Are You Looking for a Path Toward Financial Independence by Developing Your Career Or

Are you looking for a path toward financial independence by developing your career or starting a business?

Attend the free women’s entrepreneurship training program at Seattle University, sponsored by HERA* Seattle, where you will:

·  Receive training from entrepreneurs and experts in the field on starting and running a business

·  Be matched with an experienced mentor for ongoing career support for one year following the class

·  Learn tips and techniques for personal success (e.g., budgeting, work-life balance, presenting yourself)

·  Build a network of personal and professional resources (people and agencies) in the community

The program is free, however, you are expected to commit to attend the course for one week from September 7th through 11th, and then September 26th for final presentations and a graduation ceremony. The program will be held on the Seattle University campus from 9am – 5pm; free lunch and snacks will be provided. Free childcare while you attend the classes can be provided, with advance notice.

HERA is looking for women (aged 21+) who:

·  are very interested in becoming entrepreneurs and/or finding long term employment

·  are at a stage where they can make a serious commitment to their career aspirations

·  have survived trafficking or abuse and/or face difficult economic circumstances that might make them vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation; and

·  are ready and willing to take on the challenges of the HERA training and mentoring.

Emailor contact Suzanne de Janasz (, 434-284-2120) to express your interest in attending. To learn more about HERA and its positive impact, go towww.hera-web.org.

*Since 2008, HERA (Her Equality, Rights and Autonomy) has provided an annual entrepreneurship training and mentoring program to trafficked, exploited, abused, refugee, and other young women at risk. Offered in UK, France, Serbia, and now Seattle, WA, HERA has trained 242 women in entrepreneurship and 260 business mentors, and has provided 105 grants to women in five countries to prevent dangerous migration and the risk of trafficking.

While not all of the graduates start new ventures (which include catering, fashion, cleaning, and child and elder care, real estate, bookkeeping), HERA entrepreneurship training and mentoring give women the confidence and on-going support to pursue their own career aspirations and to work towards achieving financial and economic autonomy.m