The EmpowHER scholarship will offer five grants for female business founders, collectively valued at over $20,000.
Launching on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, submissions will open for emerging female-founded businesses to apply via fq.co.nz for five grants collectively valued at over $20,000.
Plus, the winner of the main, $10K scholarship, will receive money-can’t-buy opportunities to take their business to the next level through mentoring within the Dermalogica NZ and Saben head offices with the brand founders themselves and their wider teams. Among other perks of this scholarship are The Icehouse ‘Taking Your Business Forward’ 3-month course plus Dermalogica skincare and Saben handbag.
Four runners up will receive a $2,500 valued grant each, and either The Icehouses’ Financial Skills or Sales Skills workshops (valued at $2,007 each) plus Dermalogica and Saben products to the value of $500.
“We are delighted to partner with our friends at Saben, with the support of The Icehouse to help five up-and-coming New Zealand female entrepreneurs scale their businesses further,” says Natasha Bourke, Founder of Skintopia and the CEO for Two Hundred Doors (NZ distributors of Dermalogica).
Roanne Jacobson, Founder of Saben comments, “I’m incredibly excited to work alongside Natasha and Liz, sharing our combined knowledge throughout this tailored mentoring programme as we support a female founder at the start of her business journey. Celebrating and supporting women in business as we ‘leave the ladder down’ is not only at the core of the Saben brand but immensely important to me personally.”