妇女创业倡议
An incubator for women entrepreneurs to emerge through community 和指导 and accelerate business growth.
What Is The 妇女创业倡议 (WEI)?
Through a competitive selection process, a group of women entrepreneurs are selected to “incubate” their business at the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI), in a technologically advanced environment, designed to foster business growth and sustainability. Through an ecosystem of educational resources, 获得资金援助, 和指导, the women entrepreneurs will grow their businesses over the course of 15 months, and then transition the business back into Atlanta at the end of that period. Specifically, WEI will provide the selected businesses with the following tools:
- Use of the center's innovative work space as a business incubator
- 专家网络, seasoned mentors and consultants from the business and entrepreneurship; communities serving in an advisory board capacity
- 完善商业计划
- Marketing and branding identification and strategic development
- 有针对性的金融教育
- 法律咨询和规划协助
- Measurable business growth and progress metrics
- Post-transition support to reinforce business longevity and success, once back in the community
谁可以申请?
Entry into the WEI incubator is a rigorous and competitive process, intentionally designed to curate from a pool of highly qualified candidates. 而可扩展性, 金融公司, and sustainability of the business models is critical to the selection process, WEI Atlanta also considers several components, specific to the women who run the businesses:
- Is she passionate, focused and demonstrative of running a business based on purpose, not just profit?
- Is she leading a business reflective of the 足球外围买球靠谱平台市’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as integrity and professional excellence?
- Is she open and enthusiastic to coaching, 指导, and the constructive feedback inherent to the WEI advisory process?
While the entry criteria into the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative will likely evolve, the following baseline criteria was used for selecting the 2016-2017 participants, and should be considered relevant to the future selection process:
- Woman-owned业务, 基于本地, who reside in and/or are licensed to do business, 在足球外围买球靠谱平台市内
- 业务期限为2年及/或:
- 营业利润总额为3万美元
- 1 - 5员工
- Submission of application and participation in pitch competition to selection panel
申请期(现已截止)
The WEI Incubator runs for a period of fifteen (15) months, and the application period for the current class is now closed. Additional details for the opening date will be forthcoming. Please check back here frequently for updated information on the revised application opening date.
位置 & Details
WEI is housed in downtown Atlanta’s iconic Flatiron Building – the city’s oldest standing skyscraper. 40,000-square-foot landmark was recently upgraded to intersect its historical character with cutting-edge innovation and design. 这个独特的协作空间, through an exciting partnership with Microsoft, serves as a technologically-advanced backdrop to Atlanta’s emerging and existing entrepreneurs, seeking to foster their business growth in a space that is cool yet inviting, 既有创意又不失成熟.
玛丽埃塔街72号.9楼
足球外围买球靠谱平台，GA 30303