Her Business, Her Future
Business Management and Digital Literacy tools for women micro-entrepreneurs
“Her Business, Her Future” is a training program for women micro-entrepreneurs.
Adapted from USAID and Mastercard’s “Project Kirana for Women” curriculum for women-owned-and-operated micro-enterprises in India, this training is designed to build capacity for women micro-entrepreneurs to own and manage their business operations.
All eight modules are available in PowerPoint in English (below), French, Swahili, and Spanish. The training content is customizable to allow for adaptation to meet the goals of any organization seeking to build the business, financial, and digital capabilities of women micro-entrepreneurs.
Interested in using the modules with no customization? Download PDF versions for each language here.
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Orientation
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn about the lessons covered in this training.
• Understand the current state of your business.
• Develop a vision for your business.
• Identify the knowledge and skills you need to grow your business. -
Financial Literacy
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand how to save, spend, or grow your money. -
Accessing and Qualifying for Credit
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand formal credit types and sources.
• Learn about methods of assessing creditworthiness.
• Appreciate the importance of making loan and credit payments on time. -
Know Your Phone
OBJECTIVES:
• Appreciate the value of owning a phone.
• Learn how to use your phone.
• Understand how to protect your data and information online. -
Digital Payments
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn how to accept digital payments in you store.
• Understand the benefits of digital payments. -
Financial Management
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn how to create a financial plan.
• Identify the types of records and books you should keep for your business.
• Understand how your phone can help you with bookkeeping. -
Inventory Management
OBJECTIVES:
• Understand the basics of inventory management.
• Learn about inventory management systems. -
Promoción de Negocios
OBJECTIVES:
• Learn ways to grow and promote your business.
• Build successful customer engagement strategies.
• Identify ways to diversify your business..
• Become familiar with digital marketplaces.
These webpages and the information provided is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This webpage was produced under DAI’s Digital Frontiers Project (Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-17-00033) at the request of USAID and in partnership with Mastercard. The contents are the responsibility of SIA and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.