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NatWest launches mentoring scheme for female business owners

Joint initiative with Be the Business shows further support for female business owners on National Mentoring Day

UK black founders are more likely to hire diverse teams

The makeup of UK tech businesses are more likely to be diverse if launched by black founders, says new 10×10 report

BLOOM Gin offers funding for female-founded projects

The all-female team behind BLOOM Gin are helping female entrepreneaurs to turn their passions into businesses.

Postgraduate female tech startups: do universities have an influence?

Only 7% of computer science graduates in the UK are female, setting a worrying precedent for the tech startup industry.

Female Ventures Fund to invest £10m in women-only start-ups in first year

New venture capital fund led by and for women will address inequality of just 1% of VC money going to women-only start-ups

Angel Investment Forum: VC sector is letting down female entrepreneurs

Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO of UKBAA, highlights the importance of angel investment spurring greater investment in women.

EY supports female entrepreneurs with leading business network

10 female entrepreneurs across the UK included in EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women class of 2019.

Investors must embrace diversity now and invest in diverse founders

Vegard Medbø and Fridtjof Berge, co-founders of Antler, explain why investors must embrace diversity now and look to emerging markets .

Government reveals Investing in Women Code – a new initiative to propel female-led business

Plans to increase the number of British female entrepreneurs by 50% have taken a leap forward, with Women Code. Major banks and venture capital firms signalling their support.

Top 9 women founders leading the UK’s high-growth UK scale-ups

With female entrepreneurs overlooked by venture capitalists, the UKBAA nominates its top nine women founders of high-growth businesses.