Compton Girls Club plans to change the world
The Compton Girls Club is a girls empowerment group based in Compton, California. Its goal is to connect Compton-area girls with resources in their communities so they can begin to see the value of their own neighborhoods. Through workshops and field trips, these girls are taught important life skills by mentors and speakers of color.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Compton Girls Club began offering remote workshops. Following the success of those workshops, they created a new distance learning course called the Business G.IRL Incubator to teach young women in underrepresented communities how to start their own businesses.
By the end of January, girls attending the three-week course will have created a business plan, designed a logo, and curated branding assets. Graduates of the course will earn a business grant, professional headshots, and a business toolkit to help them get their new small businesses off the ground.
Through the Business G.IRL Incubator, the Compton Girls Club is on a mission to change the world, one girl at a time.
Over three weeks, attendees will hear from business mentors, entrepreneurs, and advocates of diversity and inclusion—including our very own Charissa Daggs, senior program manager for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Intuit.