LEADING THE WAY FOR WOMEN RESEARCHERS TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES

EnterpriseWOMEN

This university-level entrepreneurship learning programme is designed for women in the early-stages of their entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re exploring entrepreneurship, you’re an early-stage founder, or somewhere in between EnterpriseWOMEN is for you.

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What is EnterpriseWOMEN?

EnterpriseWOMEN is a specialised entrepreneurial learning programme designed for women.

Our mission is to bolster and ignite the entrepreneurial spirit within the female research community by offering hands-on, practical learning experiences. We aim to increase the number of women following through to become founders and improve the conversion rate from researcher to founder.

Our workshops equip you with the skills and knowhow necessary for success and growth as an entrepreneur.

EnterpriseWOMEN is tailored to cater to early-stage women researchers and entrepreneurs who have – or aspire to establish – a business, especially in science and tech. Whether you’ve just made those first steps on your entrepreneurial journey, or you are seeking essential tools to sustainably get your business to the starting line, or you’re an early-stage founder, EnterpriseWOMEN is here to guide and support you.

Curated and led by women, our programme draws expertise from diverse sources such as Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge faculty and staff, seasoned mentors and industry specialists, as well as accomplished engineers and scientists with a proven track record in aiding technical entrepreneurs and early-stage startups.

The programme’s networking element is focused, practical, relevant and inspiring.

Our objectives

Promoting gender diversity by creating a culture of inclusivity that fosters gender diversity in entrepreneurship and knowledge exchange.
Supporting female researchers and professionals by providing them with the tools they need to evolve and thrive as entrepreneurs.
Fostering networks by offering tailored mentorship, and enabling partnerships and collaborations among researchers, industry leaders, and innovators.
Enhancing market entry by facilitating connections to tech transfer and funding routes.

EnterpriseWOMEN is a programme informed by the past and designed for the future to help women entrepreneurs envision their business as the next big thing and claim ownership of their journey and success.

Dr Ghina M Halabi, Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre

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Partners and sponsors

The programme is supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund, a testament to our commitment to fostering innovation and growth. Our valued partners and corporate sponsors supporting our programmes and enabling some of our aspiring researcher-entrepreneurs to attend include: