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The investor opening up opportunities for minority-owned businesses

Mike McKie’s Bayleaf Angel Investments offers a taste of success to minority-owned businesses.

CBI urges firms to reveal ethnicity pay gap data

New CBI guide shares key recommendations on how companies of all sizes can ‘Bridge the Gap’ in ethnicity pay.

FTSE set to miss ‘One by 2021’ boardroom ethnic diversity target

New Parker Review report reveals ‘slow progress’ on ethnic diversity targets, with over a third of FTSE boards still lacking ethnic representation.

£50 million of start up loans in London go to ethnic minority entrepreneurs

Government-backed programme has issued 7,366 loans, providing £50m in funding to London-based BAME start ups since 2012.

Ethnically diverse ‘Different Women’ excel in future leaders traits

Ethnically diverse ‘Different Women’ are leading the charge when it comes to exhibiting the key traits of future leaders according to a new study.

ONS figures reveal an Ethnicity Pay Gap far worse than the gender gap

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the latest Ethnicity Pay Gap figures – the disparity in pay for different ethnic groups across the UK.

5 reasons why businesses can’t afford to not be inclusive

Many businesses preach about the importance of being inclusive and everyone having a say in making decisions. Sometimes, however, reality doesn’t reflect this.

Business heavyweight Piers Linney named on EMpower’s Ethnic Minority Role Model List for the second year running

Business guru Piers Linney – who starred on TV’s Dragons’ Den – has been named in a list of high-flying role models from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Targeting ethnic minority talent can help improve boardroom diversity

A meritocratic system is one based on talent, abilities and effort; why then are so few ethnic minorities in senior roles in UK corporates?

Why businesses must look beyond ‘inspirational women’ to shrink the gender divide

Women make up half of the world’s population, and yet, in the workplace, they’re still considered the minority. It doesn’t quite add up.