Halkbank in Turkey continues to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem with the financial products it offers specifically for women entrepreneurs as the “Bank of Productive Women”. Therefore, Halkbank is organizing the third “Productive Women Competition” this year, which has attracted great attention. The awards ceremony of the competition, for which applications will start on October 17th, 2023, will be held on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2024. In this competition, the cash prizes will be given in the “Productive Woman Entrepreneur of the Year”, “Technology-Based Woman Entrepreneur”, “Woman’s Cooperative”, “Zero Waste”, and “Rising Star” categories.
“We are very pleased to contribute to the success of our women entrepreneurs. We always support our women entrepreneurs who bring their innovative ideas together with technologies, inspire women, stand out with the female employment they provide, and raise awareness with their zero waste and sustainability projects,” – said Osman Arslan, General Manager at Halkbank.
“Halkbank, which provides constant support by reaching every corner of Turkey with financial products and solutions, especially for women entrepreneurs and women’s cooperatives, is organizing the third “Productive Women Competition” this year, which has become a tradition and attracts great attention in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. In addition to their contribution to the economy, it is a great source of motivation for our women entrepreneurs, who support employment, and are our source of inspiration with their sensitive stories and business ideas on zero waste issues. We will always continue to be the financial supporter of our women who produce, work, and contribute to social and sustainable development,” – he said.
“We support our women in every field so that the culture of entrepreneurship takes root in our country. We help our productive women realize their dreams. While we are proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Turkey, our determination to contribute to Turkey is based on investment, production, employment, and exports,” – Osman Arslan added.
The application deadline is December 15th, 2023
Applications for the competition can be made by filling out and saving the application form on the Bank’s official website between October 17th and December 15th, 2023. Open to all businesses that provide production and employment in Turkey, at least 50% of whose shares belong to women entrepreneurs, and women’s cooperatives, where 50% of the Chairman of the Board and/or Partners are women. Each business can only apply once to the competition.
Source: the Bank’s press release dated October 17, 2023
