Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, is partnering the Bicester Collection to provide tailored executive education to winners of an entrepreneurship competition.
The Unlock Her Future™ Prize 2025 will support the next wave of female social entrepreneurs in the award's target region of South Asia.
Social entrepreneurship is a key focus of Oxford Saïd and was the main theme of the Global Innovation Index 2024, edited by Oxford Saïd Dean Professor Soumitra Dutta. Within the School, social entrepreneurship is championed by the Skoll Centre, an internationally renowned social impact centre, which brings researchers and practitioners together to generate insights on how to lead, organise, finance, measure, and scale impact. These insights are then incorporated into learning programmes for entrepreneurial leaders at Oxford and worldwide.
The Bicester Collection award is an annual start-up competition for female social impact entrepreneurs. For its third edition, the annual entrepreneurship programme aims to drive change by identifying and supporting women social impact entrepreneurs from South Asia.
As the academic partner, Oxford Saïd will be providing an executive education programme and bespoke leadership coaching for the winners, to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. Prize winners will each receive a business grant of up to US$100,000 to launch and scale their start-up.