Ambition shouldn't depend on access.
Stand Up Sis is a community interest company built for women ready to build stronger businesses, careers, confidence and networks — with the mentorship, education and community to back it up.
Our mission
We exist to close the gap between ambition and access — building a community where women get the practical tools, honest guidance and genuine connections to grow on their own terms.
Not a rescue mission. Infrastructure. Stand Up Sis is for capable women who deserve better access to resources, networks, knowledge, opportunities and the room to grow.
Who Stand Up Sis is for
Wherever you are in building your business or career, there's a place for you here.
Aspiring entrepreneurs
You've got the idea. You want the grounding to take it seriously.
Early-stage founders
You've started. You need the next set of tools, and people who get it.
Business owners ready to grow
You're trading. You want sharper strategy, funding routes and a wider network.
Women building their network
You're looking for rooms with the right people in them.
Women seeking mentorship
You want a steer from someone who's already done it.
Women facing barriers to access
Funding, networks or knowledge have been harder to reach than they should be. That changes here.
What we're building
Our programme is growing. Here's the shape of what Stand Up Sis offers, and what's coming next.
Practical workshops and training to build a business that holds up.
Understanding funding routes, and preparing a pitch that lands.
One-to-one guidance from women who've built what you're building.
Confidence, leadership and career development programmes.
Rooms full of ambitious women, and the events that bring them together.
Skills sessions, panels and gatherings — in person and online.
Because building something ambitious shouldn't cost you everything else.
Upcoming opportunities
Programmes and events, as they're confirmed.
Our first opportunities are being shaped
We're developing our first workshops, mentorship cohorts and events. Join the community and you'll be the first to hear when applications open.
Why we exist
Stand Up Sis was founded as a Community Interest Company — a legal structure that locks our activities and any surplus to our social purpose, not private profit.
We started because too many capable women hit the same barriers: to funding, to the right introductions, to affordable space, to straight advice. None of that is a reflection of ability. It's a reflection of access. So we're building the access.
“Stand up. Build. Grow. Together.”
The idea behind the name — one woman's encouragement to another, and a community that shows up.
Ways to get involved
Join the community
Register your interest and be first to hear about programmes, events and opportunities.
Become a mentor
Share what you know with a woman building what you once built.
Partner with us
Councils, funders, corporates and organisations — there's a role for you here.
Come to an event
Workshops, networking and community gatherings, as they're announced.
A serious organisation to build with
We're building relationships with councils, grant funders, corporate sponsors and delivery partners from day one. If you support women's economic development, there's a genuine role for you in what we're building — from programme sponsorship to workshop delivery to workspace partnerships.
Our impact journey is beginning
We're building the systems to measure what matters — women supported, businesses started and grown, funding accessed, mentors involved. Read our approach on the Impact page.
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