Cartier Women’s Initiative

FINANCIAL, SOCIAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL SUPPORT Deadline passed

DRIVING CHANGE BY EMPOWERING WOMEN IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS

Since its founding in 1847, Cartier has been committed to open-mindedness and curiosity, and the search for beauty. In the same vein, Cartier understands that finding solutions to environmental and social problems requires open-mindedness and curiosity to solve, and fresh perspectives provide those qualities. Through fresh perspectives, new solutions to old and future problems can be found.

 

With this in mind, the Cartier Women’s Initiative was born in 2006. The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. The program is open to women-run and women-owned businesses from any country and sector that aim to have a strong and sustainable social and/or environmental impact. Join a lifelong, global community of entrepreneurs and get human, social and financial capital support to take your business to the next level.

 

They also recently launched the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, which is open to all genders.

 

For this year’s initiative, Cartier Women’s Initiative has linked with Unknown Group to provide extra support for finding female founders. With a critical time in the fight for a greener and more equitable world, the Cartier Women’s Initiative community and Unknown Group believe that breakthrough ideas and new technologies are key to solving pressing social and environmental challenges. The initiative is open to impact entrepreneurs from all corners of the world, providing them with an opportunity to showcase their ideas and contribute towards creating a more sustainable future.

 

If you are a women founder or business leader who is fighting to provide sustainable solutions to our greatest challenges today, reach out and get involved. Together we can find fresh perspectives for a better tomorrow.

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The awards

Science & Technology Pioneer Award

This award recognises women impact entrepreneurs who are leading the way in science and technology. It's open to women entrepreneurs from anywhere and celebrates novel solutions that are protected or difficult to reproduce.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award

This award recognises impact entrepreneurs who encourage business solutions to close gaps in access, outcome or opportunity for underrepresented communities. This award is open to people of any gender identity.

The Regional Awards

This award recognises the achievements and aspirations of female entrepreneurs in four key regions. These are Latin America and the Carribean, North America, Europe, and
francophone Sub-Saharan Africa. It's important to encourage female founders from diverse geographical background, to spread our search for sustainable solutions.

What's in it for you

The fellows, representing the top three businesses from each of the nine regions, will receive:

  • Financial Capital Support up to US$ 100,000

  • 1:1 training in specific business areas

  • 1:1 advice sessions with subject matter experts in CWI Community.

  • Community peer learning and networking sessions

  • Online and in-person leadership communications and media training workshops and in-person INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme

  • 1:1 leadership capacity executive coaching by The Women’s Impact Alliance

  • International exposure & media visibility.

  • Access to an online & offline community of 700+ experts and peers.

  • Ongoing support for the development of the fellows’ businesses.

What do we expect from you?

Entrepreneurs across all sectors and geographies are encouraged to apply.

  • Women-owned and women-led impact-driven businesses and founder in main leadership positions.

  • Proven business model and be in the initial phase of its development and growth.

  • Business should not have raised more than US$2 million.

  • Business based on positive impact in its industry.

  • Can commit to participating in the fellowship program from January 2024 to December 2024

TIMELINE

JUNE 30, 2023

APPLICATION DEADLINE

AUGUST 1, 2023

INITIAL SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT

JANUARY - MAY

DUE DILIGENCE

MAY

AWARDS CEREMONY

JUNE - DECEMBER

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