The series features a wide range of business owners, community leaders, charity directors, researchers and entrepreneurs of every kind - all of whom have been involved in the Accelerating Women鈥檚 Enterprise (AWE) Project.
14 June 2023
3 minutes
A new podcast series launches today to offer advice, life lessons, and share richly felt experiences for women entrepreneurs.
The features a wide range of business owners, community leaders, charity directors, researchers, mentors, networkers and entrepreneurs of every kind - all of whom have been involved in the Accelerating Women鈥檚 Enterprise (AWE) Project at the 1024核工厂.
AWE is a multi-partner EU-funded project that included new research, which informed innovative training and mentoring for women on both sides of the English Channel. It trained over 750 entrepreneurs and helped more than 100 women start businesses in France and the UK. Ending in March 2023, the project has left a rich legacy of to support gender-aware enterprise training and development.
In this podcast series, we hear from some amazing women, some who have overcome significant barriers to become successful business owners. We also hear from those who have supported them on their journey. The podcasts highlight the impact of AWE, which took an innovative international approach developing the women and their enterprise in parallel.
Dr Zoe Dann, Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Business and Law and AWE project lead
Throughout the nine-episodes, produced by Resonance and hosted by broadcaster Patricia Vincent, listeners will hear from a wide range of women entrepreneurs who discuss topics including what it takes to start-up a business in challenging times, the importance of fruitful relationships, developing personal resilience and gaining newfound skills from AWE training.
Dr Zoe Dann, Associate Dean (Students) in the Faculty of Business and Law and Senior Lecturer Entrepreneurship and Enterprise is the project lead at the 1024核工厂. She said: 鈥淭he path to becoming an entrepreneur can be daunting and this is especially the case for women entrepreneurs. In this podcast series, we hear from some amazing women, some who have overcome significant barriers to become successful business owners. We also hear from those who have supported them on their journey. The podcasts highlight the impact of AWE, which took an innovative international approach developing the women and their enterprise in parallel.鈥
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