Meta said on Friday that it has partnered with FICCI to enable and support 5 lakh women-led small businesses across India Meta will undertake this initiative under its #SheMeansBusiness programme, in partnership with FICCI’s ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ initiative. The announcement was made during Meta’s inaugural National Women Entrepreneurship Summit to encourage industry dialogue around supporting the MSMEs across sectors.
Meta will be extending support through 3 of its initiatives:
- Facebook Business Coach -to train women through an educational chatbot tool on WhatsApp;
- Grow your Business Hub -to provide necessary information, tools and resources to MSMEs;
- Commerce Partners Programme -to help businesses go digital and D2C using technology.
The initiative will create a supportive ecosystem for women and inspire them to become contributors to the overall development of the country.