One Roof Women
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One Roof Women is a Melbourne start-up designed to foster women's entrepreneurship.
Early Days
One Roof Women was founded by former corporate lawyer[1] Sheree Rubinstein, and US-based strategist Gianna Wurzl.[2][3] In 2015, after establishing coworking spaces in Melbourne and Los Angeles, Rubinstein and Wurzl incorporated a Sydney women's coworking space, founded by Catriona Wallace.[4]
The early iteration of the One Roof model looked at converting under-utilised physical spaces to transform them into shared workspaces for women.[1][5] One Roof sought to create a complete ecosystem supporting women in business. This ecosystem incorporated traditional networking and publicity infrastructure, such as business and start-up events and workshops, into less traditional support structures, such as yoga and meditation classes. These elements were buttressed by networked service provision for new businesses, such as legal, finance, fundraising, and communications services.[6][7]
Evolution
In April 2016, One Roof took over space in Southbank, offering dedicated office space as well as co-working space. One Roof estimates it has engaged 10,000 women across four cities and hosted over 500 workshops.[8] Rubinstein won the 2016 Victorian Young Achievers Leadership Award[9][10] and was nominated as one of Australia's top young innovators by The Foundation for Young Australians for One Roof's contribution to women in business. In 2015, Rubinstein won a $10,000 seed grant from BASF to drive innovation. Rubinstein continued her connection with the One Roof charity partner SHE, run by Melbourne-based non-profit YGAP, which seeks to foster female entrepreneurs via its accelerator programs in Kenya, South Africa, and Australia to improve the lives of women and girls.[11][12]
References
- ^ "BASF Grant" (PDF).
- ^ "RAISING THE CO-WORKING STANDARD". Business News Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Zhao, Helen (4 January 2017). "From cannabis startups to surfers: Coworking spaces go more niche as the shared office market explodes". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "A tech hub of one's own: Australia's first space for female-led tech start-ups". Financial Review. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "The top 10 moments for Australian women in tech in 2015 - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Women to co-work under One Roof". 27 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Meet the female entrepreneurs creating new ways to connect". The Weekly Review. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Sheree Rubinstein - Victorian Women's Trust". Victorian Women's Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Current Winners | Awards Australia". www.awardsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Top accolade for TOM founder - The Australian Jewish News". The Australian Jewish News. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Women to co-work under One Roof". 27 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles-Melbourne startup community unites with poverty-fighting accelerator to put more women in front of investors - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.