BACKGROUND
Attract
Promotes Scotland as a place that celebrates entrepreneurship – through videos of international guests at GGS events – widely distributed via Linkedin and other sites with a Global following
Promotes entrepreneurship as a career option to talent in Scotland – by encouraging women from different career backgrounds to consider startup through their networking and through enterprise and coding workshops
Develop
They provide access to role models and mentor support – through networking – and now (2016) through a formal networking community – and Mentoring Workshop
They develop entrepreneurial skills – through enterprise and coding workshops
Networking – each GGS event has time for networking. The strength of their community is one way they measure success.
Increase knowledge on how where and when to access finance – they have recently secured sponsorship from LINC and have access to finance as a theme for 2016 – 2017
Competitions and Awards – they are running their first Student Competition this year in partnership with Nano-Lit Technologies Ltd – this is a travel bursary for DJCAD students for the female who produces the best lighting design as part of their scheduled modules – they will help them to visit a heroine or hero of theirs within the design/tech space
Identifying Opportunities – they partner with as many different organisations within the enterprise space to ensure cross- fertilisation of opportunities that are available across Scotland and send out additional information via our Newsletter
