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WIPO IP+ Accelerator

Coaching and mentorship for 50 Gambian SMEs, 95% women-led, on using IP for business growth.

Intellectual propertyWIPOLead Consultant, through Bliss Executives2024The Gambia
WIPO IP+ Accelerator Program for SMEs in The Gambia

The challenge

Help small businesses understand and use intellectual property to support enterprise growth.

The approach

David led a six-month programme combining diagnostics, training and individual support on branding, protection and IP strategy.

The results

49 trademark applications and The Gambia’s first utility model in renewable energy by a female inventor.

FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD

Inside the programme.

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RELATED WIPO AGRIBUSINESS WORK / 2023

Women in Agribusiness, Kigali.

Explore photographs from the Regional Conference on Intellectual Property for Women in Agribusiness, 15–17 May 2023. This is a separate event from the programme described above.

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