I want this blog to be a resource for you. I know you’re busy, dear reader, and I know you have to be discerning about how you spend your time. You’re pulled in a million different directions as a small business owner, so finding your focus is sometimes a challenge.
In spite of this, volunteering is important: both for the contacts you will make and for your emotional well being – after all, doing good is good for you.
In that spirit, I’d like to tell you about Merge Lane.
Merge Lane bills itself as a “startup investment accelerator for high-growth companies with at least one female in leadership.”
So how does it work?
Eight companies are accepted into its 12-week program. They each get $20,000 of seed capital, an executive coach that helps them bolster their weaknesses and three to four mentors. And you don’t have to be a woman to be a mentor.
I’m suggesting you consider being one of those mentors.
And the first two weeks and the last are in Boulder, while the bulk of the curriculum is online. Boulder, after all is just a stone’s throw away.
Give it some thought and let me know what you think.
You never know, investing in women could end up beefing up your bottom line: research has shown more women in the executive suite equals more cash in company coffers.
By Blair Koch
