Women’s Enterprise and Community Projects Program

Start your Business or Community project.

  • Want to explore starting a business?

  • Interested in starting a social enterprise?

  • See a problem in your community you want to solve?

Get support, workshops, hands on training and access up to $1000 in funding for your business or community project idea. Apply below by 18th August

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Hear from our previous participants

Women’s Enterprise and Community Projects (WECP) Program participants and mentors talking about their experiences

Join this FREE Program

Connect, build skills and shape the future of your community, while exploring new career pathways.

  • Join this 14 week program

  • Come to 7 x 2.5 hour workshops fortnightly

  • Build your business or community project and access opportunities for funding

If selected, you will :

  • Get mentoring support through the program

  • Optional extra tutorial sessions

  • Connect with like minded people for peer support

  • Access childminding and translation support

  • Only 15 places available in this program

  • Apply by the 18th August

  • The program starts in early August

Express your interest to get started on your application

FAQs

How long does the WEC Program run for?

The full WEC program will run for 14 weeks. We will need you to commit to attending 7 workshops and the graduation event.

It consists of fortnightly 2.5 hour workshops, optional tutorial sessions and mentoring catch ups in between workshop dates.

How much will the program cost?

This program is FREE and is kindly funded by the Victorian State Government

Is this program only for women?

Anyone can apply to be part of this program but the community projects, social enterprises and business explored as part of this program must be inclusive of women and help promote equality in the community. We will however prioritise specific groups which you can find out more in the FAQ’s

Our Partners

The Women's Community Project and Enterprise Program in 2021 is funded by the Victorian State Government and facilitated by the social enterprise Two Square Pegs

 
 
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