Cartier Women's Initiative Awards opens for entries

The Cartier Women's Initiative Awards, an entrepreneurship competition for start-ups led by women organised by Cartier in partnership with the Women's Forum, McKinsey and INSEAD business school, has opened for 2016 applications.

The 2015 finalists and laureates

This entrepreneurship competition aims at supporting creative, financially sustainable and responsible women-led start-ups, in all countries and industries.

Requirements

The competition is open to women from any country, nationality and industry. To apply, businesses must be:

An original for-profit business creation
In the start-up phase: between two to three years of operations
The main leadership position must be filled by a woman

Eighteen finalists, representing the best projects worldwide will be selected in the first phase of the contest. They will receive coaching and media exposure and will be invited to attend the finale week, which includes a presentation in front of an international jury and entrepreneurship workshops.

The six laureates nominated for the Awards receive one year of coaching, $20,000 in funding, media visibility and networking opportunities. The highlight of the competition is the Awards Ceremony, which takes place in Deauville, France during the Annual Global Meeting of the Women’s Forum.

To apply, candidates can go online to https://application-form.cartierwomensinitiative.com.The submission deadline is 10am Central European Time on 31 August 2016.