King's College London

The annual event, hosted by the WEN at the Entrepreneurship Institute, invites women at the early stages of idea development and venture growth to access a weekend of inspiring and practical content on all aspects of building a venture.

Expert-led workshops covered vibe coding, personal branding, nurturing your network, financial management, alternative routes to funding, impact storytelling and a legal Q&A. Student and alumni founders on King’s Start-up Accelerator, also shared their start-up journeys to date.

Over the course of the weekend, attendees learnt collaboratively, built their networks, explored entrepreneurial skills for their personal development and learnt all about venture building.

For the third consecutive year, the retreat was open to the local business community and other universities across the UK, enriching the breadth of the community for those present. Amongst the attendees from higher education were students and alumni from UCL, University of Greenwich, London South Bank University, Oxford University, Goldsmiths, Sotheby’s Institute of Art and University of East London. Representation from local business included TERN, Mission Kitchen, INCO-CatalyseHer and Hatch Enterprise.

The WEN is designed to support all King's students, staff and alumni, who identify as women or non-binary and are comfortable being in a space reflecting on gendered experiences. Joining the WEN increases members’ exposure to entrepreneurial skills, knowledge sharing and a supportive community. All stages and types of ventures are welcome.

It is part of a package of award-winning support, offered by the Entrepreneurship Institute, which has been recognised globally for its outstanding contributions to venture creation.

Photography: Elizabeth Morrow.