A women's investment group is hosting what it believes to be Birmingham's first angel investing workshop aimed specifically at women.
Athena Collective will host a female-focused workshop on March 22 at the Innovation Depot and March 23 at Balch & Bingham. The collective focuses on training, supporting and connecting female investors.
The workshop sessions will include topics on startup investing in the context of portfolio diversification; choosing, negotiating and managing investments; investing in tech startups and more. Athena Collective is partnering with Startup Angels, which developed the curriculum with the help of startup investors, to host the workshop.
"Women control nearly 80 percent of consumer purchasing power, but they rarely participate in deciding whether companies launch, grow, or flourish," Nicole Carpenter, co-founder of Athena Collective, said in a press release. "Our goal is to empower women investors, because a more diverse network of funding is critical to growing the region's entrepreneurial culture."
It costs $250 to attend the workshop, but there's a $25 option that only provides access to the Fireside Chat portion on March 22. Click here to register.
Speakers at the workshop include experts from Village Capital, Craft Catalyst, Anderson Growth Partners and more.