The First Edition of the Women's Entrepreneurship Fair is Launched

EGM Strategy and Management, with the support of UNDP, launched this Wednesday, July 2, the first edition of the HAIFEX Women's Entrepreneurship Fair. This event will take place on July 5 and 6, 2025, at the NH El Rancho hotel's Convention Center. “To offer a showcase for Haitian women entrepreneurs and promote their role in the economic and social transformation of Haiti,” is the main objective of this event.

According to HAIFEX General Coordinator, Grégory Morisette, the event will be structured around three major themes: product exhibition, panels and workshops, and a fashion show.

Nearly 70 women entrepreneurs, out of 170 registered, will have the opportunity to exhibit their products and services. In parallel, several conferences and panels will bring together women business leaders, professionals, and innovation figures around themes related to entrepreneurship and its challenges.

HAIFEX also took the opportunity to announce the organization of a national entrepreneurship competition reserved for women-led businesses. The objective is to stimulate innovation in three key sectors: processing industries, creative industries, and digital technologies and services.

Out of 175 applications received, 15 finalists have been selected, three of whom will be recognized at the end of the fair. An initiative that the organizers hope to sustain in order to “highlight entrepreneurs who transform their community,” according to Morisette.

The fair will be open to the general public from 10 AM to 5 PM during both days. Tickets are available at several points of sale, including the El Rancho hotel, Marie Béliard pastry shop (Pétion-Ville), Belmart (Delmas 48), and Obonprix Market (Delmas 83).