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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.

Visa champions a new decade for women’s empowerment

In advance of International Women’s Day, Visa unveils grant programmes with Hand in Hand International and IFundWomen.

The bigger the firm, the less likely a woman runs it, finds new SME study

Female SME founders fare better outside the UK capital says tech company report on 22,000 British businesses.

Prodigy Finance: funding the future of diverse top talent

Funding shouldn’t be a barrier to education says Neha Sethi Director, Capital Markets
Prodigy Finance, which helps international students with limited funding options, gain access to life-changing educational opportunities.

Women in Finance Charter continues to drive change at the highest level

New companies have signed up to the Women in Finance Charter, pledging to increase gender diversity throughout their organisations, and realise the importance of diversity among teams.

Enabling more women to thrive in leadership positions in business

Roxana Mohammadian-Molina discusses what could be done to level the playing field and enable more women to thrive in leadership positions.

Prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards reveals 2019’s top female entrepreneurs

The man legally trying to change his age may be a provocateur – but he has a point

It’s time to stop generalising about “bankers”

Julia Rampen explores the tribes and subcultures that make up the financial services industry and asks if more diversity might reduce risk?

Sleaze and risk-taking drove the financial crisis – so why haven’t banks embraced #metoo?

Julia Rampen provides her insight on the relationship between banks and the #metoo movement