Interested in mentoring the next generation of women entrepreneurs?

As part of the expanded Boosting Female Founders Initiative, a pool of qualified and experienced mentors is being created to provide advice and knowledge to mentor women entrepreneurs.

The Initiative provides co-funded grants from $25,000 to up to $480,000 for female-founded start-ups that are majority-owned and led by women. The funding aims to help women entrepreneurs to overcome the disadvantages faced in getting access to finance and support to grow their businesses.

Mentoring start-ups is an empowering experience that benefits both mentors and mentees. For a mentor, it is an opportunity to share the knowledge and expertise gained through the years and inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Mentoring provided under the Initiative will help foster female entrepreneurship and harness the full potential of the start-ups. This will have a positive social impact and help to create jobs and grow the national economy.

The Initiative is looking for a diverse mentor cohort. Mentors with experience assisting regional or remote, Indigenous or migrant-owned businesses and those founded by people with a disability are strongly encouraged to register their interest.

Applicants must be able to provide women founders with guidance and advice designed to help them establish, grow and scale their start-ups and to achieve their business objectives.

Applicants will be assessed on the types of mentoring they’re able to provide and their area of expertise. Mentors will provide guidance and advice through one on one mentoring specifically designed to help each founder establish, grow and scale their startup.