Women’s Enterprise and Community projects Program

Volunteer Business and Project Mentors.

  • Register your interest below to start your application!

  • Support others to start a business or community project

  • Make a difference in the lives of those who are looking for new opportunities and exploring self employment

  • Learn and use valuable mentoring and leadership skills to develop your own career

  • Apply by the 20th September

Your role

Help with the planning and setting up a business or community project.

Examples of guidance you will be providing: 

  • Planning skills: Developing project plans and task prioritisation

  • Sales & Marketing: Business/client development, marketing and pitching

  • Funding: Support with grant applications and avenues for funding

  • Finance & Legal: Calculating profit margins, analysing business models and considering legal issues

  • Technology: Advice on web tools, developing a web presence, use of social media

 

Hear from our mentors

Register to become a mentor

Make a difference & build your mentoring skills

As part of this program you will need to:

  • Commit to participating in training and workshops

  • Meet the mentees in October 2023

  • Mentor for 3 months starting Oct - Dec 2023

  • Allocate 12 hours a month of your time for mentoring

We will provide training, ongoing mentoring support and resources to help you get the most out of this program

Venue for events will be in North Richmond or in the city.

Depending on COVID restrictions workshops may be held online or as a mix of online and in person.

About this program

The Women’s Enterprise & Community projects (WECP) program has been developed to help people to:

  • explore entrepreneurship

  • build enterprise skills

  • explore new career and self employment pathways. 

The WECP program is one of the three programs within the Women’ Health Economic and Inclusion (WHEI) Project. WHEI is a community led, collaborative and holistic project which was voted for by the public and funded by the state government of Victoria to increase participation in the community.

 

About Two Square Pegs

Two Square Pegs is a social enterprise on a mission to create jobs, increase equality and promote community cohesion. Our work (1) builds capacity, (2) supports community building and (3) encourages relationships to grow.

We do this by connecting business professionals to mentor, advise and collaborate with entrepreneurial people. We train and work alongside mentors to support people who are looking for pathways into new opportunities and/or self employment.

Our Partners

The Women's Community Project and Enterprise Program in 2021 is funded by the Victorian State Government and facilitated by the social enterprise Two Square Pegs