A conversation about how to start and stay the course as a BIPOC entrepreneur with Tynah Matembe founder of Moneymatix
Agenda
17:00 - 17:30
Arrival, refreshments & networking
17:30 - 17:50
Welcome from Radiant and Brighter & CodeBase
17:50 - 18:30
Staying the course: Micheal Matovu and Pheona Matovu in Conversation with Tyna
18:30 - 19:30
Discussion and Questions
19:00 - 19:50
Refreshments & networking
19:50
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About this event
What is it?
The entrepreneurial contributions of Black Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) founders in Scotland are often under-represented, and CodeBase and Techscaler are delighted to be working in partnership with Radiant and Brighter. Through this partnership, we are delivering empowering events and showcasing BIPOC founders and businesses.
Following on from our sustainability discussion in January, this month we will be hosting a conversation about how to start and stay the course as a BIPOC entrepreneur with Tynah Matembe founder of Moneymatix who will be sharing how she got over the start up hurdles and what practical measures she has applied to grow her business despite the challenges. Micheal and Pheona will also share their experiences and learns from supporting BIPOC founded businesses. Book your place to join the conversation.
What will I learn?
This event is an opportunity to hear directly from one of Scotland's leading Black Founders as she describes her journey through the Scottish business ecosystem.
Where and when is this taking place?
This event is taking place at CodeBase Edinburgh 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL on Tuesday 13th February 2024 from 5.30pm to 8pm.
Who will be there?
This event is open to any BIPOC founders with innovative ideas, BIPOC individuals exploring business opportunities, or ecosystem builders seeking insights into fostering inclusive spaces and sustaining BIPOC talent and innovation.
What are these events?
Radiant and Brighter's mission is to unlock the potential within the migrant population and racialised communities in Scotland ensuring the inclusivity of untapped talents and skills both economically and socially. Founded on real life experience and over 15 years of dedicated work, Radiant and Brighter offer a proven and successful suite of services and programs in enterprise support, antiracism, ethnicity and culture, supporting companies to address structural and systemic barriers.
This series of events aims to provide a supportive space for Black Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) founders. It is a platform for inspiration, knowledge sharing and navigating Scotland's business structures. Our sessions foster connections and pathways for founders to engage with Techscaler and the wider business ecosystem. The space also offers the opportunity to hear from BIPOC guest speakers who share invaluable insights and experiences from their endeavours in Scotland and beyond.
Registration
We ask everyone to sign up individually, so we can have an estimate of how many people want to attend, this will allow us to prevent food waste by avoiding over-catering. Please cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend.
We will also check-in each person on Eventbrite as they join the event so make sure you've signed up to the event in order to attend!
We also encourage everyone to sign up individually so we know of any accessibility requirements in advance.
Tickets are very limited so be sure to register!
About Radiant and Brighter Community Interest Company
Radiant and Brighter Community Interest Company was set up to unlock potential within racialised communities and the migrant population in Scotland ensuring ‘New Scots’ are better able to use their talents and skills, in order to contribute economically and socially. The company offers a proven and successful suite of services in antiracism, intercultural competence and ethnicity supporting businesses and organisations to better understand and address systemic barriers to equity. Crucially, based on years of lived experience and work with minoritised communities, programs are designed to support organisations to understand what they need to put in place in order to deliver enhanced customer and staff experience for those in their workspaces and communities. Radiant and Brighter is partnering with CodeBase to develop an antiracism approach.
Tynah Matembe
Tynah Matembe is a financial inclusion expert and CEO of MoneyMatiX, which aims to improve under-represented communities' financial capability and well-being. She hosts the Grow Your Money podcast and programs that empower youth and underserved people to improve their financial capability and realise their potential.A lawyer by training, Tynah's career has spanned from working with the UN on poverty alleviation to financial services in East Africa and the UK. She founded MoneyMatiX based on her family's experience of migrating to the UK, giving her a unique perspective on the challenges faced by underserved communities.Tynah's impressive track record and commitment to empowering communities has seen her recognised as Scotland's Most Inspirational Fintech Leader (2019), selected as a founder of the Scottish Government's prestigious Unlocking Ambition, and featured in several publications for her outstanding contribution to financial empowerment. Her expertise and leadership in the financial education sector make her a valuable asset to the industry.
MoneyMatiX
MoneyMatiX is a financial capability company that provides practical money management resources, innovative programs, and a podcast designed to spark money conversations and provide essential life skills within diverse communities, working with individuals, workplaces, schools, and groups.They also partner with mainstream organisations and Financial Institutions to reduce systemic barriers to financial inclusion, aiming to improve communities' well-being and societal contribution.