Sheroes in Finance

PS 📣latest update just in Innovate UK has now confirmed that they will fund all 50 Women in Innovation awards, meeting the original £4m commitment. Innovate UK has broken its promise to female founders for the final time. We can't and won't stand for this anymore. The ‘Women in Innovation Awards’ promised that 50 female-founded and female-led businesses would receive a £75k grant and package of support, from a funding pot of £4 million. 1,452 women applied for the award; but only 25 awards have been granted. Assuming each grant is £75,000, this is a total of £1,875,000. This leaves £2,125,000 unfunded at present. 📢 This isn't good enough. We're calling for change Let's Fund More Women is urging Innovate UK to: 💰 Commit to fully utilising the remaining funding and awarding the 25 grants 🗣️ Engage in dialogue with us to address the issues raised and implement necessary reforms 🔎 Acknowledge the shortcomings and review the process  🚀 Launch a redesigned award program for 2025, with more funding committed Join the Let's Fund More Women movement. ♻️ Repost this post Write to your MP. Put the pressure on. If you’re one of this year’s unsuccessful applicants, please complete our survey>>> https://lnkd.in/eGMNQRqB This was first brought to my attention by a post from Emma Jarvis sharing the situation. We promoted this award in our community Female Founders Rise so I felt confused and shocked that many of our members and other female founders would have spent hours (during school holidays) and often money on applying. It's been a busy time for many since first hearing about this on Friday but hats off to Tara Attfield-Tomes Becky Lodge Zandra Moore and many more women and men who have worked tirelessly over the weekend to get this sorted. Follow Emmie Faust for daily posts on entrepreneurship and female founders The power of the collective coming together to create change - well done ladies and gentlemen ❤️

In a landscape where Black women face challenges in securing funding, here are some who have successfully overcome those barriers. 🤎 🤎Josephine Philips 🤎Erika Brodnock MBE 🤎Varaidzo Tendai Moyo 🤎Elizabeth Nyeko 🤎Yodit Bekele Stanton #blackfounders #femalefounders #vc #funding #support

I had the opportunity to attend Innovate Finance Global Summit 2024 It was a fantastic opportunity for me to engage with industry peers and build valuable connections in person. So many amazing speakers, panelists and businesses that are trying to make a change within the ecosystem. The highlight of the event for me was experiencing Yael Simon's exceptional hosting skills – she truly brought a wonderful energy to the summit! Exactly what we needed towards the end of the summit & seeing Afiya Chohollo pitch. It was also my first time officially representing Sheroes in Finance since its launch. Super grateful ✨ #ifgs #pitch360 #finance #summit #london

A month ago, I stepped out of my comfort zone. I hosted my first event ever for International Women’s Day. 🎊 An exciting but daunting venture. Self-sponsoring the event, securing a venue, inviting panelists and attracting an audience. The audience was my biggest challenge. Things didn't go as planned but they fell into place as they were meant to. They say always remember your firsts. The support from my panelists Carol Alexander, Jodi Riches, MSCI CAIA, Fiona Bennett MBA,CPA,LSSBB and Natasha, along with their presence and encouragement, will always stay vivid in my memory. I started this journey knowing little about event hosting. Yet, I've learned so much especially from my mistakes. I'm so grateful for the invaluable advice, support and "firsts" stories shared by Nikolina Jovanovic, Hamza Hashime, Lara Sheldrake, Alice Finch and Amy Brown right before the event. I couldn't have asked for a better space than Projects for my first event. A shoutout to Emily Brackenfield for being so amazing! This event was supposed to be a one off. But it sparked an idea for Sheroes in Finance, a community for women in finance based in Brighton and surrounding areas. A space for them, for us. And now I'm looking forward to hosting more events in the future. Here's to firsts, to learning and to the future of Sheroes in Finance. #event #iwd #motivation #brighton #finance

These are some experts who can help you level up your financial game 💸 🤎Simonne Gnessen 🤎Cat Plummer 🤎Vanessa Kelley 🤎Stacey Lowman #financialcoach #moneycoach #sussex #brighton #finance #tax

As per FinTech Magazine, women represent less than 30% of the fintech workforce in the UK with only 17% holding senior fintech roles. Today we're going to highlight 5 female founders in the fintech ecosystem who are actively working to change these figures. 🤎Randa Bennett 🤎Anne Boden 🤎Michelle Pearce-Burke 🤎Devie Mohan 🤎Beth Michael #fintech #femalefounder #digitalbank #insurtech #finance #women

Hello everyone! I'm in the process of compiling a list of women who offer freelance financial services in Sussex region. If you know anyone specializing in financial consulting, accounting, financial planning, risk management, estate planning, financial writing or financial education please encourage them to drop an email at sheroesinfinance@gmail.com with a brief overview of their services or DM me. At Sheroes in Finance my mission is to build a community to highlight women's skills and foster growth. I'd love to feature each of them on our page. Let's empower each other! #sussexwomen #finance #WIF #fintech #brighton #business

Check out these amazing women freelancers in bookkeeping from the area! 🤎Monica Rossi (AATQB) 🤎Hannah Ryan 🤎Deborah Hopwood MAAT 🤎Kathryn Hunt If you're based in Sussex and freelance in any financial services, we'd love to hear from you! Reach out to us at sheroesinfinance@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on our page. #bookkeepers #women #sussex #business #freelance

Here are 5 amazing female angels investing in the UK startup scene! 🤎Rupa Ganatra Popat 🤎Joanna Pacholec 🤎Nina Patel 🤎Jo Dalton 🤎Kristina Pereckaite #femalefounder #vc #womeninbusiness #womeninfinance #diversity

This post highlights some of the VC firms that support female founders in the UK. 🤎Pink Salt Ventures 🤎Angel Academe - increasing female investment 🤎HearstLab 🤎Sie Ventures 🤎Fund F by Female Founders #fundraising #vc #women #funding