Fifty female entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Access Bank Ghana Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme, equipping them with essential financial and business management skills.

The women were celebrated during a graduation ceremony in Accra on Thursday, March 27, 2025, marking the conclusion of the programme’s sixth season.

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton initiative, pioneered by Access Bank Ghana, is designed to empower women-led businesses with training, mentorship, and funding opportunities to help scale their enterprises.

Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Group Head of Retail Banking at Access Bank Ghana reiterated their commitment to fostering female entrepreneurship as a key driver of economic development.

Matilda Asante-Asiedu explained that "the idea is to support women businesses, to expose them to the market opportunities and also to help them grow."

"And it comes from our belief that, first of all, because women constitute more than 70% of the small business owners in the country, if we support them to grow their business, by extension, we're supporting their communities. We're supporting the economy, and we're also supporting the country. So this is something that we have done, and incidentally or coincidentally, this is our 10th anniversary of W."

"So it's something that we will continue to do, because we see how that is impacting businesses, creating opportunity."

Since its inception, the programme has impacted hundreds of female entrepreneurs across various sectors, providing them with the tools needed to navigate the challenges of running successful businesses.

The latest cohort of graduates expressed gratitude for the knowledge and support received, with many highlighting the programme's transformative impact on their ventures.

The top three winners received GH¢100,000 each to help boost their businesses, while others were awarded various sums, including packages from the programme’s supporters.

One of the winners, Geneviva Baidoo, shared her excitement with Myjoyonline.com.

She stated that her plan is to use the proceeds to grow her business by investing in machinery and human resources.

"I'll use it to actually grow the business, invest in some machinery that I need, invest in raw materials, and also help to get more employees, and also have an impact because we also do an annual donation to the orphanages," she said.

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa has been designed to provide female-owned businesses, an opportunity to access finance, world-class business training as well as mentoring opportunities.

The initiative is running concurrently across nine other African countries where Access Bank has a presence.