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  • Pathways to Scale (P2S) — Ethiopia Application

    Hello, and thank you for your interest in applying to the Pathways to Scale (P2S) Program! Kindly note that the information collected here will serve as an initial due diligence process.ሰላም፣ በፓቴዌይስ ቱ ስኬል (P2S) ፕሮግራም ለማመልከት ላሳዩት ፍላጎት እናመሰግናለን! እዚህ የሚሰበሰበው መረጃ እንደ መጀመሪያ ደረጃ የጥንቃቄ ሂደት ሆኖ እንደሚያገለግል ይወቁ።

  • To use this form in English — click the flag button at the top right corner and select your language.

    ይህን ቅጽ በአማርኛ 🇪🇹 ለመጠቀም — በላይኛው ቀኝ ጥግ ያለውን የባንዲራ አዝራር ይጫኑ እና ቋንቋዎን ይምረጡ።

  • Who can apply?

    Please read the following carefully before proceeding. If you are being assisted, go through this together with the person helping you.

    To be eligible, your business must:

    • Be fully or partly owned by a woman, or have a woman making the main decisions
    • Be actively generating income or sales
    • Have been in continuous operation for at least 1 year (idea-stage or startup businesses are not eligible)
    • Be located in, or have clear business linkages to, a rural or peri-urban area
    • Be able to communicate via Telegram at minimum

    Priority will be given to young women entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35

  • ማን ማመልከት ይችላል?

    እባክዎ ማመልከቻውን ከመጀመርዎ በፊት የሚከተሉትን ነጥቦች ያንብቡ። በማመልከቻው ሂደት ሌላ ሰው እየረዳዎት ከሆነ፣ ይህንን መረጃ አብራችሁ ተመልከቱት።

    ለመሳተፍ ብቁ ለመሆን፣ የንግድ ድርጅትዎ የሚከተሉትን መስፈርቶች ማሟላት አለበት፦

    • በሙሉ ወይም በከፊል በሴት የተያዘ መሆን አለበት፤ ወይም ዋና ዋና ውሳኔዎችን የምታስተላልፈው ሴት መሆን አለባት።
    • በአሁኑ ወቅት ገቢ በማስገኘት ወይም ሽያጭ በማካሄድ ላይ ያለ መሆን አለበት።
    • ቢያንስ ለ1 ተከታታይ ዓመት በስራ ላይ የቆየ መሆን አለበት (ገና በሃሳብ ደረጃ ላይ ያሉ ወይም አዲስ የተጀመሩ የንግድ ስራዎች ለዚህ ፕሮግራም ብቁ አይደሉም)።
    • በገጠር ወይም በከፊል-ከተማ አካባቢ የሚገኝ፣ ወይም ከነዚህ አካባቢዎች ጋር ግልጽ የሆነ የንግድ ትስስር ያለው መሆን አለበት።
    • ቢያንስ በቴሌግራም መገናኘት የሚችል መሆን አለበት።

    ዕድሜያቸው ከ18 እስከ 35 ለሆኑ ወጣት ሴት ስራ ፈጣሪዎች ቅድሚያ ይሰጣል።

  • DATA PRIVACY & CONSENT NOTICE.

  • Are you completing the application for yourself or are you helping someone to fill it?*
  • I voluntarily agree to share my data with Pathways to Scale, Mastercard Foundation, and authorized third parties as described in the consent form.*
  • What is your gender ?*
  • What is your main role in the business?*
  • Can you make big decisions like buying, hiring, or growth by yourself?*
  • Have you ever taken part in a support program, funding or training funded by Mastercard Foundation?*
  • Which Mastercard Foundation program did you participate in?*

  • In which year did you participate in this program?*
  • Which organization referred you?*

  • What type of settlement do you live in?*
  • What type of settlement is your business located in?*
  • Do you work with rural communities (e.g., buy from them, provide services to, or employ women in rural areas)?*
  • How long have you been running this business?*

  • ንግድዎ (ድርጅትዎ) በይፋ ሥራ የጀመረው መቼ ነው? እባክዎ ወሩን እና ዓመተ ምህረቱን ይግለጹ።

  • What is your business's registration status?*
  • What industry does your business operate in?*

  • Where do you need support on?*
  • Do you currently have the ability to participate in online training or coaching sessions (e.g. via Zoom, WhatsApp video, or similar tools)?*
  • Which device would you primarily use to join online sessions?*
  • Do you have managers or functional heads in your business (e.g., operations manager, sales manager, finance officer)?*
  • What are your main costs each month? Please select ALL the options that apply.*

  • Now, are there any months when your business doesn't make sales at all?*
  • Which months do you typically NOT make sales? Please select all that apply.*
  • What do you usually do during those hard months?
  • Do your sales or profits change a lot across the year?*
  • In a normal year, for how many months do you usually make sales or profit from this business?*
  • Which are your best months for sales? Please select all that apply.*
  • When do your customers usually pay you?*
  • And when do you usually need to pay for things in your business — like buying stock, paying workers, or transport?*
  • Is there ever a time when you need to spend money for your business before you receive payment from customers?*
  • How do you manage during those times when you spend before you earn?*
  • How do you track your business income and expenses?*
  • Have you ever taken a loan before — for your business or even at home?*
  • Where did you get that loan from?*

  • Were you able to pay it back fully?*
  • Do you have any loans you are still paying back?*
  • If you got a loan today for your business, what would you use it for?*

  • Do you currently save money for your business — for emergencies or future investments?*
  • Where do you usually save it?*

  • Besides your main business, do you have any other sources of income — like selling other products, doing other work, or support from family?*
  • If you wanted to grow your business and sell more, could you find new buyers easily?*
  • If your business grows through the training and funding from this program, could you hire more people or give more work to others?*

  • Financial Verification Phase

  • What is your exact role in the business?*

  • What systems or tools do you use to run your business? Select all that apply.*
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  • How many reliable suppliers do you have for your main products or materials?*
  • Do you have any loans you are still paying back?*
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  • Financial Documentation & Verification

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  • What type of financial records do you maintain for your business?*
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  • Is your Tax Clearance Certificate current and valid?*
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  • Credit History & Loan Readiness

  • Have you taken business loans before?*
  • Please describe your loan repayment history.*
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  • How confident are you that your business can repay this loan on time?*
  • Where will the money for loan repayments come from? (Select all that apply)*
  • If your business faces difficulties, what backup plans do you have to ensure loan repayment? (Select all that apply)*
  • How confident do you feel in your ability to cope with financial or personal shocks? (1 = not confident, 5 = very confident)*

  • Business Resilience & Risk Management

  • In the last 1-2 years, has your business experienced any major disruption (e.g., illness, supply issues, loss of major customer, pandemic impact)?*
  • Do you have committed credit lines or overdraft facilities from any bank?*
  • Do you have business insurance coverage? (Select all that apply)*
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  • Have you ever received funding or investment from any external organization (e.g. grants, loans, equity investment)?*
  • What type of funding did you receive?*

  • Was any of this funding provided through a program supported by the Mastercard Foundation?*

  • Regulatory Compliance & Governance

  • Do you have all required licenses and permits for your business?*
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  • In the last 12 months, how many times have your business cheques or payments been returned or bounced?*

  • Gender & Impact

  • Is the business female-led?*
  • Is the business owned by women? (Select the option that best describes the ownership structure)*
  • Who are the primary beneficiaries of your business’s products or services? (Select all that apply)*

  • How does your product or service specifically help women (beyond employment)? (Select all that apply)*

  • What types of jobs are created for women? (Select all that apply)

  • Are these jobs safe, dignified, and income-stable? (Select all that apply)*

  • BDS History

  • Have you accessed any Business Development Services (BDS) support before (training, coaching, mentoring, advisory)?*
  • What type of BDS support have you accessed before? (Select all that apply)*

  • Have you ever attended training on financial literacy or loan management?*

  • Additional Information

  • Are you currently displaced from your usual home?*
  • What best describes your current status?*
  • Do you identify as a person with a disability (PWD)?*
  • What type of disability do you have? (Select all that apply)*

  • DATA PRIVACY & CONSENT NOTICE.

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