Current Activities

This page is all about CEWE’s partners and the latest initiatives, designed to support you on your entrepreneurial journey.

Our latest projects include:

CEWE Patrons

Would you be willing to share your experiences with a woman entrepreneur who is at the start of her entrepreneurial journey? Could you support an entrepreneur to make the contacts she needs to support the growth of her business? Could you be a motivational role model to an aspiring entrepreneur? If so, why not apply to be one of the first CEWE Patrons?

We are looking for individuals who are willing to share their experiences of setting up, growing and making a success of their business with UEL’s aspiring women entrepreneurs. We envisage that you will meet with the student/graduate twice a month for at least of 4 months and that you will support them on their entrepreneurial journey in a variety of ways. This may include:

Providing support to female UEL students and graduates to develop their entrepreneurial skills
Providing support to female UEL students to start up their own businesses
Acting as a role model, sharing the lessons you have learnt and experiences you have gained
Helping them to access networks of successful business owners and professionals

If you are interested in being a CEWE Patrons, please complete the information requested at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CFKX7YL .
For further information please email cewepatrons@uel.ac.uk

And here are some of the people we work with...

Knowledge Dock Business Centre

KDBC is located at UEL's Docklands Campus, and houses a range of business support and conference facilities. The centre is an ideal choice for established businesses and individuals who are looking for a business unit, hot-desk or a venue to hold an event. CEWE members can contact the centre to learn more about the support and facilities available.

Fabpad

Fabpad is a leading fabric and paper print bureau, producing fabric and paper prints for fashion design and textile companies, designers, photographers, artists and students.

Fabpad’s extensive printing range includes:

Printed fabric for new seasons collections
Textile design samples
Costumes for theatres
Outdoor banners and posters
Individual photographic prints
Artist grade prints for exhibitions

As part of UEL, Fabpad is located within Knowledge Dock in the Docklands Campus.

Tower Hamlets College: Access to Finance for Growth

Tower Hamlets College's ERDF-funded Access to Finance for Growth project offers 12 hours of expert advice and practical support, to prepare SMEs for the process of acquiring commercial finance.

Support is offered by experienced SFEDI accredited business advisers, and includes:

One to one assistance in developing a viable finance proposal
A range of specialist workshops
Mentoring
Introduction to local finance providers

You can find out more about the scheme by emailing Business.Support@tower.ac.uk or contacting Tower Hamlets College on 0207 7536 5706

Newham College of Further Education: Women’s Business Centre

The Women’s Business Centre at Newham College of Further Education is an award-winning model for women’s business support. The Centre is committed to providing high quality, affordable business services to women across London.Programmes under the Women’s Business Centre banner support women, in succeeding at entrepreneurship and in making transformational change to their lives from the inside out by providing:

Business advice, mentoring and coaching
Inspirational events, training and workshops

Our highly qualified team of advisors, trainers and coaches are committed to providing top quality tailored business support services that can fit into every woman’s budget.

You can find out more by visiting www.herbusinessuk.co.uk

Female Entrepreneurs Association

The Female Entrepreurs Association (FEA) is an online hub for female entrepreneurs to learn, share, connect & promote. There are lots of tools & resources to help you grow your business. There's an online marketplace where you can promote your business & a forum where you can interact with like-minded women. It's free to use, so join today.

Visit http://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com to join the FEA.

everywoman

everywoman is an organisation that challenges and changes the mindsets of women in business to increase the number and raise the status of women in the economic community. Founded in September 1999 by Karen Gill and Maxine Benson, it is the UK's largest female business community with 40,000 members and growing. Through its programme of events, training, awards and projects such as Modern Muse (for passionate and successful women in business, who want to commit to inspiring and challenging the mindsets of the next generation of women in business) everywoman offers members support, skills and recognition.

Members are supported to clarify their goals; ensure they have the right mindsets to realise them; gain skills to generate long-term success and are recognised for their achievements. Its ambition is to become the world’s largest and most influential female business network, inspiring generations of businesswomen and championing their cause, talents and prospects on a global scale.

Find out more at www.everywoman.com