The Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority is pleased to announce the launch
of the Organization of American States Women’s Economic Empowerment
Formalization Toolkit. The Formalization Toolkit is an online guide which
provides access to women entrepreneurs to online resources to assist in the
business formalization process.
The Formalization Toolkit is an initiative of the Economically Empowered Women
for Equitable and Resilient Societies Women’s Economic Empowerment funded
through the OAS Executive Secretariat for Integral Development.
The Formalization Toolkit an online practical guide for women entrepreneurs on
how to formalize their businesses and navigate the institutional systems required to
complete the process. The Toolkit outlines the step-by-step process of how to
register a business name and provides information on the various Statutory
requirements. The Toolkit is a component of the online Clearinghouse portal.
The Formalization Toolkit can be accessed at Business Formalization
Toolkits: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1gQ8Izf8cJHcRMd4_O8a
qMOLmjiUOzAxw and it is open to women entrepreneurs. The Toolkit forms part
of an ongoing project targeted to assist women-owned and women-led businesses
in providing the necessary resources which address the distinctive concerns of
women in business and those future businesswomen.
The Authority takes this opportunity to invite all women entrepreneurs in Antigua
and Barbuda to actively engage in accessing the online Formalization Toolkit and
exploring the opportunities presented for further and future development of women
in business.