Welcome!

to the August 2011 edition of our micro-magazine.

"Making waves is not for the faint hearted"

1- Make a Wave: APPLY NOW! | Free Pre-Incubator Programme for 12 Women Social Entrepreneurs.
2- An Invitation from ASTIA and MERISMCapital
3- VoXx Series 2: Overcoming Obstacles
4- Inspiration from the Global Tribal Network
5- Events
6- About us

MAKE A WAVE - APPLY NOW

Make a Wave is a unique Specialist Pre-Incubator Programme for 12 london based Women Social Entrepreneurs.

The aim of this pre-incubator programme is to facilitate access to women investors, learn their language and requests, and to boost confidence and skills of women entrepreneurs to pitch to impact investment panels.

Entries are now accepted. Be Bold, Be Simple, Be Quick!
Deadline: 8th of August 2011 - 5pm London.
More information and application form (Business Diagnostic form) available here.
The selection will be made by 5 professional women from the world of Impact finance, and social innovation.
The first visit will take place on September 6th.

Listen to Servane's interview with Pemo Theodore (Ezebis), why this programme is important, on the NextWomen website here.

This learning and co-mentoring programme for 12 women social entrepreneurs is supported by the RSA Catalyst Fund and consists of 6 exclusive visits and access to women angels and impact investors, as well as a series of teleconferences with global women social innovators and entrepreneurs who will offer their insights and feedback on your proposal.

Confirmed Partners to date include Astia, Social Business Trust, Venture Philanthropy Foundation, HubVenture Labs/ Merism Capital/ The Impetus Trust.

INVESTORS TO GO FOR (from Make a Wave Partners Pool!)

ASTIA

Astia is seeking high-growth companies at any stage to apply now to join the Astia Portfolio and benefit from the programing, advisory services, investor connections and peer-to-peer network, all specifically designed to support and accelerate growth. Companies that apply before August 15, and are accepted to the Astia Portfolio, will on-ramp during the Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Program*, October 10-15, 2011.

"Online screening is beginning now; all applicants, regardless of acceptance to the Astia Program and Portfolio, receive robust feedback from our community of on-line screeners. We invite you, or any entrepreneurs you know, to apply now to experience the wealth of expertise that is awaiting the next class of Astia companies.

We look forward to learning more about our applying companies and be sure to follow us @AstiaSF and join our Facebook page."

MERISM CAPITAL / HUB VENTURE LABS

JOB: Village Capital, partner of Merism Capital on the HUB Venture Labs, the First incubator for Social Ventures in Europe, are looking for a Program Manager for London (deadline 4th August 2011. More info here.
INVESTMENT: Apply now for Village Capital in London. 12 weeks incubator programme and £50,000 potential investment!
More info here.

Overcoming Obstacles: The Questions to Ask...

Check Ogunte TV for quick pearls from our speakers, judges, award winners and loyal members of the Global Tribal Network:

VoXx 1: Rioch Edwards-Brown, CEO The 5Percenters. If I could go back in time. See VoXx here
More on Rioch Edwards-Brown and the 5 Percenters here.

VoXx 2: Catherine Conway, Founder and CEO Unpackaged. "Passion only gets you so far" See VoXx here
More on Catherine Conway and Unpackaged here.

VoXx 3: Tommy Hutchinson, CEO I-Genius. "What is a better world. powered by women?". See VoXx here.
More on Tommy Hutchinson and I-Genius here.
Subscribe to Ogunte TV on Youtube to get this pearls as and when they come in!

INSPIRATION FROM THE GLOBAL TRIBAL NETWORK

This Month's Featured Trailblazers

Lex Schroeder Entrepreneur - Working with Big Ideas - US.
I co-direct a media organization dedicated to knowledge-sharing in the social justice field called the New Prosperity Initiative (NPi). We profile very effective or socially innovative organizations, for-profit or nonprofit, and host dialogues aimed at connecting leaders and citizens. Read further here.

Anne Kathrin Kuhlemann Executive Chair of the Social Stock Exchange - Germany.
Anne-Kathrin Kuhlemann is Executive Chair of the Social Stock Exchange Association, where she actively promotes and develops the concept of social investment exchanges as well as corresponding financing tools for social businesses.
Read further here.

Lauren Craig Managing Director - Thinking Flower - UK.
Thinking Flowers’ Lauren Craig's main aim is to highlight the demand for flowers and the unethical elements that have come with the cut-flower industry.
Read further here.

BECOME ONE OF THEM!
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Women social innovators and entrepreneurs on these pages and directory prove that it's not impossible to showcase great work achieved by women.
Contribute to showcasing the best talent and ventures led by women. It's not about women's stuff, it's about the good stuff women do!

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EVENTS

Rebellious Media Conference - Feat. Noam Chomsky

The Rebellious Media Conference will take place in Central London on 8-9 October 2011, organised by a committee that includes Peace News, Ceasefire magazine, New Internationalist, Red Pepper, Undercurrents and visionOntv.
Are you frustrated with the mainstream media’s coverage of war, climate change and the economy, or already making your own media?
Are you Interested in acquiring new skills or finding out more about exciting radical media projects from around the world?
Want to discuss how we can harness the digital revolution to help bring about radical social change?

Then THIS CONFERENCE IS FOR YOU!
Date: 8-9 October 2011
For more info and to book, click here.

OGUNTE?

T-Shirt "A better world. powered by women"

This organic T-shirt, comes in two women sizes, swish white and grey letters on a black background.
Cost: £12, plus shipping.
Proceeds go towards learning and networking events for Women Social Innovators.
For size options and order, click here.

A better World. Powered by Women.

Ogunte is a Social Innovations Development company focused on women-led social ventures.
We add value to the pre due-diligence, investment and market places building processes by clarifying and assessing social enterprises' proposals, help you articulate your social impact, and develop as a social leader, through events, business modelling and coaching.
Learn more about our programmes and services here.

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