Chisinau, Moldova – Visa is excited to announce the launch of a series of three educational webinars for women entrepreneurs in Moldova looking to expand their businesses and export services to neighboring markets. The first webinar will take place online on November 8 and will cover essential aspects of digital commerce, including setup, optimization, and customer loyalty strategies for marketplaces. This initiative is part of the "She's Next Women Accelerator" program, supported by Visa in partnership with EFSE and maib, aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs in managing, financing, and growing their businesses.

In 2023, the e-commerce market in Moldova has grown faster than offline retail. The number of people shopping online has reached 2.64 billion and continues to rise, with even higher projections for the coming years. In this context, online stores must adapt quickly, provide quality customer service, and diversify sales channels. More entrepreneurs are choosing to launch on marketplaces, even if they already have their own online stores.

Webinar Topic: How to Launch on a Marketplace: Essential Strategies for Success in Digital Commerce;
Speaker: Valeria Rusu, Project Manager at smart.md;
Date: November 8, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM;
Location: Online, via the She’s Next digital platform;
Register Now: Registration Link.

The series of trainings initiated by Visa will address key topics tailored to the needs of women entrepreneurs, providing insights and practical strategies to improve operations and access international markets. Participation in these sessions is free, but registration on the She’s Next community platform is required. The webinar speaker, Valeria Rusu, is a Project Manager at smart.md with extensive experience in managing projects on Amazon and eBay marketplaces in the U.S. and German markets.

The She’s Next digital community platform is open to anyone interested in entrepreneurship, from those with business ideas to startup founders and women running successful businesses. Participants can send messages, post updates, join interest groups, participate in discussions, webinars, and events, seek business contacts, suppliers, or investors, and develop their personal brand.

The second edition of the "She's Next" Women Accelerator program, implemented by XY Partners, runs from September to December this year and focuses on women-led businesses aiming for regional and global expansion. The program offers individual mentoring for 21 women entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and increase revenue. The top-performing participant will receive a €5,000 grant from Visa and maib to further develop her business.

The She's Next Women Accelerator program is implemented by XY Partners with support from the EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy and EU4Business, in partnership with maib.

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About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at visa.com.ua.

About She’s Next Empowered by Visa

She’s Next Empowered by Visa is a global initiative to support women entrepreneurs who manage, finance and develop their own businesses. Visa supports a range of programs around the world focused on small businesses and women business owners. Through this initiative, Visa aims not only to give women the basic knowledge to start their business, but also to inspire them to conquer new heights, strengthen confidence in their own abilities and develop leadership qualities that can be useful in any field.

About maib

Maib is the largest bank in Moldova, with a share of 31.6% of deposits and 37.9% of loans of the entire banking system at the end of the first semester of 2023. The bank has systemic importance and serves almost a third of the country's population. As of 2018, maib's largest shareholder is a consortium, which includes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Invalda INVL, a leading Baltic asset management group, and Horizon Capital, a private equity fund focused on markets emergent. In 2022, maib is designated "The best SME bank in Moldova" by Global Finance and "Market Leader" in Corporate Banking by Euromoney.

About EFSE

An impact investment fund established in 2005, the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) aims to foster economic development and prosperity in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Neighbourhood Region. ​EFSE was initiated by KfW Development Bank with the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Commission. As the first public-private partnership of its kind, EFSE draws its capital from donor agencies, international financial institutions, and private institutional investors. Finance in Motion GmbH, Germany, serves as EFSE’s advisor and Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A., Luxembourg, acts as manager. For more information on the European Fund for Southeast Europe, please visit: www.efse.lu

About XY

XY Partners is a business accelerator that helps startups and companies grow through mentorship and operational support,   enabling them to develop sustainable businesses. The accelerator connects founders with investors, as well as local and international mentors. Over 300 companies have benefited from the programs implemented by XY Partners. For more information visit www.xy.md
 

Contacts for media:
Daria Dyka
Corporate Relations Manager
Visa, Ukraine and Moldova
T.: +38 067 332 5214
ddyka@visa.com

Lilia Duca
Account Manager for Moldova
Noblet Media, +373 (68) 294 692
l.duca@nobletmedia.com

Dumitrița Culiuc
Marketing Manager at XY Partners
+37360637339
dumitrita.culiuc@xy.md 

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