A female investment initiative that has brought funding to a number of North East companies is launching a scheme to encourage more women to become investors.
Women Angels of the North, an all-female angel investment syndicate set up by Fund Her North, is working with the UK Business Angels Association to establish a Women Angels Education Hub. The hub will be targetted at women who are looking to find out more about angel investing or wanting to learn more following some initial involvement.
The hub will offer a full 12-hour Women Angels Investor Education Programme as part of the national ‘Women Backing Women’ campaign. It comes after the initiative secured seven deals, leveraging £2,406,000 for six businesses, including North East firms Safer Date, Atelerix and Rarecan.
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The first part of the new programme is being supported by the British Business Bank, and will be delivered as a follow up to the Women Angels of the North Conference, with the aim of providing further education to help women understand the landscape further, and make better decisions when it comes to angel investing.
Jordan Dargue, co-founder of Fund Her North and the Women Angels of the North Syndicate, said: “Following our Women Angels of the North conference, it was clear that there is work to be done to help educate women on angel investing, and the opportunities it poses not just to businesses, but to the investors themselves.
“We identified a need to create a platform where women could access vital resources specifically on angel investment. With the majority of the investment landscape dominated by men, we are prioritising providing approachable, but not patronising, expertise.”
Dr Sophie Dale-Black, UK Network director for the North of England at the British Business Bank, said: “The Bank stands with Fund Her North in its mission to diversify the investment landscape and advance female entrepreneurship not just in the North, but across the UK. We are proud to support the launch of the Education Hub, which aligns closely with the goals of the Investing in Women Code, a commitment to improve female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance, of which the Bank is a partner.”
The Women Angels Education Hub will launch on Friday with tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-angels-education-hub-launch-event-tickets-377902525627.
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