Applications now open for Female Founders Scale Up

Recent studies show that numbers of female-led companies are on the rise, yet women in business are still at a disadvantage to their male counterparts.

Female Founders Scale Up is a dedicated and prestigious programme for ambitious female founders of screen-based companies. The programme will equip female entrepreneurs with the skills and confidence to scale their business and form a cohort of female business leaders across the regions. This is a unique proposition for female-led screen-businesses with ambition to grow.

Female Founders Scale Up will deliver a series of intense workshops and business coaching sessions over eight months where companies taking part in the programme will:

• Create and complete a comprehensive plan to scale their businesses
• Get expert advice on business planning, funding and finance, taking their businesses to market, decision making and how to structure teams and hire the right talent
• Gain a greater understanding of revenue models, profitability and IP monetisation
• Learn directly from and build their network with proven industry leaders
• Receive one to one business coaching throughout the programme

Who is it for?

The programme is for companies led by women or those who identify as women, working in moving image for storytelling, spanning film and television, games and technology. Companies should be based in the English regions outside of London, have some proven success and be ready to take their business to the next level

You will need to show that your business has the potential and ambition to scale up. To be considered for the programme, companies must:

• Have successfully created a revenue generating product, reached a market/audience of scale or launched a new platform/ tech service that has enabled storytelling through moving image.
• You must have employed a minimum of 2 people (including yourself) at some point in the 2 years prior to lockdown (March 2020) either in full-time or FTE roles.
• Have generated a sales revenue in the last 3 years in addition to any funding secured via grants, investment etc.
• Be committed to the long term development of your company

How to apply

Please read the full programme guidelines before submitting your application. Apply here.

Applications close on 30th July at Midday.