BeautyNZ Magazine Autumn 2024

Industry
NEWS
empowerment
The gift of
Successful business leaders and entrepreneurs
encouraging the next generation of business
leaders is a driving force behind the popular
EmpowerHER scholarship.
Following its successful inaugural year,
Dermalogica and SABEN are excited to
announce the return of the EmpowHER
scholarship for a second year in 2024.
Both brands are trailblazing names
in their industries and champions of
female entrepreneurship. They have
adapted the grant (with the help of the
support of The Icehouse) to empower
and inspire even more Kiwi women to
take their businesses to the next level,
fostering innovation, leadership, and
diversity.
Entries for the 2024 scholarship officially
opened at www.empowher.co.nz on
International Women’s Day (March 8).
The EmpowHER Scholarship 2024 aims
to take female entrepreneurship to even
greater heights and will further extend
the categories to benefit more women
in business.
THE 2024 PROGRAMME INCLUDES:
• A total prize pool valued at over
$22,000
• A substantial prize for the runner up
valued at over $5500
• The addition of a new prize category
for an up and coming femalefounded
start-up to the value of
$2999
• One-on-one coaching with each of
the three Chief Executive Officers
for each of the prize categories
Natasha Bourke, founder of Skintopia
and CEO for Two Hundred Doors
(the NZ distributors of Dermalogica)
comments, “We’re proud to join forces
again with SABEN and The Icehouse to
launch the EmpowHER Scholarship for
a second year.
“We were overwhelmed by the
response and the calibre of the
entries we received in our first year
of launching EmpowHER. In 2024,
we are excited to offer additional
opportunities for the winner to
develop their business acumen and
financial skills. Plus, in 2024 we will
also have prizes for the runner up and
for a start-up business to help them to
create their own path in their chosen
industry.”
Roanne Jacobson, founder of SABEN
states: “The EmpowHER Scholarship
is a testament to our commitment to
fostering talent and innovation. We
have loved working closely with Anna
Barlow, the 2023 scholarship winner,
to support her bringing her own line of
products to the market and cannot wait
to extend this prize to more women
in business to help them take their
businesses to the next level.”
The EmpowHER Scholarship is set to
make a profound impact on the lives of
aspiring women in business, continuing
the legacy of both Dermalogica and
SABEN in championing women’s
empowerment as it has for the 2023
EmpowHER scholarship winner Anna
Barlow.
“The support and expertise from both
Roanne and Natasha as well as their
teams of experts has been invaluable,”
says Anna Barlow, owner of Mom
Store.
Roanne Jacobsen,
Anna Barlow and
Natasha Bourke
“I have already learned so much and
been inspired to continue working on
both our existing offering as a business,
as well as working on our own product
ranges. Getting this industry specific
insight has been a game changer for my
small business and has motivated us to
continue growing and changing in what
is currently a tough economic climate.
“The Icehouse business course has
also been great for me. I have no formal
business training and this hands-on
course has been relevant to the growth
phase our business is currently in.”
Entry and eligibility for the
EmpowerHER Scholarship can be found
at empowerher.co.nz
AUTUMN 2024 EDITION
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