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Birmingham Enterprise Community Female Founder Scholarship
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

BEC is proud to offer 3 scholarships every month to aspiring female entrepreneurs interested in participating in the Startup Sprint Launch programme. As part of the Female Founders Scholarship, recipients will be paired with trailblazing women who will mentor and pass on their expertise as experience to Founders.

Beneficiaries

  • Adults

    This project creates more opportunities for women to gain the support they need to start their own business.

  • Reach of your work

    Project aims to support women entrepreneurs from the UK.

Geographic reach

  • United Kingdom
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

25

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SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£110,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2021 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Provide support to Female Founders to start their businesses.

To provide more opportunities to those usually underrepresented in entrepreneurship.

To encourage our partners to also take action to solve issues around gender equality.

Project Activities

  • Expert-led workshops to help Female Founders to build the knowledge they need.

  • One-to-one & Group mentoring sessions

  • Access to a range of resources to further help business development

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Surveys and interviews with participants as well as engaging with community disucssions.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Birmingham Enterprise Community

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OTHER PARTNERS

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