Birds of a Feather Support Networks
Why do retailers use shopping malls or out of town parks? For the same reason technology businesses work well in science parks and banks (formerly) worked in the high street.
Innovation and new companies need a support network and York and other centres have a tool kit to help. Funded by tax payers use it or loose it or at least check what help is available.
Young women’s businesses need help with funding just like other new business activities. Dermalogica’ founder Jane Wurwand has recognised this after she couldn’t get a $10,000 loan to start her now world famous skin care business.
Partnering with Kiva.org and establishing Fite, 25,000 microloans will be available to women worldwide through Financial Independence and Entrepreneurship. Join Fite or check out for more information.
Your brand and business will never get off the ground without enough start up funding.
More about Fite
‘Fite’s mission is to provide women entrepreneurs access to small loans that will help them start or grow a business; and to help educate the public at large about the benefits of empowering women entrepreneurs so that they “can hold up their half of the sky.”
‘Dermalogica, the world’s preeminent professional skin care brand, is the founding partner for FITE, and has invested all the research and development to make FITE possible. From supporting creation of the platform, to being the first partner to create a retail connection with its FITE products, to rallying its tribe of over 100,000 successful women entrepreneurs worldwide to join FITE, Dermalogica has helped make the vision of FITE a reality.
We hope more brands will join us! FITE is an open platform, where any company, organization or individual who wants to active change for women and communities can get involved, make a measureable impact, and be recognized for their work.’