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Instagram Are Opening Their Doors To Help 25 Lucky Small-Business Owners

Run, don't walk. - by marie claire
  • 08 Sep 2021
Instagram Are Opening Their Doors To Help 25 Lucky Small-Business Owners

It’s official: Gone are the days of the traditional 9-to-5.

With the convergence of internet advancements and social entrepreneurialism, terms like ‘side hustle’ and ‘girlboss’ now sit comfortably in the workforce vernacular. Disappointingly, digital technology isn’t the only vehicle driving women to reach new #selfmade heights.

According to a recent survey conducted by our research team at Are Media, 87% of women aged under 25 feel that sexist attitudes still exist in business, while 72% of young Aussie women don’t feel that there is enough diversity in their industry.

Despite these age-old challenges we, as women, are more often than not predisposed to (yawn), the research also discovered that these female entrepreneurs are as resilient as they are ambitious.

In fact, 84% of the women surveyed believe their business has potential to be more successful, and 79% are intending to upskill or increase training in order to run their business.

And that’s what we’re all about here at marie claire: supporting women to fulfill their long-held ambitions and aspirations. With force.

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marie claire and Are Media have partnered with Instagram to give 25 young Australian female business owners the opportunity of a lifetime: to join the Instagram Academy and accelerate the success of their businesses online. Yes, really.

For the first time in Australia, Instagram will be opening their doors to 25 of the country’s most promising, young female business owners, sharing their social media secrets for success.

If you are selected as one of Australia’s top 25 business trailblazers under the age of 25, you will receive:

  • An exclusive digital training experience at Instagram Academy, learning everything you need to know about nailing your business’ Instagram strategy from the tech experts who work for the platform, themselves
  • Advice and mentorship from some of Australia’s leading business experts including, Are Media CEO Jane Huxley, Lillian Ahenkan AKA @flex.mami, Grace Brennan, founder of @buyfromthebush, and Laura Thompson and Sianna Catullo from @clothingthegaps
  • Coaching from a member of the Facebook Australia Sales team, offering bespoke advice specifically for the participants.
  • $1,000 in Facebook ad credits to boost your business to customers across Instagram, Facebook and more
  • National visibility in announcements and articles across Are Media’s titles including marie claire, ELLE, Girlfriend and more

Sound like you? There’s no time like the present to take control of your career and put your business forward for the recognition it deserves.

To apply, you will need to:

  • Be a legal resident of Australia
  • Be aged between eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25)
  • Have an Instagram account with less than 250,000 followers at the time of applying, as well as throughout the application period and winner selection process
  • Identify as female and are the founder and/or owner of a registered business with an Australian Business Number (ABN)

Government officials and political figures aren’t eligible to participate in the Academy

Hurry! Entries close Friday, October 1. Enter the competition here. 

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