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Our programs

  • Designed with Harvard experts, Girls With Impact is a unique program for all young women ages 14 – 24, equipping them with entrepreneurship skills, confidence and business knowledge that set them apart when it comes to their future success and college resume.

  • Set herself apart from the competition

    Make her college resume stand out

    Enhance her presentation skills

    Give her valuable entrepreneurship skills

    Give her huge confidence boost

    Designed with

    Harvard experts

  • 10 Live Classes • Learn From Home • Young Women ages 14-24 • Live & Online

  • Relying on traditional methods to stand-out (grades, sports, volunteering etc.) is no longer enough to really differentiate yourself from peers in today's competitive world. Today, young women need.

  • Entrepreneurship

    Innovation

    Leadership

    Through our Impact Driven Entrepreneurship training model, young women are equipped with the skills, confidence and tools to: Investigate, ideate, innovate and ignite a venture that takes her passion and turns it into an impactful business or non-profit.

    We give her a unique way to differentiate herself, show what she’s done, and stand out from the crowd.

  • The program’s development was led by team of experts from Harvard Busieness School's Career Center, GWI's CEO -- who has taught business and entrepreneurship at New York University and to groups at Fortune 500 companies, GWI's Chief Learning Officer Susan Fleming, and a 30-year guidance expert, Linda Woods.

What They Will Learn & Create in the GWI Innovation Academy

We have created a robust and detailed program that covers a wide range of business topics and objectives.

A color-coded table outlining a startup business development process with columns for 'Learn,' 'Ask or Challenge,' and 'Create,' and rows for different stages like Orientation, Investigate, Innovate, Ignite, and Graduation. Each cell contains specific activities, questions, or outputs related to entrepreneurship.

Fees and Financial Aid

  • Yes. Just as with the YWCA, swimming or other programs, it helps cover our professional coaches, technology, platform, curriculum, start-up kits and more.

    Tuition fees are on a sliding scale, up to $995, based on financial need. This equates to about $30 per hour for the orientation, 9-week Academy, mentoring and review and in-person graduation. All course materials are included in this fee.

    This program is worth substantially more for the education, network and business/venture development as well as the increased likelihood of scholarships and job earnings. Our program has been valued at $2,000.

  • Financial aid is offered to students in the USA from low-moderate income households.

    If you meet our financial aid requirements you will be awarded a funded / part funded place.

    Please see here for our financial aid process.

    Please indicate your need for financial aid by emailing ops@girlswithimpact.com.

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