The winning projects in the Women in Business call for projects 2023 have been announced! The seven selected initiatives are designed to support women’s entrepreneurship in Brussels through support programmes, in addition to mentoring, mutual aid and coaching activities and events.
Supporting female entrepreneurship projects in Brussels
The 2023 barometer of female entrepreneurship highlights the gender gap in the Brussels entrepreneurial ecosystem, with 29% of freelancers in Brussels being women. The study also reveals the need for measures to support and finance entrepreneurial projects undertaken by women in Brussels, against a backdrop of a gender parity deficit.
With this in mind, in 2022 the Brussels-Capital Region launched the Women in Business call for projects, which provides financial support for projects that support women entrepreneurs in Brussels. The first call supported eight projects that assisted more than 130 women entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs.
Seven projects selected in 2023
In 2023, seven projects were selected to receive financial support of up to 35,000 euros, or 100,000 euros for projects carried out in partnership between several structures.
Discover the winning projects from 2023:
Funds for Her is a support programme that removes the obstacles to women’s entrepreneurship and facilitates access to financing. It focuses in particular on women who have limited access to banking services and face cross-discrimination. Project leaders: Crédal and Funds For Good Impact
Womanity Accelerator offers free one-year support that includes workshops and coaching, to help women move from desire to action. Project leaders: Serendipities and HEO
WeFund offers women entrepreneurs a programme designed to provide them with the essentials of financial management and demystify the world of finance and investment. Project leaders: Womenpreneur and Beci
Entreprenoires Boost’Class offers a “VSE management” training programme aimed at women entrepreneurs who suffer both sexism and negrophobia and whose business is a scale-up. Project leaders: Belgian Entreprenoires and Inspire
Technicienne: a support project for women in technical jobs in the arts and culture sector. The project aims to create a solid network of female technicians, with mentoring for younger women from more experienced ones. Project leader: Face B
Empower Women in Art & Culture supports women entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries, from idea to business creation. Project leaders: Job’in Design|CAWA asbl & Cocorico And Co
Selfmade: in addition to raising awareness and inspiring women entrepreneurs in Brussels with targeted communication, the project aims to develop a support offer which will be implemented in partnership with Réseau Entreprendre Bruxelles. Project leader: Hors Norme
