Nikki's reflections on AWE
Nikki's reflections on AWE
The Accelerating Women’s Enterprise (AWE) project has made an incredible impact and difference to the 37 women who have attended the programme since September last year, and we hope that their successes only continue! We have now finished the facilitated delivery with 12 women attending the Accelerator weekend at the Norton Park Hotel last weekend (11th/12th). All participants had been in business for 2+ years to qualify to... read more »
International Women's Day 2023: #EmbraceEquity
For International Women's Day (IWD) and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA, and it's critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. IWD 2023's campaign theme aims to get the world talking about why "equal opportunities are no longer enough." Read more about IWD via this link You can read Nikki's blog on... read more »
Susanna Edwards, The School of Creative Wellness
Meet Susanna Edwards, a former university programme leader, created The School of Creative Wellness at the end of 2022 after experiencing poor mental wellbeing after caring for her father through a long period of ill health and finding that her life lacked balance and joy. After re-training as a yoga teacher and rekindling her love of letterpress, Susanna has created ‘Back to You’ and ‘Breathe then Reach’ programmes to help women to find clarity,... read more »
The Gender Imbalance of Enterprise
A £250bn boost to the UK economy? This has nothing to do with the new chancellor’s ‘mini’ budget. The stark reality is that £250 billion could drive serious economic growth if the potential of female-led businesses could be unleashed. It would unlock the value that women can bring to the economy, society, themselves, and their families. A big imbalance exists between the number of women starting up enterprises compared to men. The proportion of women-led businesses... read more »
Accelerating Women’s Enterprise: Information session (online)
Come along to find out more about AWE, our exciting new enterprise programme for women! A place to ask questions, raise any queries, and discuss possible barriers to joining. Meet Jenny, our facilitator, and get a flavour for the content and benefits. Click this link for the main AWE page to find out more. Sign up using this link and we’ll send the event information directly via email! Thursday 22nd September 2022 7.45pm – 8.30pm (join... read more »
Accelerating Women's Enterprise Launch
Helping more women set up successful businesses and social enterprises is the key to transforming the local economy in Hampshire. But with only 17% of start-ups in the UK being founded by women, something needs to change (source: The Unilever Foundry research). That’s why we’re offering FREE training and expert mentoring to support women all over Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire to set up enterprises and community projects. The project is called Accelerating Women’s Enterprise... read more »