£10k fund for women tech start-up

£10k fund for women tech start-upA Bristol-based organisation is on the hunt for women working in marketing and advertising planning on going it alone with the lure of £10,000 in funding for a tech start-up to join an entrepreneur’s incubator in Bristol.
Women Outside the Box has launched the initiative, called Upstart Women, with a competition. The winner will be awarded a place on WebStart Bristol, which lasts 10 weeks, takes place in Bristol and starts in October this year. The winning idea will be a tech start-up involving apps, websites or web services for rapid deployment.
The programme includes desk space in Engine Shed, Bristol’s thriving tech hub, business mentoring from a panel of specialists, hands-on support in areas such as graphic design, website and app design, PR and social media marketing.
The winner of the competition will receive help to put together a pitch, and the opportunity to make that pitch before investors at the end of the programme.
Upstart Women is open to all women over the age of 18, although not all the people involved in the start-up have to be women. It is open until midnight on the August 1, 2014.
Joni Farthing (pictured) founded WOTB in 2012, with an online platform supported by offline clubs and events. These include regional City Business Clubs, the UK’s biggest festival of female entrepreneurship and WOTB Online, a forum and networking hub.
Farthing said: “We want to make women aware that they do not need to be techies in order to grow a successful digital business. We want to take the fear out of tech for thousands of women, who may have a great idea, but who don’t have a clue how to get it off the ground.”
For more information, visit the WOTB website by clicking here >

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