Lessons Learned from Female Entrepreneurs: Essential Steps for Starting Your Business

Lessons Learned from Female Entrepreneurs: Essential Steps for Starting Your Business We have selected three interviews to give you insight into the key steps entrepreneurs take to launch and grow their businesses successfully. Chiara, Tessa & Lotte, and Madelief, four driven founders, share their essential steps for navigating the early stages of their startups. Learn […]
Meet Chiara Liqui Lungi: Co-Founder of Monytri, the Company Transforming Financial Education

Hello Chiara! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching Monytri? The inspiration to start Monytri came from an experience my co-founder, David, had with his godchild. He wanted to gift stock and financial education but found it surprisingly difficult […]
Meet Tessa and Lotte Lehman de Lehnsfeld: Founders of Novigate, the Company Empowering Women Through Adventure and Personal Growth

Hello Tessa and Lotte! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching Novigate? For the longest, we’ve wanted to start a business together but we didn’t quite know what. It was after a coaching program that we did together and […]
Meet Hawa from the FEM-START Team!

Hi Hawa! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today. Could you share a little bit about yourself? Hi! I am Hawa, 21 years old and born and raised in Rotterdam. I am fully Liberian (West African). Currently, I am a third-year International Business student in Rotterdam with marketing as my specialization. I am a […]
Empowering Dutch Female Entrepreneurs: Ayanna Colden’s Transformative Exploration of the LA Market.

Introduction My name is Ayanna Colden, and I am the CEO and Co-founder of Aroma, a 100% natural skincare line. Our mission at Aroma is to ensure that every woman feels so radiant and confident that skincare becomes her new make-up. Aroma is a mother-daughter venture inspired by my mother, the DIY queen, who always […]
Meet Madelief Beije: Founder of MEOMARI, the Company Redefining Ultra-Luxury for Dogs

Hello Madelief! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching MEOMARI & MEO MATE ? My entrepreneurial journey is a collaborative adventure that I share with my brother. He is an early investor in cryptocurrencies, and in 2017, he invited […]
Meet Ery Sanchez: Founder of La Sanchez, the Company Empowering Authenticity and Style Through Every Challenge

Hello Ery! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching La Sanchez? I feel very blessed with all the life experiences I have been through. I owned and managed a construction company in my home country (Mexico) for over 10+ […]
Meet Chesley Verbond: Founder of ItsyCycle, the Company Turning Struggles into Purpose

Hello Chesley! We’re thrilled to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching ItsyCycle? My own experiences as the child of young parents led to challenges in their parenting. I witnessed my parents’ struggles and realized that I wanted to do things differently […]
Meet Marleen Creton, Founder of Bijlmerbox, the Company Empowering Local Businesses Through Connection and Purpose

Hello Marleen! We’re excited to be chatting with you today at FEM-START. Could you share what sparked your entrepreneurial journey and the motivation behind launching Bijlmerbox? I started a handmade jewelry business around 2006 and sold my designs at different markets/fairs for years. That’s how I met a lot of small business owners and learned […]