She Can, She Did Manchester mid week mingle

I recently attended  a panel night/networking event in Manchester, run by She Can, She Did a platform started in 2017 that puts the spotlight on women in their teen, twenties and thirties who've launched their own businesses around the UK. 




The night consisted of a panel discussion by four female founders, Jenna Su, Alice Benham, Rosie Ann Butcher and Charlotte Larder, and an opportunity to mingle with other female entrepreneurs. 

The discussion was based around how the panellists began their businesses, although i did have a good evening, at some times it felt too female focused; often discussing the hardship of being a woman in business and not as much focused on the positive, encouraging aspects. 

The networking side of the evening was the part which i felt was the most rewarding and beneficial, i exchanged information with a number of women including a woman who runs a podcast focused around women in business, who I've recently been in contact with on instagram, and she's asked me to come on to her podcast and discuss The Prawn Shop and how it began. 

Overall the night was a good experience however i feel that i would benefit more from a more fashion focused panel, and so i'm looking in to more evenings of a similar structure.