Module 7 – Adopting an entrepreneurial approach

Welcome to module 7, whose aim is to introduce you to the basics of entrepreneurship, and how this sector and type of economic activity can be an interesting lever for feminist organisations to integrate new targets and objectives to reach new funding and activity opportunities !

Learning objectives :

• To understand the basic concepts of entrepreneurship
• To identify opportunities to which your organisation can respond (market analysis)
• To formulate an innovative value proposition (identify added value and differentiation)
• To know your target or know how to identify your target
• To establish short-, medium- and long-term vision and objectives
• To define and categorise actions: create an action plan

About Chloé Jacquin, trainer

Chloé Jacquin is passionate about financial well-being encompassing financial education, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and EdTech with a focus on women. She has worked in this field for over 12 years in Africa and the Middle East. In 2019, she starts Fiinafas with the support of other experts having massive experience in Africa and the MENA as well. In 2023, Fiinafas is taking a fresh start with the specific mission to unlock the potential of vulnerable youth and women to reach their financial well-being.

Fiinafas proposes a financial well-being coaching solution (hybrid solution: tech and interaction-based), as well as develops impactful and innovative financial well-being content and approaches and enables access to reliable, independent and at large-scale financial well-being data. 

In 2021, she joins Empow’Her as the Africa Regional Manager to support the growth and structuring of the network in Western Africa to develop impactful projects to support women entrepreneurship across the region. Before, she worked at PPI whose mission is to fight global poverty by developing economic, social and environmental inclusion in a sustainable and equitable way. She has supported more than 200 organisations in more than 15 countries for over 5000 beneficiaries from diverse backgrounds and has worked with a wide range of stakeholders including public and private entities such as the EU, IFC, AFD, UNICEF, Symrise of the Occitane Foundation.