The Online Startup School for Female
Entrepreneurs is Enabling the Launch of Hundreds of New Female
Founded Companies
Brit + Co today announced that founding sponsor
Office Depot will be joined by H&R Block’s Block Advisors to
sponsor the third cohort of Selfmade, a 10-week virtual startup
school for women. The course is hosted by Brit + Co founder Brit
Morin and includes highly personalized skill development to enable
each student to start or grow her own business.
To help drive educational change, Office Depot’s and Block
Advisors’ sponsorships will enable 400 women to attend the course
for free, focusing on women of color, women from underserved and
underrepresented communities, and women in need of support to help
them trailblaze.
"In a year where unemployment has reached new heights among
women, more than 500 from diverse backgrounds made a decision to
take a leap of faith and sign up for Selfmade,” said Morin. “With
the tools we provided, the group and one-on-one coaching, and
advice from our world class guest teachers, these women dreamt big,
put ideas into motion and even started making money on their own
terms,” Morin added. “I’ve been so impressed with everything our
alumni have created and can't wait to help thousands more just like
them as we grow."
As part of the curriculum, students will also hear from over a
dozen other notable female founders, experts and investors who have
signed on to help teach, including Gwyneth Paltrow (founder and CEO
of Goop), Melissa Bernstein (co-founder and CCO of Melissa &
Doug; founder of Lifelines.com), Mariam Naficy (founder and CEO of
Minted), Joy Cho (founder and CEO of Oh Joy) and many more.
In addition to sponsoring 200 new scholarships, Office Depot
will provide all participants with a Selfmade Welcome Kit complete
with exclusive products and customer favorites and a Selfmade
Workbook to help them focus on their passion and accomplish more in
their business.
“Women who left the workforce last year and were drawn to
entrepreneurship are still looking for the resources to start and
grow their business,” said Wesley-Anne Brinkhurst, vice president
of marketing for Office Depot. “We’re delighted to collaborate with
Brit + Co again to provide Selfmade scholarships and the products
and services needed to help even more women build the business of
their dreams.”
Block Advisors will additionally lead a Selfmade class on small
business taxes, sharing expertise and tips to help course
participants meet their federal, state, and local tax obligations.
This is just one of the services offered by Block Advisors, which
supports small business owners so they can focus on what they love
rather than taxes, bookkeeping, and payroll.
“We are excited for the opportunity to directly help hundreds of
female entrepreneurs through this innovative program,” said Kathy
Pickering, chief tax officer at H&R Block who will lead the
Selfmade class on small business taxes. “Most small business owners
start their business to pursue a passion, not to crunch numbers.
Backed by our expertise in small business taxes, we can set these
women up for success at tax time and beyond.”
Features and benefits of Selfmade include:
- 15+ hours of live instruction in all facets of how to start a
company
- 1:1 coaching and group chats with like-minded
entrepreneurs
- Customizable templates for P&Ls, pitch decks, marketing
assets and more
- Access to world class experts in tech, finance, marketing,
sales, and investing
Selfmade registration is currently open and class will kick off
on Monday, March 1. For more information on Selfmade, visit
www.TrySelfmade.com and to nominate yourself or someone you know
for a scholarship, visit http://bit.ly/SMODScholarship.
About Brit + Co Founded by Brit Morin, Brit + Co is on a
mission to give women the courage and creativity to live life at
their fullest potential. Through our inspirational content,
educational online classes and useful products, she is enabled to
shape her future. Over the past nine years, Brit + Co has become
one of the largest digital brands for women, now reaching an
engaged community of over 115 million monthly users across its
website and platforms. It is a top 5 global publisher on Pinterest,
has garnered over a billion video views and has produced more than
60,000 pieces of content. The brand extends offline as well, with
permanent retail experiences, classes, events, and physical
products sold at mass retail stores nationwide. Visit Brit.co for
more information.
About Office Depot Office Depot, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of The ODP Corporation (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading provider
of business services, products and digital workplace technology
solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses. Through its
banner brands Office Depot® and OfficeMax®, as well as others, the
company offers its customers the tools and resources they need to
focus on their passion of starting, growing and running their
business through approximately 1,200 stores, an online presence and
thousands of dedicated sales professionals. For more information,
visit news.theodpcorp.com and follow @officedepot on Facebook,
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The ODP Corporation and Office Depot are trademarks of The
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About H&R Block H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB)
provides help and inspires confidence in its clients and
communities everywhere through global tax preparation, financial
products, and small business solutions. The company blends digital
innovation with the human expertise and care of its associates and
franchisees as it helps people get the best outcome at tax time,
and better manage and access their money year-round. Through Block
Advisors and Wave, the company helps small business owners thrive
with disruptive products like Wave Money, a small business banking
and bookkeeping solution, and the only business bank account to
manage bookkeeping automatically. For more information, visit
H&R Block News or follow @HRBlockNews on Twitter. Our small
business tax professional certification is awarded by Block
Advisors, a part of H&R Block, based upon successful completion
of proprietary training.
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Brit + Co Press@brit.co
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Office Depot Danny.Jovic@officedepot.com
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