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the Women’s Business School

scholarship foundation

The Women’s Business School is a business school designed exclusively for women.

 We believe that investing in women is the most powerful way to change the world.

Scholarships provide opportunities for deserving women to participate in Ignite a 6 month incubator program for early stage startups and businesses and Accelerate a 6 month accelerator program for high potential and experienced entrepreneurs ready to scale their companies and expand globally.

We are passionate about inclusion and scholarships are awarded to women in remote and rural areas, Indigenous women, migrant women, women with disability and those facing financial hardship.

We believe women are the key to changing the world. By empowering women to embrace their full potential we can create change for women which then helps their families and communities and then flows to the whole world.

The Women’s Business School is a world first, a global business school which acknowledges, elevates and embraces the new way of doing business over the traditional masculine way, encouraging qualities such as collaboration over competition, working in flow instead of hustling and innovation over conformity. We have a global vision to change the lives of women everywhere through education, empowerment and entrepreneurialism.

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We believe investing in women is the most powerful way to change the world. And we are proud to have invested in the journey of hundreds of incredible women through The Women’s Business School Scholarship Foundation who have then gone on to do bigger work in the world and make a difference!

We invite those who share our belief that investing in women can change the world to be a part of this movement. By giving back, paying it forward and financially backing a scholarship place for a deserving candidate you will be providing the opportunity for them to invest in themselves, their business development and personal growth. 

To inquire about being an investor in The Women’s Business School Scholarship Foundation please contact hello@thewomensbusinessschool.com

Meet our investors

Stacey Barrass, Goddess Cleaning Group, Mim Jenkinson, Love from Mim, Yemi Penn, Penny Consulting

STACEY BARRASS 

MIM JENKINSON

YEMI PENN

Back Yourself 

Proceeds from the sale of ‘Back Yourself’ go to providing women in business with full and part scholarships to enable them to receive support, mentoring and education through The Women’s Business School.
We believe that investing in women is the most powerful way to change the world and these scholarships provide opportunities for deserving women to participate in Ignite a 6 month incubator program for early stage startups and businesses and Accelerate a 6 month accelerator program for high potential and experienced entrepreneurs ready to scale their companies and expand globally.
Aligning with the United Nations goals for sustainable development, The Women’s Business School scholarships are awarded to women in remote and rural areas, Indigenous women, migrant women, women with disability and those facing financial hardship.

We’re changing the world and we want you to join us 

We are searching for women with a vision for a better world. Women who are focused on both purpose and profits. And women with the vision, courage and confidence to take action on making change happen at a local, national or global level. We all have a part to play in co-creating the future and this program has been designed to support the women who will lead the way in changing the world. 

Through supporting women globally to create economic sustainability The Women’s Business School aims to directly impact 9 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals:

  • SDG1 No poverty – By helping women entrepreneurs directly through mentoring, education and support to achieve economic independence through creating sustainable businesses.  
  • SDG3 Good health and well being – When women are well and healthy they are better able to care for their families and communities. This program combines personal development, education, connection and one-on-one support to improve mental health outcomes for female founders.
  • SDG4 Quality education – This program has been developed in consultation with women entrepreneurs and world-class business educators. world-class business educators.  
  • SDG5 Gender equality – Working with global movement Women in Tech to ‘move the needle’ on gender equality for woman globally
  • SDG10 Reduced inequalities – Economic sustainability and financial independence are instrumental in breaking generational cycles of violence, abuse and poverty and closing the gender pay gap.  
  • SDG8 Decent work and economic growth – Providing opportunities for economic growth opportunities for female founders 
  • SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities – This program aims to support the development of women’s businesses in a sustainable way, providing them with the opportunity to financially support themselves and their family and prepare for future growth to provide further economic benefits and employment opportunities for the other women of their communities.  
  • SDG9 Industry innovation and infrastructure – Women have an unique perspective and bring new ideas and creative solutions to solving problems which leads to greater innovation and new ways of doing things  
  • SDG17 Partnerships for the goals – Collaboration with organisations and women leaders from around the world and connecting changemakers globally is a key component of this program  

The Women’s Business School provides opportunities for innovative female founders to scale their start-up, connect with fellow founders and gain advice and guidance from successful entrepreneurs and experts.  

  • One day live online Masterclass

  • 6 month structured online program with 6 key modules covering all verticals of business 

  • One on one mentoring

  • A supportive yet challenging environment  

  • Live calls with accomplished entrepreneurs from a range of industries

  • Guidance and support to achieve your goals  

  • A powerful private Mastermind Group  

  • Real connection to a community of female founders 

  • Virtual Demo Day and the opportunity to pitch your idea to invited guests and potential investors 

The aim of The Women’s Business School is to provide a space where women can come together to learn from each other, be inspired to dream bigger and reach their full potential.

Our vision is to create a global movement of high-level female entrepreneurs that support, guide and inspire, emerging female founders to become future world-class business leaders through education, mentoring and sharing their wisdom and experience.

Through The Award Winning Women’s Business School programs, founders receive entrepreneurial education from a team of high-level experts and entrepreneurs as well as mentoring, advice and access to successful female entrepreneurs across a range of industries.

The WBS offers unique access to high-potential entrepreneurs, the world’s best female start-up experts and leading women in business as mentors, teachers and leaders.

The programs are designed for business leaders, founders and teams with global ambitions for their business.

LEARN FROM AMAZING WOMEN IN BUSINESSES

The aim of The Women’s Business School is to provide a space where women can come together to learn from each other, be inspired to dream bigger and reach their full potential. Our vision is to create a global movement of high-level women in business that support, guide and inspire, emerging female founders to become future world-class business leaders through education, mentoring and sharing their wisdom and experience.

Through The Women’s Business School programs, founders receive education from a team of high-level experts and leaders as well as mentoring, advice and access to successful Women in Business from across a range of industries. Each month there are live entrepreneur calls with successful business women, this is your chance to talk directly with industry leaders from a range of fields. Having direct access to women like this is one of the most valuable opportunities that being a part of this program offers that other programs don’t

SUSAN PEARSE

FRANCES PRATT

SIMONE NOVELLO

KYRSTAL SEANG

CANDICE MEISELS

BUSINESS COURSES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN

Community

The life of an entrepreneur can be challenging, there are obstacles and roadblocks all along the way. That’s why it’s important to have the support of a strong community who understand how it feels and are navigating the same journey. You’ll find a community that has your back, supporting you by providing referrals, offering advice when you have questions, elevating you in your time of need and celebrating with you when you’re finding success

Mastermind Circles

This powerful facilitated group call provides founders with a safe and supportive environment allowing them the opportunity to dive deeper into challenges they are facing, process new ideas and share honestly how they are feeling in real time. Part women’s circle, part mastermind group, the power circle is an unique opportunity for founders to connect with each other, share progress reports and gain invaluable feedback from the program director and fellow founders.

Practical Strategies 

These programs have been designed to provide founders with proven practical strategies that can be implemented today. You won’t find hypothetical assessment tasks based on a sample start-up, instead all activities have been tailored for founders to adapt to their own business. We provide you with the tools, techniques and strategies to implement powerful marketing campaigns, analyse your finances, think strategically and create innovative ideas.

Time Efficient

Designed with the needs of women in mind the delivery of this program is unique. All webinars, lessons and calls are recorded, we offer an online hub open 24-7 and core course content is available in video, audio or printable transcripts format. Providing access and inclusion and enabling founders to receive the support and guidance to succeed anytime, anywhere.

Secrets to Success

The Secrets to Success series features interviews with Leading Women in Business. Be inspired by the stories of women who started out just like you and have now become successful entrepreneurs nationally and internationally. Hear about the challenges they’ve overcome, the successes they’ve achieved and what they wish they’d know when they were starting out.

Industry expert Masterclasses

Featuring special guest entrepreneurs, our industry expert calls allow founders to talk directly with industry leaders, asking questions and gaining invaluable advice. These high-level female entrepreneurs support, guide and inspire emerging founders through sharing their wisdom and experience. Connection with entrepreneurs of this caliber is just one of the exclusive and unique opportunities this program offers.

Our Mentors

Our mentors are a diverse group of highly experienced leaders and entrepreneurs.

STACEY BARRASS 

MIM JENKINSON

KAREN MC DERMOTT

KRISTA WATKINS

YEMI PENN

TINA HARRIS

LISA BURLING BLAKE

EMMA MCNEILLY

LAURA FURIOSI

ROBYN BAKER

What our students say!

Since 2009, we’ve been connecting new and emerging founders with experienced, high-level entrepreneurs.  

We’ve focused on developing an incredibly supportive, inclusive, generous and uplifting community, who help each other to gain new referrals, avoid mistakes, solve problems and scale their business.  

You’ll discover a community of entrepreneurs to guide you, support you, travel with you and help you to navigate your business, leadership or startup journey.  

We are proud to have over 300 graduates of The Women’s Business School programs and our alumni companies include Kakadu Tiny Tots, FlexiFlow, MindBlank, Dinner on the Table, Serenity Press, Native Secrets, Expressions, Helpful Love, Sydney Flower School, Tree Hut Village, puctto, Jellystone Designs and many more!  

I loved the mix of formal training with opportunities for feedback and to be accountable with homework. As well as that, there were so many opportunities for one-on-one and group coaching, live feedback and support and a really varied selection of some of Australia’s most informed and successful business women to pass on their knowledge to us in webinars and training sessions

Mim Jenkinson

Founder, Love Mim

“The ignite program helped us to really clarify our companies values, our “WHY” and who we were trying to sell to- our target market. We loved the “creating a life you love” where we explored and visualised where we wanted to see the business and what our dream work days look like. The course content highly relevant and loved connecting with other female entrepreneurs”

Samantha Janssen

Founder , Navi

“The program speakers where inspiring, very approachable and came with a wealth of knowledge. The set tasks were relatable and assisted in developing ‘Kat & Fox’ further. I treasure the fact that I was pushed to address certain aspects I had neglected to do so prior to jumping in. The networking and contacts I made on the program have been invaluable to me even evolving into personal friendships!”

Kathryn Rattray

Founder, Kat & Fox

meet our alumni

WHY WE’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING WOMEN

We believe women will change the world.

And we believe investing in women is the most powerful way to achieve this.

When women are supported to succeed the positive impacts are felt by their partners, their families, their local communities and beyond.

Women see problems from a fresh perspective and find unique ways to solve problems. Their enterprises are often created to make a difference and bring a strong sense of purpose too, solving environmental, social and humanitarian issues in big and small ways through their start-ups.

The Women’s Business School has been designed to support and increase the viability and success of women-led ventures. We are committed to ensuring that women from a diverse range of backgrounds have access to world-class education, peer connectivity, mentoring and support in a professionally challenging but safe and inclusive environment.

COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Empowering all women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of life for women, men, families and communities.

Statistics show that women, particularly women from indigenous and multicultural backgrounds, and those based in rural, regional and remote locations, don’t participate in incubators and accelerators at the same rates as men. We are committed to ensuring that women from a diverse range of backgrounds have access to world-class education, peer connectivity, mentoring and support in a professionally challenging but safe and welcoming environment.

The Women’s Business School is committed to having an impact on diversity in entrepreneurship through leadership on this important issue and actively providing the right conditions, support and opportunities for all women to succeed and reach their full potential.

STRUCTURED PROGRAMS

6 month structured program with 6 key modules covering all verticals of business

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CONNECTION TO LEADERS AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Real connection to world-class experts, successful entrepreneurs and fellow business women

ONLINE MASTERMIND

Powerful private Mastermind Group with facilitated accountability calls

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TIME EFFICIENT

Designed with the needs of women in mind. All modules are time efficient and can be completed in your own time.

PRACTICAL STRATEGIES

These programs have been designed to provide founders with proven practical strategies that can be implemented today

COMMUNITY

The life of an entrepreneur can be challenging, there are obstacles and roadblocks all along the way. That’s why it’s important to have the support of a strong community who understand how it feels and are navigating the same journey

2021 WOMENS BUSINESS SCHOOL SIGNATURE PROGRAMS

IGNITE YOUR START UP

IGNITE your ideas, kickstart your start-up, fine tune your existing business or make your dream business become a reality

ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH

ACCELERATE your business, be seen, enter new markets, go global, scale up and go to the next level

WOMENS BUSINESS SCHOOL MATERMIND CIRCLE - NEW IN 2021

Part Mastermind part Women’s Circle, this is your opportunity to come together with the group and talk about how you’re progressing and share any challenges you’re facing in a safe and supportive environment

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The life of an entrepreneur can be challenging, there are obstacles and roadblocks all along the way. That’s why it’s important to have the support of a strong community who understand how it feels and are navigating the same journey. You’ll find a community that has your back, supporting you by providing referrals, offering advice when you have questions, elevating you in your time of need and celebrating with you when you’re finding success

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