Enterprising Women - take your business to the next stage

Enterprising Women is a fully-funded business support programme to help women take their business or idea to the next stage.

You'll benefit from our award-winning business support, network, and a supportive community.

Enterprising Women 4.0 is now closed for applications.

Pre-register your interest for the next cohort.

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What you get

A dedicated business mentor 

Six half-day workshops on setting up and managing your business, market identification, business planning and funding

Access to our training videos and online community

Advice from experts including lawyers, marketers and accountants 

Progress and accountability reviews from our experienced team

Access to our social and networking events 

PR through our channels

Pre-register for Enterprising Women

Enterprising Women is not currently open for applications, but you can pre-register for the next cohort.

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Lily Elsner, CEO and Co-founder of Jack Fertility

“Of all of the accelerators and female founder support programmes that I have done, the Enterprising Women programme is by far the best.

The holistic support for both the founder and the business is unparalleled with a deep understanding of diversity within innovation and enterprises.”

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Bobbi-Jo O-Gilvie, Co-founder of Circe, standing in front of landscape on a screen, smiling

Bobbi-Jo O-Gilvie, Co-founder of Circe

“There’s a plethora of support available, but to have a programme that’s tailored towards women, and in community with women is invaluable.”

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Kira Goode and Monica Wai, Co-founders of Eleria, standing in front of trees, smiling

Kira Goode and Monica Wai, Co-founders of Eleria

“The best part of Enterprising Women was being in a community of other founders.

Our mentor has been excellent, we literally couldn’t have done it without the advisers help as well.”

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Devon Lowndes, Founder and Director of Self Agency, standing in a wild flower meadow, smiling

Devon Lowndes, Founder and Director of Self Agency

“Any woman who is considering going into business will find a wealth of knowledge, support and inspiration from this programme.”

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Enterprising Women 3.0 cohort:

Black Girl Convention logo

Black Girl Convention is a movement to ensure that all womxn* of African and Caribbean heritage have a sense of home by sharing, shaping and owning the black girl experience.

Circe logo, white font in orange/pink circle

Circe is an inclusive career support platform built on expertise and connection. Circe was created to help women nurture their careers and professional spaces via meaningful, progressive and powerful expert help.

Complexical logo, purple font with blue square

Complexical provide bespoke, ethical consultancy on technical topics such as artificial intelligence and data strategy. Our approach is always human-centric and inclusive, privacy preserving, and considerate of sustainability and environmental impact.

Eleria logo - green font on green square with e graphic

Eleria has developed a portable cleaning and sterilising case for the menstrual cup to help increase the uptake of the more sustainable period products, making the cleaning and sterilising processes quicker and more discreet.

Expordite logo - purple font with globe icon

Expordite is a tradetech HMRC-recognised company helping British traders and freight forwarders with export compliance and risk assessment.

Fam Films Productions logo - green and black font on white

Fam Films Productions bring together the Black community in spaces where they can celebrate, create and be inspired by black content from the UK and beyond and for the wider community to enjoy.

ivas logo - blue font with world map icon

ivas promotes sustainable partnerships globally through stimulating meaningful encounters and project-based collaborations.

Jack Fertility logo - white font on black with circular icon

Jack Fertility is developing the world's first postal sperm test, making it easy and convenient to get reliable results about the status of your fertility from the comfort of your own home.

Laguna Lashes - white on bright blue background

Laguna Lashes is an eco-friendly eyelash brand on a mission to end plastic pollution in the beauty industry.

netangel - preventation education protection - logo in orange and blue

Netangel are dynamic content creators with a unique mission – to educate parents and guardians about the potential dangers lurking within trending apps, games, and social media.

Self Agency logo - black font with colourful brain icon

self agency are specialist neurodiversity consultants paving new opportunities for every mind.

SignEd by VisitMôr logo - green and grey font

SignEd by VisitMôr is an educational signage platform helping natural heritage providers tell their own stories and inspire conservation stewardship at scale.

 

Streams Learning Hub logo - black on cream font with bird icon
Streams Learning Hub is a co-working space for teenagers in central Bristol, providing a flexible space for young people to gather, learn and connect with workshops and events.