# Women's Start-Up Schools Selfmade's Online School Supports Entrepreneurial Women By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-09-19 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/start-up-school References: [businesswire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200917005228/en) & [TrySelfmade](http://TrySelfmade.com/scholarships) Selfmade is a new 10-week [virtual startup school for women](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/her-workplace) created by Brit + Co and sponsored by [Office Depot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-depot-1) that helps equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills they need to start or grow their business. The course, hosted by Brit + Co co-founders Brit Morin and Anjelika Temple, will be free for up to 200 women, with a focus on women of color, women from underserved and underrepresented communities and women in need of support. With Selfmade, women will get access to hours of live instruction, [one-on-one and group coaching](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mentara1), plus customizable pitch decks, templates and other resources to help their businesses thrive. To further support women, a portion of the proceeds from the course will go towards supporting digitalundivided. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Start-up Schools:** The rise of virtual start-up schools presents opportunities for innovative online education platforms and tools. - **Empowering Women Entrepreneurs:** The increasing focus on supporting and empowering women entrepreneurs opens up opportunities for specialized services and platforms tailored to their needs. - **Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship:** The push to address the underrepresentation of women of color and underserved communities in entrepreneurship creates opportunities for initiatives and programs that foster diversity and inclusion. ### Who This Affects Most - **Online Education:** As virtual start-up schools gain traction, the online education industry can capitalize on developing innovative platforms and tools for business education. - **Entrepreneurship Support Services:** The need to empower women entrepreneurs creates opportunities for specialized services, such as coaching, mentorship, and resources tailored to their unique challenges and goals. - **Diversity and Inclusion Programs:** The demand for addressing diversity and inclusion gaps in entrepreneurship presents opportunities for organizations to develop programs and initiatives that provide support, resources, and opportunities to underrepresented communities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Beauty Entrepreneurship Incubators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-entrepreneurship.md) - [Empowering Women Entrepreneur Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/women-entrepreneur.md) - [Beauty Entrepreneurs Growth Studios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breakout-beauty.md) - [Founder Marketing Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/startup-growth-syndicate.md) - [Impactful Beauty Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/odele-for-good.md) - [Beauty Brand Development Courses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lets-learn-about-beauty.md) - [Women-Centric Accelerator Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-good-stuff.md) - [Supportive Female Entrepreneur Scholarships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/female-entrepreneur-scholarship.md) - [Female Athlete-Focused Development Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/professional-development-platform.md)