14 and 15 March saw the first Pitching Event aiming at empowering women’s entrepreneurial spirit. It was organised by Heraklion Chamber of Commerce through the Cros WUWBA programme, which promotes investments by Business Angels.
The basic goals of this venture is on one hand to facilitate the funding of women entrepreneurs (Startuppers) by triggering the Women Business Angels (WBAs) and on the other to contribute to a sustainable platform of private investments in Greece and Europe in general.
For this reason, for the first time in Crete, the Heraklion Chamber organised, at the H2BHUB area, a Pitching Event which gave the opportunity to 5 new Cretan StartUppers to present their ideas and entrepreneurial activities to potential investor-mentors. They were the Business Angels (Margarita Siganou from Siganos SA Wine & Spirits, Antonia Skaraki fron Skaraki Antonia Design Agency and Christina Chalkiadaki from Chalkiadakis Supermarket.