Sindh government to hold bootcamp for female founders

The Sindh Higher Education Comission is holding a one-day bootcamp for female founders in collaboration with the Shahjehan S Karim Incubation Center, part of Karachi’s Institute of Business Management (IoBM).

The ‘SHE Leads Women Founders Bootcamp’ will take place at IoBM on Thursday, October 2 led by Ziana Sakhia, co-founder of Bechlo.pk, an online marketplace empowering women to digitize their business to earn an income from home.

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The program is designed to help women founders create a validated business model and financial prototype; a strong digital strategy and impactful brand presence; practical pitching skills before investors and stakeholders; as well as scalable growth strategies.

As per the elgibilty criteria, applicants must either be founders with established startups beyond ideation stage; entrepreneurs with demonstrable business traction; or final-year students / alumni .

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The deadline for applications is Friday, September 26, 2025.

Accoridng to a post on LinkedIn by Izhar Hussain, Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, Deputy Director at Sindh Higher Education Commission, the programme will include expert-led training sessions, networking opportunities and practical insights for business growth.