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Want to know what the future of business looks like? I captured some highlights on video and *spoiler alert* it’s led by women. Earlier this week, I had the privilege of attending the Athena festival for Female Founders in Leeds. The energy was electric, filled with innovative ideas and inspiring female entrepreneurs & Investors. To share this experience, I've created a short video highlighting some of the event's key moments. Take a look to see the brilliant minds shaping tomorrow's business landscape. You might just spot the next big thing! #AthenaFestival #WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #Innovation"

Female Founder Facts don't lie. And that's why I was invited to participate in a program aimed at empowering purpose driven female business owners. Did you know that: 🟢 In 2020, only 15.5% of entrepreneurs in Europe were female. 🟢 And they received 38% less funding than men on average. 🟢 Women at the top, higher returns. 🟢 Female CEO's earnings forecast are almost 40% more accurate. 🟢 So female leaders are not only better for business, but also better for the planet as 60% of female owned business fuel sustainability and societal change. Here are a few of those women you need to keep an eye on: Noelia Gonzalez Vila of Joy and Meal; Dr Syreeta Daw of BLACKWELL CLINIC; Vo Quoc Thao Nguyen of Greenjoy Company Limited; Mahara Haque of My Landlord Cares LTD; Iffat Rose Gill of The Code To Change  ; Ritu Kiran of Aubilities; Dijana Galijasevic 🌍 of Impact Hero; Anna C W De Matos of Circular Library Network (previously Munasafn RVK Tool Library); Thank you Saja Chander; Leanne Mair; Simone Pourier for initiating and curating the hidden gems program. #smarthouse #creativeimpactstudio #femalefounders #womenentrepeneurs #womeninbusiness #femaleentrepreneur Sources: Techjury, EuropeanwomenVC, Akqa Pink Chip

For any female founder still thinking if the Female Founders Summit is for you! Short answer: It is! Hope you all beautiful women decide to come! Here is the link for more info: https://lnkd.in/ePURtBhG Ask me the questions, let me know if you want to have a chat! Have an amazing friday! #FFS2024 #FemaleFoundersSummit #femalefounders

These past weeks, I attended two amazing networking events for female entrepreneurs. A powerful takeaway was the desire for connection with like-minded women that shone through. It's a reminder that we're not alone on this journey. The IV Conferência Delaz, hosted by Rita Bahuschewskyj Corrêa, reinforced the importance of community and self-confidence. It challenged my view of courage, showing it's not just about individual fierceness, but also a supportive network and a clear vision. A strong support system empowers us to take bold steps. Blaise Hunter ® at the Nanaimo Women's Business Networking Event reminded us of the importance of self-promotion. It's not bragging, but rather a "confident expression of one's value." As women, we're often conditioned to shy away from self-promotion. Let's rewrite that narrative and confidently share our expertise! I do what I can to be in events like these, they offer invaluable connections, inspiration, and a supportive community to help us thrive.

4. Don't surf the wave. Be a salmon. 🐡 Attending the IDEAS NCBR event in Warsaw, PL today about the life cycle of a start-up founder with Marcin Zukowski, Marcin Beme and Marek Dziubinski. Here are my 4 insights (the rest in the comments): 1. I wish there were more #women attending such events. 2. Perhaps I also suffer from the complex of not reading enough? 3. When they tell you it doesn't make sense, just invest your energy in that particular thing and persist. [...]

Introducing the inspiring finalists for the Growth Business Category! These businesses have shown remarkable progress and innovation, pushing boundaries to achieve incredible milestones.  Catch you at the Female Business Awards on 15th November! Rooting for any of these amazing finalists? Let us know in the comments! #FemaleBusinessAwards #WomenInBusinessUK #SmallBusinessOwnerUK #ThrivingWomen #SmallBusinessCommunity

Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes in London, where Karen Holden, Julie Wong , Lesley Mcdowell , Susanna Toth Lee, Lisa Fox, Crystal Dias Beatrice Hackett, and the amazing women from the Female Founders Growth Program recently came together. They were busy planning exciting events and strategies to support female founders. These women are all passionate about helping fellow female entrepreneurs and shaping the future of female-led businesses. We're looking forward to sharing more details about the upcoming Female Founders Growth events with you soon. #ACityLawFirm Disruptive lawyers for rapid growth businesses and emerging technologies.

Great energy at Unigestion today, where I was thrilled to introduce Ardabelle Capital. Also had very interesting interactions on a panel entitled “Women Women founders leading the way” with Claire Guilbert, Eleanor Blagbrough, Tracey Huggett During the short introduction, I was asked to give three reasons why one should believe in Ardabelle’s success. I said “team, timing and Ardabelle’s firm model”. Let me develop. Team - we are extraordinary complementary, one from each other, with unique insight into the consumers good sector, through a Scope 3 reductions perspective… Apart from the fact that we are a female-majority founding team ! Timing - this is optimal timing, in where we see the global shift towards sustainability meets a wave of growing maturity of technological disruptions, making now the right time to invest Model - we want to build a modern GP with an impact-driven investment strategy and value creation strategy are market-leading. Looking forward to letting you know more about Ardabelle #privateequity #emergingmanagers

What advice would you give female founders? Hear from founders who are part of the campaign spearheaded by @femalefoundersrise @gloohmedia @yeahnicestudio @jcdecaux_uk to shine a light on the value we bring! We’re delighted that Eva Thorne, our founder, is part of this important campaign! #femalefounders #ffr #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneur

Imagine what you could achieve if you focussed purely on what value you could bring for your clients and community? Rather than focussing on competition and comparison. That’s how we do things in high performance. We learn about who we are, how we bring the best value to our customers and the connections you have to turn your ideas into reality. These are all things you can come and learn about at the Female Founders Summit - tickets for which are available and due to increase in price at the end of the month. We are all about building you up and not lifting the ladder behind us. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/ednTeNcv 2 days of lectures, workshops and keynotes from female founders who are here to share. #femalefounders