Create your Game Plan - business growth session and networking for women

Stop the feast and famine cycle. Create Freedom. Grow your business.

“You can get what you want if you plan and commit to it” -Ceylan Boyce (founder AWE)

Join an award-winning SME strategist & coach to plan your second quarter, tackle your toughest challenges, identify your key goals and discover the top strategies to reach them.

“This was exactly what I needed in my business right now.”

Your business has ups and downs. It often falls into the feast and famine cycle.

One minute, you have more work than you can handle; the next, you’re frantically looking for your next client.

When you get caught in this loop it can feel unstable. Everything seems wobbly and unsure. You often feel stuck in a never ending cycle.

So what do you do? You focus on the clients, the sales, the work, going at a hundred miles an hour to get sh*t done.

And the cycle starts again.

So how do you stop it? How do you end the feast and famine?

How do you make sure you have a stable, growing business that will keep going even when you are spending time with your kids, on holiday or just enjoying life?

Ok, breathe…

You need to take a step back. You need to take the necessary breathing space to plan.

YOU have the power to take control this quarter.

Ready for that stable business growth? Let’s go.

All it takes is the right formula…

Only 6% of women business owners hit their yearly goals. This is how you become one of them:

Success = (Clarity+Focus) x Momentum

Let’s break that down.

You need CLEAR, goals. You need FOCUSED actions. You need the MOMENTUM to keep on track.

Regular strategic planning is the only way to put this formula into action. Plan every 12 weeks, act on the plan, and grow the tide of momentum.

Storytime…

“The workshop for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is PHENOMENAL.”

This is a bit of a humble brag. But we had to share.

Harriet was a freelance copywriter working morning, noon and night, trying to get every job she could. She put pen to paper whenever she good and was doing quite well at winning clients.

But there was a problem. She was so in the work that she struggled to see the bigger picture, and her work was stagnating. Where could she go next?

After attending one of our planning sessions, she left the above review. Yep, she literally called the workshop “PHENOMENAL”.

Now she’s doubled her income, and her business continues to grow. She’s even started to build a team.

The point is from one planning session, big things can happen.

So go on. Take that leap and reap the benefits.

So, what does the planning session look like?

Every business is unique, and every ambitious woman behind it has goals, ideas and dreams that need to be realised.

Whether that is to be the next greatest coach or simply to have more time with the family. Your goals lead directly to your business and, therefore, your actions and strategies.

We’re here to help you achieve them.

Here’s how it works:

1.Pre-planning

When you commit to growing your business, we commit to you. Pre-planning begins two weeks before the event.

Two weeks before event, you will receive an assessment form.

Completing this form will enable us to tailor your planning session to your specific needs and make it entirely relevant to you and your business."

2.Planning

Now we know where you are and what you want to achieve, it’s time for the big day.

• You will be seated with a group of amazing women entrepreneurs. We match our attendees so you will be amongst women at a similar business stage to you.You have the chance to connect, collaborate and exchange ideas with each other.

• We kick off by sharing your personal goal for the workshop with the group.

• We review your Q2 achievements and take a look at your current business situation.

• We define your Q3 goals based on your yearly goal.

• With personalised guidance from our award-winning strategist, we map out a strategic plan to get you achieving these goals.

• Finally we set a focused plan of action and build a to-do list for the next 12 weeks.

PLUS…

• You get to be supported by an award-winning SME strategist & coach throughout the whole session.
• You get to network with some of London’s leading female entrepreneurs.
• And you get to connect and create business opportunities with a glass of wine.....All before 3:00pm.

3.Post-planning

You’ve made it. You’re on track with your to-do list in hand. Now it’s all about momentum.

• After the session you will be able to connect and network with the amazing women you met (we’ve had some transformational partnerships come out of these sessions in the past).

• Join a personal post-workshop assessment call with the AWE team to check how you are getting on with your action plan.

What you will get out of the planning:

• A personalised workbook that you can revisit to help you reconnect with your goals and take the right actions.
• Your full 12 weeks strategy and action plan mapped out on one page (we suggest putting this somewhere visible!)
• A focused to-do list for your next few weeks.
• Kick-ass connections with fellow entrepreneurs and valuable business opportunities.

Who is this planning workshop for?

This planning workshop is for women business owners who…

• …want to uplevel their business in 2025.
• …need clarity on their business direction.
• …are struggling to see the wood for the trees.
• …want to feel motivated to tackle the quarter.
• …are looking for a supportive environment to voice concerns.
• …need to refocus their business efforts.
• …want to realise their vision.
• …want a clear actionable to-do list to follow.

Meet your coach

For March Planning, meet Ceylan Boyce (also known as J).

She helps women double their income every year.

As the founder of Academy for Women Entrepreneurs and host of the She is Awesome Podcast, J is the ultimate connector and opportunity creator for women business owners.

She also happens to be a kick-arse, award-winning business strategist, rock-solid entrepreneurship coach and unapologetic gender equality fighter (all whilst being a gooey mummy and OMing yogi!)

Our sponsors

Naomi Haynes

Naomi Haynes Financial Planning

Naomi Haynes is a multi-award-winning Chartered Financial Planner, a Fellow of the Personal

Finance Society, and a passionate advocate for financial empowerment.

With over 25 years in financial services, Naomi specialises in translating complex financial matters into

clear, jargon-free advice, helping people take control of their money with confidence. She works with

individuals, families, and business owners—particularly those who find finances overwhelming—to create

tailored financial plans that support their goals and future security.

Naomi’s expertise and impact have been widely recognised. She was awarded Silver for Business

Woman of the Year at the 2024 National SME Awards and Gold for Best Consumer Business at the

2023 Best Business Women Awards, among other accolades.

Beyond her client work, Naomi is committed to financial education. She runs engaging workshops for

businesses, schools, and community groups, equipping people with the knowledge and tools to make

their money work harder for them. She is also a mentor to female financial advisers entering the

industry, supporting the next generation of women in finance. Additionally, she is dedicated to

enhancing diversity in financial services and ensuring that financial planning is accessible to everyone.

When she’s not demystifying the world of finance, Naomi enjoys spending time with her husband, three

children, and dogs. She works with clients both online and in person across England.

SAM LINDSAY

My Mortgage Angel

I founded My Mortgage Angel in 2016, based in Essex and London, following a burning desire to do things differently in the world of mortgages. I wanted to put clients as the centre of priority rather than the earlier experience I’d had with my own mortgage application, which was very much business process driven.

Buying a house, or re-mortgaging a current property, are significant financial decisions for most of us. My passion lies in helping people make the right choices for them, by offering clear, whole-of-market mortgage advice that demystifies the process. I also help my clients choose the right level of protection, including life insurance, income protection, and cover for serious or critical illness.

My professional contacts and qualifications allow access to a range of rates, and my approach is always about getting to know each individual client. Only when I’ve properly understood your needs and goals, can I present you with the most relevant, fully researched options to choose from.

I hold myself to extremely high standards, with an enduring aim to offer the best possible service. I’m particularly proud of the fact that the vast majority of clients who approach My Mortgage Angel for advice, do so because they were personally referred by someone they trust.

What else? I enjoy challenging the popular stereotype that mortgage advice is dull and confusing, just as much as I love subverting expectations about what an expert mortgage broker ‘should’ look like. I rarely wear a suit to work, and you’ll usually find me wearing a pair of the above-mentioned quirky shoes!

If you’re looking for expert mortgage and protection advice, My Mortgage Angel is on hand to guide you.

Stefania Bartolomei

One of a Style

Stefania is a multi-awarded Italian personal stylist and founder of One of a Style, an agency that provides personal style coaching for real women with real lives.Since 2016, Stefania has worked her magic with personal clients from all walks of life, from executives and business leaders to brides and new mums, and she also offers a range of services for corporate clients to help them tackle a business challenge, liven up an event or as a way of thanking their staff or clients.One of a Style has recently evolved from a one-woman passion project to a successful, growing business, with additional stylists on the team, who are equally passionate about helping women look and feel their best every day.

Our Media Partner

Startups Magazine is a publication which champions tech startups - the entrepreneurial heroes disrupting industries and the creators’ challenging norms and breaking boundaries.

In print and online, the Startups Magazine team works hard to deliver unique content to startups providing valuable insights from industry experts, advice on business fundamentals and most importantly - a platform to introduce tech startups to the world stage.

Subscribers of the publication have access to so much! You can read gold-dust content from experts, receive upcoming issues, be the first to be invites to events and can have their own startup featured editorially!

Alongside the magazine, the company also has a podcast called The Cereal Entrepreneur where they interview the most innovative startups of the moment! As well as talking about some startup lessons and failure fables with a sprinkling of inspirational advice from experts and startups themselves.

Still not convinced?

Let’s have a chat to see if this is the right step for you.