Raising The Next Billion | Babou Olengha-Aaby | TEDxBarcelonaWomen

What if I told you that the next billion dollar market opportunity isn't China or India but...Women. Would you invest? And what would your contribution be?

Babou is the Founder and CEO of The Next Billion (formerly Mums Mean Business) animpact-driven crowdfunding platform inspired by the principles of impact investing and venture philanthrophy. Where the onus is on value creation, capacity building, women's economic empowerment and financial inclusion. Her company is on a mission to unlock and invest in women's economic potential through entrepreneurship as a catalyst for positive change and impact to our local, national and global economies as well as people and planet. We aim to provide the growing number of female-led enterprises worldwide starting with Europe with a quadruple A service: Access to Finance, Access to (Business/Development) skills, Access to Markets and Access to A Network of Inspirational role models all under one roof.

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