Prime Highlights
- Allergan Aesthetics opened applications for The Confidence Collective 2026, offering 250 women entrepreneurs coaching, mentorship and network access.
- Twenty selected participants will each receive a $20,000 grant to support business growth, with recipients announced in autumn 2026.
Key Facts
- Allergan Aesthetics is an AbbVie company and a global leader in medical aesthetics, known for products including BOTOX Cosmetic.
- According to Allergan Aesthetics, 74% of women entrepreneurs cite financial literacy as their primary business challenge, while 40% have never had a formal mentor.
Background
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, has opened applications for the 2026 edition of The Confidence Collective, a BOTOX Cosmetic initiative that supports women business owners through funding, mentorship and community building. The deadline to apply falls in the last week of April.
The programme will select 250 women entrepreneurs, offering them business coaching, skill-building resources, networking opportunities and access to a peer community. Among those selected, 20 participants will each receive a $20,000 grant to fuel business development and growth. Over the next few months, 250 components will be identified, and grants will be passed over to the respective recipients by autumn 2026.
The initiative draws from data that highlights persistent hurdles women face in business. Allergan Aesthetics reports that 75 percent of women business owners identify financial literacy as their main business hurdle, whereas more than 50 percent of these women experience challenges when trying to obtain funding through capital networks, and 40 percent of these women have never received professional mentorship. Mentorship, financial education, and an exclusive network will go a long way in addressing these issues.
Past participants have reported positive feedback about their experience in the program. A woman who received the grant in 2025 said the programme helped her grow professionally and build confidence, and that the funding gave her business a push to expand. Allergan Aesthetics notes that earlier cohorts used the resources to scale operations and speed up growth.
Women entrepreneurs interested in applying can visit the official BOTOX Cosmetic website before the deadline of the last week of April. Applicants must agree to the official programme rules before submitting.
