Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

Name

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

Legal name

Academy For Women Entrepreneurs Ltd

Website

https://academyforwomenentrepreneurs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Coaching and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

Keywords

• Women entrepreneurship training
• Business coaching services
• Female founder programmes
• Strategic planning workshops
• Peer community networking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Accelerate 1-to-1 Coaching Programme: Premium 1-year coaching programme combining business training, coaching, and consultancy. Includes yearly strategic planning session, quarterly planning sessions, monthly performance coaching, weekly WhatsApp check-ins, and ongoing support. Priced at £20,000 + VAT per year.
2. Empower Tribe Mastermind: 6-month group coaching mastermind with monthly group sessions, bi-weekly 'Get Shit Done' co-working sessions, WhatsApp accountability community, and email/WhatsApp support. Requires prior workshop attendance for eligibility. Planning workshop (£200) is prerequisite; mastermind fee is £2,394 for 6 months (£399/month or £2,155 upfront).
3. Create Your Game Plan Workshop: Quarterly 1-day live planning workshops in Central London with tiered pricing. General Admission £279, VIP Admission £679 (includes bootcamp, mindset coaching, breakfast club access, mastermind access, VIP Q&A, exclusive experience), Elite Admission £987 (adds 2-hour 1-to-1 strategy session with Ceylan Boyce worth £1,200+VAT). Payment plans available.
4. Women Founders Breakfast Club: Monthly in-person networking and planning events in London. Free community WhatsApp group (Empower Tribe Hub) serves as free entry point for community engagement and lead nurturing.
5. Entrepreneurial Health Check: Free 30-question assessment tool that generates a tailored scorecard and report. Acts as lead generation tool with monthly prize of 5 free coaching sessions. Integrated via ScoreApp platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is a business coaching and training platform that delivers structured programmes for female entrepreneurs to grow and double their revenues. It sells tiered paid offerings — the Accelerate 1-to-1 Coaching Programme (£20,000+VAT/year), the Empower Tribe Mastermind 6-month group coaching (£2,394/6 months), and the Create Your Game Plan quarterly 1-day planning workshops (£279–£987) — alongside a free WhatsApp community (Empower Tribe Hub), monthly Women Founders Breakfast Club networking events, and a free Entrepreneurial Health Check assessment. All programmes are built around AWE's proprietary 5 Power Hubs framework and 3-pillar system (Tribe, Plan, Growth).

Product overview

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a coaching and training platform for female entrepreneurs offering a multi-tiered service portfolio. The core offering includes the award-winning Empower Training system built on 5 Power Hubs (Personal Development, Business Planning, People, Promotion, and Profit). Paid programmes include Accelerate 1-to-1 Coaching (£20,000+VAT) for established businesses and Empower Tribe Mastermind (£2,394/6 months) for early-stage entrepreneurs. Entry-level services include Create Your Game Plan workshops (£279-£987) and the free Empower Tribe Hub WhatsApp community. Additional offerings encompass the Women Founders Breakfast Club (monthly networking), the She is Awesome Podcast, and a Free Entrepreneurial Health Check assessment tool. The ecosystem is designed to guide women from early-stage through growth, with pathways to help 10,000 women double their revenue by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Empower Tribe: Community and mastermind program for women entrepreneurs providing business growth support, monthly coaching sessions, and peer accountability.
• Accelerate
• Create Your Game Plan
• Empower Tribe Mastermind
• Women Founders Breakfast Club
• She is Awesome Podcast

Products and services

• Accelerate 1-to-1 Coaching Programme A premium annual 1-to-1 business coaching, training, and consultancy programme for ambitious women in the Growth and Take Off stages of business. Priced at £20,000+VAT per year with a multi-year contract structure, including strategic planning, quarterly performance coaching, and ongoing support via WhatsApp.
• Empower Tribe Mastermind A 6-month group coaching mastermind for women entrepreneurs earning under £100K with 0–2 employees. Includes monthly group coaching, bi-weekly co-working sessions, WhatsApp accountability, and email/WhatsApp support, with a prerequisite Create Your Game Plan planning workshop (£200).
• Create Your Game Plan Workshop A quarterly 1-day live strategic planning workshop in Central London where participants build a 90-day growth strategy focused on marketing, sales, and revenue growth. Available in three ticket tiers: General (£279), VIP (£679), and Elite (£987), each with progressively richer content and access to AWE's premium offerings.
• Women Founders Breakfast Club A monthly in-person networking, planning, and accountability event for women business owners in London. Combines peer support, business planning facilitation, and community-building, and is offered both as a freemium lead-nurturing event and a paid-access networking experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of members reported 88% income and business growth
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• BusinettesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for female founders. Businettes has built largest community for female founders in Germany and France, now expanding to UK. Partnership provides mutual value through community collaboration and cross-promotion of female entrepreneurship.
• Naomi Haynes Financial PlanningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChartered Financial Planner and TEDx speaker offering financial empowerment services. Partner provides expertise on financial planning, cashflow, pensions, and investments for female entrepreneurs. Naomi Haynes holds multiple awards including Mike Jackson Award (2024), Silver for Business Woman of the Year (National SME Awards 2024), Gold for Best Consumer Business (Best Business Women Awards 2023).
• One of a StyleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPersonal style coaching founded by multi-award-winning Italian stylist Stefania Bartolomei. Partnership offers personal branding and style services to AWE members. Services extend to corporate clients for events and team rewards.
• Startups MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and promotion. Startups Magazine is a dynamic publication celebrating tech startups with expert insights and business advice. They produce The Cereal Entrepreneur podcast featuring AWE content. Cross-promotional relationship for audience building.
• Enterprise NationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarding body and business support organization. AWE won Enterprise Nation's Top 10 Advisers Award (2020, 2021) through this partnership. Enterprise Nation recognized AWE's work supporting women solopreneurs and micro-business owners.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• SCORE: US-based non-profit network providing free business mentoring and education to small business owners, delivered by volunteer experts. Comparable to AWE on the coaching/training model for solopreneurs, but serves a much broader, gender-neutral audience.
• Tory Burch Foundation: Foundation supporting women entrepreneurs through fellowship programmes, capital, and education. Comparable to AWE on women-founders mission and education/training delivery, but operates at a much larger scale as a foundation rather than a coaching business.
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses: Large-scale business education and coaching programme for growth-oriented small business owners, delivered in cohorts with access to mentors and capital networks. Comparable to AWE on the small-business training/mentoring model, but targets a broader audience and is heavily subsidised.
• Cherie Blair Foundation for Women: International foundation supporting women entrepreneurs in low and middle-income countries through training, mentoring, and market access. Comparable to AWE on women-entrepreneur training mission and developing-country access component, but operates as an NGO rather than a paid coaching business.
• Lean In Circles: Sheryl Sandberg-founded organisation facilitating peer-led women's leadership circles and resources. Comparable to AWE on women-focused community and peer-accountability model, but emphasises corporate leadership rather than entrepreneurship.

Direct peers

• Dreamers // Doers: Membership community and resource platform for ambitious women entrepreneurs and leaders. Comparable to AWE on community-led go-to-market, women-founders persona, and tiered membership model.
• Hello Seven (Rachel Rodgers): Online business coaching and training platform for women entrepreneurs, offering high-ticket masterminds, courses, and community programmes. Directly comparable to AWE in customer persona (women founders seeking to scale) and product mix (membership + coaching + digital education).
• Female Founder Collective: Non-profit community organisation supporting female founders through networking, resources, and events. Directly comparable to AWE on female-founder target market and community/event-based member engagement.
• Marie Forleo International (B-School): Long-running online business school and coaching brand for female entrepreneurs, combining self-paced training with high-ticket premium offerings. Directly comparable to AWE on coaching-for-women-founders positioning and tiered digital education model.
• Female Startup Club / Carrie Green: UK-based business coaching and podcast-led community for female founders, offering online courses, masterminds, and networking. Direct peer for AWE on UK geography, female-founder target market, and digital course/coaching mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AWE_Int
• Facebookfacebook.com/AWEntrepreneurs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academy-for-women-entrepreneurs
• Instagraminstagram.com/academyforwomenentrepreneurs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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