Interview of Servane Mouazan by Pemo Theodore from Ezebis. 

It's crucial for women social entrepreneurs to network with investors and understand their language.

Servane announces the launch of Make a Wave a pre-incubator programme for women social entrepreneurs.

Make a Wave started 4 years ago with a seed grant programme. It has now evolved into a Specialist Pre-Incubator Programme for Women Social Entrepreneurs.

The aim of this pre-incubator programme is to facilitate access to women investors, learn their language and requests, and to boost confidence and skills of women entrepreneurs to pitch to impact investment panels.

This learning and co-mentoring programme for 12 women social entrepreneurs is supported by the RSA Catalyst Fund andOgunte.

It is made of 6 exclusive visits and access to women angels and impact investors, access to mentors and experts who will offer their insights and feedback on your social business proposal. The programme is topped up by a series of teleconferences with global women social innovators.

The 12 candidates women social entrepreneurs will be selected through a business diagnostic application.

We ask the participants to commit to the 6 lunch-time visits and teleconferences, from September 2011 to February 2012.

Upon completion, access and mentoring to incubator and investment programmes will be facilitated.