A COURSE designed to equip women with the skills they need to turn their ideas into reality is set to launch in Frome next year.
Edventure Frome, a Somerset non-profit and community incubation hub, is inviting women who want to develop entrepreneurial skills and confidence to join its Enterprising Women course starting in February.
Designed to support women from all backgrounds and life stages, the course foregrounds women’s own experiences, values, and skills as the starting point for turning their ideas into reality.
The program offers tools, skills, and knowledge from personal resilience to business planning, fundraising, and marketing, and places the emphasis on learning by doing.
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Participants will become part of a community of supportive peers to help them feel more confident and less alone on their enterprising journey.
An Edventure spokesperson said: “More women than ever before are choosing to work for themselves, citing greater control over hours, location of work, and work-life balance as top reasons.
“The Rose Review (2019) found that the UK economy could unlock up to £250 billion of new value if women are supported to start and scale businesses at the same rate as men.
“Yet only one in three UK entrepreneurs are female: a gap equivalent to 1.1 million missing businesses.
“Key challenges include accessing funding, overcoming cultural barriers and a perceived lack of entrepreneurial skills and confidence.”
Enterprising Women is a free course for Somerset residents (excluding BANES) on lower incomes or those who fall into other priority areas for support, thanks to funding from Somerset Council.
The course is open to all women at a cost of £880.
If cost is a barrier, Edventure encourages applicants to email hello@edventurefrome.org to explore options.
The course is based at the Edventure Hub in Frome and runs on Fridays, from February 7 to June 27.
The course is designed to fit around the school day from 9:15 to 2:45pm, with additional hours determined by participants.
Edventure has a successful track record of running courses that help people bring their ideas to life, such as the UK’s first Community Fridge.
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