Women in Business (WIB)

What Women in Business (WIB) does

Women in Business (WIB), legally "Women In Business, A.s.b.l.," is a Luxembourg-registered non-profit professional association established in 2005 and headquartered in Bridel. It is the only independent national association for businesswomen in Luxembourg, serving women working across commerce, finance, management, and other business sectors at every career stage — from young executives to CEOs and small-business owners. Membership is selective: applicants must be sponsored by an existing member and approved by an admission committee, and subscriptions are renewed annually.

WIB's product surface is centered on a curated membership community of 200+ businesswomen supported by a seven-person voluntary core team (President Isabelle Faber, Vice-President Cécile Lorenzini, and team members). Its offering comprises an annual membership program plus a recurring event portfolio: the WIB Tennis Challenge, the WIB Golf Trophy, Get-together lunches, the WIB Summer Cocktail, and the monthly WIB Startup Breakfast. The association markets primarily through its website (womeninbusiness.lu), LinkedIn, and newsletter outreach, with member acquisition driven by word-of-mouth and existing-member referrals.

The business model combines annual membership subscription fees with corporate sponsorship revenue from four main institutional sponsors — Banque de Luxembourg, Foyer, POST Luxembourg, and PwC Luxembourg — supported by secondary sponsors including Golf Planet Event and BOOM. WIB operates exclusively within Luxembourg, has no external funding, no parent organization, and no technology platform; its competitive position rests on the curated, sponsorship-vetted community it has built over two decades and the institutional credibility conferred by its marquee sponsor base.

Name

Women in Business (WIB)

Legal name

Women In Business, A.s.b.l.

Website

https://womeninbusiness.lu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women in Business (WIB) is a Luxembourg non-profit association founded in 2005 that runs a selective, sponsorship-vetted membership community of 200+ businesswomen, delivering annual networking events (tennis, golf, lunches, startup breakfasts) funded by member fees and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridel

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: WIB generates revenue through annual membership subscription fees. Membership subscriptions are annual and set out in the membership application form. Members renew annually upon payment of the annual fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Women in Business (WIB) is a non-profit professional membership association that provides individual businesswomen in Luxembourg with access to a vetted, cross-sector networking community of 200+ members. Members gain entry to a recurring calendar of networking and professional development events (Tennis Challenge, Golf Trophy, Get Together lunches, Summer Cocktails, Startup Breakfasts) in exchange for an annual membership subscription.

Product overview

Women in Business (WIB) is a Luxembourg-based professional networking association established in 2005, not a technology product company. It operates a membership program that provides businesswomen access to a network of over 200 members. The association organizes regular events including tennis challenges, golf trophies, get-together lunches, startup breakfasts, and summer cocktails. The portfolio consists of a core membership service and multiple recurring event offerings that facilitate networking and professional development among women in business across all career stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WIB Annual Membership Annual subscription-based membership program for businesswomen working in Luxembourg (over 18 years old), providing access to a curated community of 200+ members across commerce, finance, management, and business management sectors, plus entry to the association's full calendar of networking events (Tennis Challenge, Golf Trophy, Get Together lunches, Summer Cocktails, Startup Breakfasts). Membership requires sponsorship by an existing member and admission committee approval, and is renewed annually.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered main sponsor, support sponsor and core.

• Banque de Luxembourgmain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of Women in Business association. Supports the organization's mission to advance women in business through networking opportunities in Luxembourg.
• Foyermain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of Women in Business association. Contributes to supporting women in business opportunities and recognition.
• POST Luxembourgmain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of Women in Business association. Supports national recognition and networking initiatives.
• PwC Luxembourgmain sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of Women in Business association. Provides support for leadership and networking opportunities.
• Golf Planet Eventsupport sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport sponsor for golf events, assisting with the WIB Golf Trophy tournaments.
• BOOMsupport sponsorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupport sponsor for association activities and events.
• Member Sponsors (Individual)coreOthersEach membership candidate must be proposed by a sponsor who is already a member. The sponsor provides a supportive and recommending role. This sponsorship requirement creates an inherent network expansion mechanism.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lean In: Women-in-leadership organization using small peer Circles for connection, supported by content, research and corporate partnerships; shares WIB's mission of advancing women in business but is more content-and-research led.
• PWN Global (Professional Women's Network): International non-profit network of professional women operating through local chapters with member-funded events and programming; directly comparable model of paid membership, chapter governance, and career-stage networking.
• Ellevate Network: Global professional women's networking organization with member-led Circles and event programming; structurally comparable to WIB as a membership-driven women's business network with selective access and recurring events.
• 100 Women in Finance: Global women's professional network focused on the finance industry with selective membership, local chapters and event-led engagement; particularly comparable to WIB given Luxembourg's finance-heavy professional demographic.
• Women's Forum Global: International women's network convening leaders across business and policy through flagship events and chapters; comparable elite networking and event-driven model anchored in a single geography/ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Catalyst: Established global nonprofit advancing women in the workplace through research, advisory services and corporate partnerships; broader remit and larger scale than WIB, but overlapping mission around women-in-business advancement.

Emerging players

• SoGal Sisters: Global women's entrepreneurship network with local chapters and event programming; structurally comparable grassroots model with selective community access, though focused specifically on founders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/women-in-business-wib-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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