Scotland: National Rural Network
Connecting Rural Scotland - Promoting Rural Growth

This workshop is aimed at women considering setting up a consultancy in science, engineering, technology or the built environment (SET). It will also be useful for women thinking of starting another type of SET business. The day includes a skills audit, advice on how to generate leads and a look at whether self employment is right for you. The workshop will be facilitated by Vanessa Boon of Energise, an associate trainer with the UKRC.

**Travel expenses and care expenses can be provided to enable participants to attend (receipts required)**

Learning outcomes for participants:

• To get inspiration from real-life success stories
• To be aware of your motivation to go for self-employment
• To assess whether self-employment is right for you, inc. work-life balance factors
• To weigh up the potential risks and rewards
• To identify your marketable skills - what you could sell
• To know how to check the viability of your consultancy - is there room in the market for you?
• To have ideas on how to raise your SET profile to make consultancy a realistic option for you
• To know where to look for further support & information
• To know what you need to do next to become ready for self-employment

About us

The Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology works to create sustainable change for the participation of women in science, engineering, technology and built environment (SET) sectors in Scotland. We do this by changing employment practices and workplace cultures to support gender equality, and supporting the recruitment, retention, and success of women where they are significantly under-represented.

You can book online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NW5JQLL
If you have questions about this event please contact src@napier.ac.uk