WE Hatch
Unleash potential
There is a massive amount of data and surveys, including our own research, that indicates there is a huge pent up demand and opportunity for tremendous impact by empowering women students and women in the community to achieve greater success in entrepreneurial activities. Women are disadvantaged in entrepreneurship enrollment, networking, venture capital raises and access to resources, yet they desire to make societal impact and achieve financial success and control of their lives. It is estimated that several trillions of global economic impact is left on table by leaving women behind in the entrepreneurial equation.
WE Hatch seeks to unleash the potential of creative, innovative and entrepreneurial women through curriculum, programming, mentorship, and venture funding support.
Our Commitment
WE Hatch seeks to advance creative, innovative and entrepreneurial women within UD and the broader community.
Our goals include:
- Attract and grow student, faculty and community engagement
- Optimize opportunity for women to realize their full potential as innovators and value creators
- Deliver economic and societal benefits for women and those they impact
- Broaden career choices through entrepreneurial skills and mindset
- Succeeding in male dominated industries, such as STEM/Business
- Successful value proposition and business model design
- Networking support
- Apprenticeship and mentorship
- New venture creation support
- Career change or re-start
- Intra-preneurship
- New venture launch
- Scaling ventures
- STEM innovation
- Upward networking
- Access to resources, including capital
WE Hatch Honor Circle
The Honor Circle recognizes women – our mothers, sisters, daughters, friends, colleagues and co-workers - who have inspired and continue to inspire us and those closest to them with their creativity, ingenuity, innovative spirit and entrepreneurial aptitude. Nominations for 2024 are being accepted until February 10, 2024.
Thank you to our sponsors
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Get To Know Horn: Megan Pillsbury
March 19, 2024 | Written by Yashlee FrancoisUniversity of Delaware has welcomed a few new faculty members over the past couple years from a wide range of departments and fields. Gladly UD’s Ratcliffe Eco Entrepreneurship Fellows Program (REEF) has added Megan Pillsbury as their director in 2022. A talented individual like Megan Pillsbury has a lot to share and a lot for us to learn about. She was able to speak with Horn Entrepreneurship and share some more about herself, her role, and experiences. -
Handing Over The Horn Series: Feeling Like The Imposter
March 01, 2024 | Written by Yashlee FrancoisExplore the enigma of Imposter Syndrome, plaguing even the most accomplished individuals. Delve into its origins, discover personal anecdotes from college students grappling with self-doubt, and learn practical strategies to break free from the shadows. -
Horn Entrepreneurship's Awards & Scholarships 2024
February 26, 2024 | Written by Ryan SigmundHorn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware is pleased to unveil a dynamic shift in the application process for our esteemed Entrepreneurship Awards and Scholarships. Departing from traditional essays, the new modernized approach seeks to streamline the process for students while providing a better assessment through the eyes of our newly implemented selection committee, composed of Horn Entrepreneurship faculty and staff. Applications are now open until March 10.