Investoready

Program Description

WeBC has partnered with www.investoready.org to help women business owners take charge of investor Q&As.

Created by Dr. Ellen Farrell, the founder of one of North America’s most comprehensive university VC programs, Investor Q&A is a training program based on world-class science.

Studies show that:

1. Most investor decisions happen during the Q&A.
2. There are specific words that correlate with investment, topics you should focus on and topics you should avoid.
3. While men tend to get asked promotion questions, which enhance their vision, women receive prevention questions, which lead them to negative messages.

When your pitch comes down to telling your story, it’s critical that women learn how to lead the conversation.

Investor Q&A is a role-play training console that improves women’s performance following pitches by providing automated, industry-agnostic, and unbiased feedback. Practice on your own time for 15 minutes a day, then join weekly meetups with the group to receive group support on your venture capital journey. This program has helped women win millions more over the life of their businesses! Learn more about the program here.

To be eligible for this program, you must meet the following criteria:

This program is open to BC business owners who:

• Are a woman or non-binary founder of a company that is incorporated or ready to be incorporated;
• Are willing to commit at least 40 hours to learn about financing and investment capital over a 12-week period; and
• Have a company with a strong value proposition.

It is best used by women who:

• Are developing or working on an innovation or product of some technical competency; or
• Are currently running a business that demonstrates promising growth potential; or
• Are working towards product/market fit; or
• Are moving towards initial sales and marketing; and
• Have scalable economics.

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