Tabi Academy Is Supporting Women-Led Businesses With a ₦500,000k Grant Through Its AI Tools for Businesses Programme
Why this programme exists
Tabi Academy works with two communities: women in business and women in tech. Across both, a consistent picture emerges. Business owners are stretched; managing marketing without a dedicated team, tracking finances without a CFO, building a brand without an agency, and keeping up with the technology their customers now expect.
Our finding is not that business owners lack ambition or capacity. It is that the operational load is real: marketing, sales, operations, branding, business data, finance, and building the technology that powers a business and serves customers. AI tools and processes can meaningfully simplify all of these areas and shorten the time it would otherwise take to achieve results. That is the gap this programme is built around.
What the programme covers
AI Tools for Businesses is a 2-week intensive training built around four live sessions (each four hours) followed by a self-directed project week.
The four days cover:
- Day 1 (AI for Operations): Using AI to document processes, manage workflows, and build operational efficiency across the business
- Day 2 (Marketing, Content and Design): Generating on-brand content at scale, building a complete brand kit, and creating professional graphics using AI design tools
- Day 3 (Websites and Apps): Building and publishing a live landing page with no prior coding experience; exploring simple app builders for business use cases
- Day 4 (Automation, Agents and Data): Designing automation workflows, deploying AI agents for recurring tasks, and using AI for financial forecasting and strategic decision-making
Week 2 is applied. Each participant takes a real challenge from their own business and uses the tools from Week 1 to build something tangible: a live page, an automation workflow, a brand asset, a data-backed strategy. They present it, sit a certification exam, and leave with an official Tabi Academy certificate.
Why the grant
A certificate is valuable. Capital is more valuable. Tabi Academy's position has always been that women who do the work deserve support that goes beyond recognition.
The ₦500,000 grant pool is there to back the two businesses in Cohort 1 that produce the most exceptional capstone projects: work that demonstrates real, thoughtful application of AI to a genuine business challenge, with clear and measurable potential impact.
This is a deliberate investment in businesses that show what is possible when a woman is given the right tools and the space to use them well.
Who this programme is for
AI Tools for Businesses is built for women across Africa who run businesses (at any stage and in any sector) and want practical skills they can apply immediately. The programme is designed to meet participants where they are: no coding knowledge, no prior AI experience, and no tech team required.
Whether the challenge is consistent marketing, operational chaos, understanding business data, or building a digital presence on a limited budget; this programme offers a direct path to addressing it using tools that are accessible right now.
Applications are open
The programme starts April 20th. Enrolment closes April 18th.
Visit tabiproject.com/ai-for-businesses to apply.