Walmart India Launches Third Edition of WEDP
Hyderabad: Walmart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc., launched third edition of the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP). In its third year, the programme aims to continue to enhance the skills and capacities of women entrepreneurs with 100 women-owned businesses (WOBs) participating in this edition of the training, nearly doubling the total number of participants. Since the launch of WEDP in April 2016, 93 high potential WOBs have participated in the programme.
The programme is implemented by WEConnect International. During the programme, 100 WOBs will undergo capacity building training, mentoring and technical support customised to the needs of their businesses. Of the 100 participants, 40 will attend classroom sessions and 60 will participate in virtual sessions. These training modules will cover marketing, finance, business strategy, operations, legal and compliance, social networking, and others.
