Female Founders Thrive
An event to help women grow their confidence and sell their stuff.
Thursday 5th March 2026, 09:15 – 16:00, Ashridge House
Join us on 5th March
Our annual Female Founders event is coming back in 2026 to bring you another inspirational and energising day for local female business owners.
The focus for our day will be around building confidence to sell your stuff!
We’re currently working out the details and will be confirming the agenda & speakers early in January 2026 but tickets are available now at an exclusive early access price.
As well as hearing from our speakers we will have plenty of time for you to meet and connect with fellow attendees and to have discussions on the theme of the day & more.
Key Information
The event is taking place on Thursday 5th March 2026 between 09:15am and 4pm, at Ashridge House, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NS
As a small business owner and working parent myself I fully appreciate the “juggle” that we all face. So although we will have an agenda running from 9:15am until 4pm if you need to arrive slightly late or leave slightly early that is more than ok.
The event is open to all local business women in and around The Chilterns.
What Our Attendees Say
This is our fourth year running this flagship event to celebrate International Women’s Day, here’s what some of our attendees said about our previous Female Founders Events…
Informative, inspiring and definitely worth the day out and the investment. I came away feeling invigorated.
Lisa, Gomm-Gomm Design
Female Founders Rise, 2023
An incredible and supportive event by women, for women. A wonderful atmosphere for sharing ideas and experiences. No judgement, no agenda. A fantastic day.
Ally, Cherry Baby
Female Founders Succeed, 2025
It’s a really positive event, a chance to network and hear from other female founders.
Rebecca, Weave Interiors
Female Founders Shine, 2024
I’d encourage any female founder to attend this event, it has such a feel good factor, is really well organised and will make you feel SO GOOD!
Anna, ADF Consultancy
Female Founders Succeed, 2025
Really enlightening to take time away from the business to think about other things that still affect your work and day to day life. Great feeling of support and community, left cup feeling very full.
Tanya, Aldcroft Photography
Female Founders Rise, 2023
Early Access Ticket
Early access tickets are available now at 20% off full price (full ticket price £110).
£87.50
Your ticket includes everything you need for the day – there are no hidden extras.
You will receive refreshments and lunch at the venue, plus an exclusive goody bag.
Chiltern Biz Members receive 10% off ticket price; find out more about Our Membership here.
Our Event Partners
We’re so grateful to our Event Partners for supporting our Event. These female founded businesses perfectly align with our values and aims of our event; please do keep reading to find out more about them.
Groves Creative
Founded by Samantha, Groves Creative specialises in creating designs that not only look great but make life easier for you. From one-off projects to monthly design support, they’re here to keep your brand consistent, your marketing materials fresh, and your visuals scroll-stopping.
VAA Solutions
VAA Solutions is a 2025 nominated VA Award team, offering a range of solutions to help you to escape the Admin Jungle, maintain your entrepreneurial progress and scale your business. Solutions are provided in a flexible, alternative way to fulfilling your administrative demands, in a cost and time efficient way.
Would you like to sponsor our Event?
Now in our fourth year, this event brings together an energised and highly engaged community of local female founders. We’re offering businesses the chance to connect with this audience by sponsoring the event, with additional opportunities to feature across our online channels.
We have a range of sponsorship packages designed to suit different budgets and levels of involvement, and every contribution helps us deliver an outstanding experience for attendees—including an exclusive goody bag.
If you’d like to explore how your business can get involved, simply complete the form below to receive our Event Support Pack or contact Corinne to talk some more.
Our Event Photography
We’re delighted to announce that our event will, again, be photographed by Aldcroft Photography.
Tanya is a family, branding and event photographer based in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. She captures natural and genuine images with her relaxed lifestyle photography.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does my ticket include?
Your ticket includes everything you need for the day! You will receive refreshments and lunch at the venue, plus an exclusive goody bag.
I came last year, will it be the same?
Although the event is at the same venue as last year – which I hope you agree was amazing – with a new theme and different speakers the event won’t be the same.
Can I park at the venue?
Yes there is ample parking at the venue.
What should I wear?
Absolutely anything you feel comfortable and confident in! We hope it’s going to be an inspirating and special event and is obviously a chance for a work day out, but there’s no dress code and we’re definitely not corporate!
The most important thing is for you to relax and enjoy the event.
What should I bring?
Yourself, plus a pen & paper.
We’re not big fans of mass business card swapping but do bring some along so you can share with fellow attendees who would like to find out more and connect with you.
Who is the event for?
The event is designed for local female business owners. You may be a solopreneur, have a small team or freelance with other businesses.
I don’t like networking is this event right for me?
Maybe you’ve been going to the wrong kind of networking events?!
Really the networking going on here will be chatting with other female founders over coffee & lunch. There won’t be any elevator pitches, selling or signing up to affiliate schemes.
The aim with all our events is to create a comfortable environment for business owners to connect with like minded people to support and learn from each other.
After I’ve bought my ticket can I cancel and get a refund?
I’m afraid we are unable to offer refunds on tickets purchased for Female Founders Succeed.
If you are no longer able to make it, you may transfer your ticket to someone else; just make sure you let us know change of details.
I’ve got some more questions…
Send me an email at corinne@chilternbizcollective.co.uk and I’ll get back to you ASAP!
I’d like to advertise my business at the event.
Get in touch with me at corinne@chilternbizcollective.co.uk and I can send you further details about our sponsorship packages.