ENTREPRENEUR OUTREACH INITIATIVE
The POWER of CIVIC ENGAGEMENT for WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
As an entrepreneur, you’ve already taken the bold step of bringing your ideas to life, shaping not just your own future but also creating opportunities within your community. Your journey uniquely positions you to influence the broader landscape in which your business operates.
Civic engagement represents a powerful extension of your entrepreneurial spirit, offering a pathway to directly impact the policies and decisions that shape your environment.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT goes beyond VOTING. It’s about ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING in the FABRIC of your LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Engaging civically is about lending your voice to the economic development boards, planning, and zoning commissions that make decisions affecting your business and community’s future.
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EDGE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
As a business owner, your civic engagement ensures that local businesses’ needs are considered in policy-making. Your unique, solutions-driven mindset promotes inclusive economic development strategies, strengthening your community and creating opportunities for all. By leveraging your experience in navigating risks, creating opportunities, and building teams, you can lead beyond your business, advancing not only your enterprise but also strengthening the economic and social fabric of your community.
GET STARTED WITH CLER
The Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap (CLER) empowers entrepreneurs like you to amplify your leadership on a civic stage, equipping you with the tools, knowledge, and connections to make a lasting impact. Whether you’re joining a local commission or advocating for small business policies, CLER gives you the resources to shape your community—and your legacy as a leader.
ABOUT THE POLICY CIRCLE
The Policy Circle is a nonpartisan, 501c3 non-profit organization that informs, equips, and connects curious, action-oriented women who believe in the power of free enterprise, entrepreneurialism, and personal agency. Through a diverse array of resources and programs, The Policy Circle cultivates civic literacy and engagement. Our community members read Policy Briefs for balanced, fact-based information, join Circles across the country to start conversations within their communities, and tune into programming and events featuring thought leaders who offer fresh perspectives.
TWO WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Get Connected with the TPC Network: Subscribe The Policy Circle, access our resources, and connect with like-minded women across the nation to engage in meaningful discussions and action-oriented initiatives.
Apply for the Civic Leadership Engagement Roadmap (CLER): We foster civic engagement through CLER, our 3-month, self-paced leadership program. The Policy Circle’s Entrepreneur Initiative unleashes new opportunities for women entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals with a high-quality and self-paced CLER curriculum. A limited number of Program Grants are available and can be requested once accepted into the program.
APPLY TODAY
CLER Cohort Courses:
CLER 1.0: Founding Principles & Local Government
CLER: Education
CLER Cohort Dates:
Spring 2025 (Feb. 1 – Apr. 30) – Application Deadline: Jan. 7
Summer 2025 (Jun. 1 – Aug. 31) – Application Deadline: May 5
Fall 2025 (Sep. 1 – Nov. 30) – Application Deadline: Aug. 1
