05/06/2026
🚨 Applications Now Open — ImpactLink 2026 🚨
Are you a woman entrepreneur building a business with social or environmental impact in ASEAN or Japan?
🌏 The ASEAN-Japan Centre is pleased to invite applications for ImpactLink 2026: Strengthening Impact and Readiness to Access New Markets for Women-led Social Enterprises in ASEAN, a regional capacity-building and coaching programme for women-led social enterprises and impact-driven businesses across ASEAN Member States and Japan.
ImpactLink 2026 is a six-month regional programme comprising two phases. Phase 1 features online workshops on impact articulation, business readiness, fundraising preparedness, and ASEAN–Japan market opportunities. Phase 2 provides tailored coaching and mentoring for selected enterprises to strengthen investment readiness and growth strategies. The programme will conclude with an Online Pitching & Showcase Event, providing participants with an opportunity to present their enterprises to ecosystem partners and stakeholders across ASEAN and Japan.
Selected participants will gain access to:
✅ Online capacity-building workshops with regional experts
✅ Tailored coaching for selected enterprises
✅ Fundraising and investment readiness support
✅ Impact communication and storytelling guidance
✅ Japan market insights and cross-border opportunities
✅ Connections with ASEAN–Japan ecosystem partners and stakeholders
📅 Programme Period: August 2026 – February 2027
🔗 Application Form: https://bit.ly/4ugk96P
🔗 Programme Information: https://www.asean.or.jp/en/event-info/20260601
📌 Key Dates:
🔹 Orientation Session: 5 September 2026 (13:00–17:00 GMT+8, TBC)
🔹 Full-day Online Workshops: 12, 19 & 26 September 2026 (10:00–17:00 GMT+8)
🔹 Japan Market Session: Late September 2026 (13:00–17:00 GMT+8, TBC)
🔹 Tailored Coaching & Mentoring: October 2026 – January 2027
🔹 Online Pitching & Showcase: February 2027
If you are building a business that creates positive social or environmental impact and are interested in expanding your networks and opportunities across ASEAN and Japan, we encourage you to apply.
Please help us share this opportunity with women entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and impact-driven businesses across ASEAN and Japan.
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is pleased to invite applications for ImpactLink 2026, a regional capaci […]