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We are nearly at the end of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 in Cyprus! 🎉 This week, our focus was on "Funding Your Dream." 💵✨ We were joined by Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades—Co-founder of RSL Revolutionary Labs Ltd, Promed Bioscience, and Theramir Ltd—who shared her inspiring journey. A huge thank you to Dr. Marianna for equipping our AWEsome cohort with the tools to navigate the complexities of assessing funding requirements, identifying funding sources, and effectively communicating with investors. ➡️ Up next: "Formalizing Your Dream," where our cohort will delve into the legal considerations involved in starting or growing a business. ✨ Stay tuned for more updates from us! - This programme is implemented by CyprusInno and supported by U.S Embassy Cyprus and Chevron. #awenergized #aweincyprus #exchangealumni #academyforwomenentrepreneurs #awe #women #womenempowerment #entrepreneurship #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship #innovation #startups #cyprus

Over the weekend of 9-10 November, the EIT Community Ignite NEB Hackathon brought together passionate innovators at The Base by CyprusInno. 💡🌍 We kicked the weekend off with challenge briefs from the challenge owners, setting the stage for teams to form and dive into solving urban challenges for Cyprus together. 🤝 Thanks to expert Pitching Skills Training and mentoring from Kimitisik, 14 teams pitched their innovative solutions to a panel of judges from SocialTech Lab, Kimitisik, and EIT Urban Mobility. 🚀 Congrats to all the teams who amazed us with their creativity and collaboration! 🎉 Special congratulations to Pit-to-table (Business Award Winner) and MC² (Social Award Winner), who earned a spot in the next phase ➡️ Grow NEB, to bring their ideas to life! ✨🌍 A huge thank you to our amazing challenge owners, Opu Collective, Urban Gorillas, Misfit Union, CYENS Centre of Excellence - EIT Community RIS Hub Cyprus , all the jury members, and everyone who contributed to making this incredible experience possible! 🙌 - This project is supported by EIT Community NEB, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. #eitignitehackathon #neb2024 #nebcyprus2024 #eitcommunity #kimitisik #cyprusinno #socialtechlab #thebasebycyprusinno #cyprus #innovation #socialimpact #urbandevelopment #nebvalues Climate-KIC

📣 We're thrilled to announce the successful completion of the EIT Community Ignite NEB Hackathon in Cyprus, supported by EIT Community NEB! ✨ ➡️ On November 8th, Gardens of the Future—NEB 2022 winner—opened its doors to host us for an opening ceremony. We were honored by the presence of Nicosia’s Mayor, Charalambos Prountzos, who shared his opening remarks and excitement about the hackathon’s potential to drive real change. The stage was set for two intense days of collaboration, visionary ideas, and breakthrough solutions to tackle urban challenges in Cyprus 🌍💡 🎬 Let’s rewind to see what went down at the opening ceremony! A huge thank you to everyone who made this celebration so memorable. Stay tuned to see all that unfolded during two days of creative hacking! 👀 #eitignitehackathon #neb2024 #nebcyprus2024 #eitcommunity #kimitisik #cyprusinno #socialtechlab #thebasebycyprusinno #cyprus #innovation #socialimpact #urbandevelopment #nebvalues Kimitisik Climate-KIC

📢 We're thrilled to share the successful completion of the 50:50 Startups Bootcamp in Cyprus! On October 28th, we officially hosted the 50:50 Startups Bootcamp in Cyprus, in partnership with 50:50 Startups and with the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 🚀 17 incredible entrepreneurs from early-stage startup teams, came together at The Base by CyprusInno for two weeks of peacebuilding, training, study visits, innovation, and collaboration. 🌍💡The Bootcamp journey came to an end with a Demo Day, where teams pitched their innovative ideas. A big thank you to everyone who joined us 🤗 – we look forward to seeing the impact of the solutions these teams have developed!

🚀 Another impactful week at the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 in Cyprus! This week’s focus was “Financials and Accounting”, equipping participants with essential skills for financial success 💼📊 A heartfelt thank you to Christina Charalambous, partner at Kreston Global, for sharing her invaluable expertise on profit and loss management, break-even analysis, P&L statements, and the importance of staying organized with financial tracking. ➡️ Next up: Funding! ✨ Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our AWEsome journey! - This programme is implemented by CyprusInno and supported by U.S Embassy Cyprus and Chevron. #awenergized #aweincyprus #exchangealumni #academyforwomenentrepreneurs #awe #women #womenempowerment #entrepreneurship #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship #innovation #startups #cyprus

🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate Greta Skemaite from our AWE (𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬) 2024 cohort 🌍 Greta will be representing V. G. Freyia Labs Ltd as an 𝐀𝐖𝐄 Fellow at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 . We wish her all the best! Let’s support Greta on this incredible journey! 💪 #WomanImpactSummit #WomenInBusiness #AWEFellow #Entrepreneurship #Empowerment

🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate our 2023 alumna, Alexandra Dimitriadou. 🌍 Alexandra will be representing MammoCheck as an 𝐀𝐖𝐄 (𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬) Fellow at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 . We wish her all the best! Let’s support Alexandra on this incredible journey! 💪 #WomanImpactSummit #WomenInBusiness #AWEFellow #Entrepreneurship #Empowerment

🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate our 2023 alumna, Evangelia Athanasiou! 🌍 Evangelia will be representing SENSSOS as an 𝐀𝐖𝐄 (𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬) Fellow at the Woman Impact Summit 2024 . We wish her all the best! Let’s support Evangelia on this incredible journey! 💪 #WomanImpactSummit #WomenInBusiness #AWEFellow #Entrepreneurship #Empowerment

We’re also excited for what’s coming next on this AWEsome journey! 🚀✨ Stay tuned for more! 👀

👋 Checking in from the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024 in Cyprus! ➡️ We’ve just wrapped up the second month of our programme, which has been packed with workshops, training sessions, peer learning and thought-provoking discussions. 💡 Our cohort has delved into the essentials of sales, marketing, and business management. 📈💼 📸 Let’s take a moment to reflect on our AWEsome journey in October! As we enter November, our next focus will be on “Profiting from Your Dream” and “Keeping Track of Your Dream.” With two more months to go, we’re excited to see how our participants will continue to grow and thrive! 🚀 ✨ Stay tuned for more updates! - This programme is implemented by CyprusInno and supported by U.S Embassy Cyprus and Chevron. #awenergized #aweincyprus #exchangealumni #academyforwomenentrepreneurs #awe #women #womenempowerment #entrepreneurship #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship #innovation #startups #cyprus