Image: Two projects which empower female entrepreneurs to building businesses are sharing $150,000 in State Government funding. Pictured are project team members of the ECU-led ‘Empowering Women in Western Australia to Achieve Economic Independence Through Entrepreneurship’ program and We Are Emersyn Foundation ‘Emerge Entrepreneur’ program’.
The grants were announced today at the International Women’s Day Summit, organised by Department of Communities (Communities), to an audience of student leaders, women working in tech, business and the non-for-profit sector.
Each project will receive $75,000 under a discretionary grant agreement administered by Communities to help women overcome the barriers to entrepreneurship.
We Are Emersyn Foundation, a mentoring organisation for women in business, will deliver the Emerge Entrepreneur Program for 25 emerging female entrepreneurs seeking visibility, traction and a solid foundation to grow their businesses.
The second project to receive funding is the Empowering Women in Western Australia to Achieve Economic Independence Through Entrepreneurship, led by Edith Cowan University.
It will provide an opportunity for up to 100 women with small or micro-businesses to grow their business through training, upskilling, and improving their business skills via a series of workshops.
The grants align with the 2024 theme for International Women’s Day “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”.
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We Are Emersyn Foundation, a mentoring organisation for women in business, will deliver the Emerge Entrepreneur Program for 25 emerging female entrepreneurs seeking visibility, traction and a solid foundation to grow their businesses.
The second project to receive funding is the Edith Cowan University-led Empowering Women in Western Australia to Achieve EconomicIndependence Through Entrepreneurship.
