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Female Founder Finance: Getting to grips with funding options for your business

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Hosted by NTU Enterprise, Female Founders Club (FFC) offers skills and knowledge updates, including access to expert advice on starting, funding, and growing as well as practical workshops to help you and your business evolve.

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Join us online and get to grips with funding options for your business with our expert Danielle Davis from First Enterprise and guest female founders.

In this session demystifying the funding process Danielle and guests will help you to discover;

  • Why you need to seek funding and what you need it for
  • The options of debt finance available to small businesses
  • How to secure your finances without putting your business at risk and banish any fear of finance
  • Insights into the importance of funding and debt financing options and offer top tips for successful loan applications

First Enterprise offers a team of expert advisers that take the time to review business plans and understand the business to guide them through the application process. Over the last 35 years, as a Responsible Finance provider, they have provided over 6,000 businesses with advice, support and investment.

About our Guest speakers Danielle Davis, Holly Nixon and Mia Casey

Danielle Davis Deputy Director of First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans. She has over 10 years of experience managing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as running her own business support company. She has overseen a management buyout, secured startup funding, and now leverages her experience to provide lending solutions and support to the small businesses and entrepreneurs served by First Enterprise.

Holly Nixon Regional Director of The Athena Network for South Warwickshire, a thriving hub for small businesses and female entrepreneurs, which was funded with a Start Up Loan through First Enterprise. Holly is also founder of Ta-dah! Strategic Business Support, specialising in coaching women in business.

Mia Casey is the CEO and Founder of Sunday Skin, a Birmingham-based medical tattoo studio. Mia secured £15,000 in funding from First Enterprise under the Start Up Loans programme to get the business off the ground in 2023.

Mia started her business after struggling to find solutions for her own scars. She decided to train in scar camouflage and then got her qualifications as a paramedical tattooist. Through Sunday Skin, Mia’s mission is to assist others in healing their scars, empowering them to regain confidence and comfort in their own skin.

  • Be inspired by Danielle, Holly, and Mia's entrepreneurial journeys
  • Find out how they sought finance to start and grow their businesses
  • Get a chance to engage in a Q&A session.

More about Female Founders Club: Female Founders Club is more than just a business support programme, it's a community for women who want to make an impact. We’re proud to have secured funding from NatWest which enables us to offer the fully funded programme at no cost to participants. You'll hear from experts along the way, gain exclusive access to tools and platforms, plus be plugged into a phenomenal network of women.

Virtual Event https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2024/12/female-founders-club-funding-and-finance-for-your-business-with-first-enterprise
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