformation of Ghana’s economy, and especially the green economy.  Ultimately, WETP ensures:

1. a supportive ecosystem for women in leadership positions.
2. Shift limiting mindsets and consciousness of female entrepreneurs.
3. Help women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges they face in running their businesses and in their daily lives.
4. Empower women to lead.

Through the Women Entrepreneurs Transformation Programme® , GCIC responds to the unique challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, such as:  

1. Struggles with achieving work/life balance. “How do I successfully manage my home and family responsibilities, lead my business successfully, and also find time for myself? There are only so many hours in a day, and I am struggling. How do other women do it? What am I not getting right? Help!” 
2. Self-awareness and acknowledgement of the technical and or business skills they have, those that they lack, and a willingness and a desire to improve and access those skills. 
3. Female role models. While women have previously lacked female role models, the opportunity to match successful businesswomen with entrepreneurs is ever-expanding. Some women may wrongly feel incapable: “Am I just wasting my time trying to do what is unachievable?” Through WETP, we awaken them to the realisation that they themselves are role models. 
4. Mentorship. Women entrepreneurs express a strong desire to access ongoing mentorship from successful female business leaders.  
5. Access to Finance – While female entrepreneurs have proven excellent creditworthiness in micro-finance lending, they struggle to access finance as SME owners. This situation will change with the appropriate financial products and services.  Through our proof of concept (PoC) grants and technology and product development support grants, our women entrepreneurs have access to financing.