The BWF organises specialised training to encourage women to integrate in the business sector and to develop their abilities to run companies, strengthens networking between Palestinian businesswomen with their counterparts abroad, represents and defend the interests of its members within the appropriate authorities, and hosts seminars and workshops on various topics, such as dealing with the regulatory and legal environment. The BWF also cooperates with the global BiDNetwork project in delivering the “business plan competition for women entrepreneurs in emerging markets” project in the Palestinian Authority. Its major role is providing training to Palestinian women on how to do a business plan so they can compete. (