Entrepreneurs

Diversifying your business by going international

By moving away from a single-location model, businesses can access a wider talent pool

Mastercard launches Strive Learning Network to support diverse entrepreneurs

The network comprises individuals and organisations that want to support small businesses, especially those led by BAME and female entrepreneurs

Businesses encouraged to buy ‘Purple Socks’ to support disabled entrepreneurs

Social enterprise Parallel Lifestyle, sustainable activewear brand BAM, and enterprise support charity Hatch Enterprise are behind the project

Applications open for scholarship for future Black leaders

The scholarship will support one Black or African-American student wanting to become a future leader

Credit Suisse Gender 3000 report: gender diversity in boardroom and senior management grows globally

The report reveals that boardroom gender diversity continues to improve globally yet there’s “sluggish” progress in major Asian economies including China, India, Japan and Korea

Tech Nation announces new scale-up programme for Black and multiracial entrepreneurs

Women are well represented in the cohort of selected businesses in the Libra programme

Tech multipreneur Riya Karumanchi talks D&I lessons ahead of Women in IT Summit Europe

Serial tech entrepreneur Riya Karumanchi shares what she’s learned about CSR, product innovation and sourcing talent ahead of her appearance at the Europe edition of the Women in IT Summit

Barclays launches dedicated start-up accelerator for Black founders

New Black Founder Accelerator is an immersive 12-week programme for 40 Black founder-led tech businesses

UK’s new largest cyber accelerator is D&I focused

The programme will support more BAME and female-led cyber firms and nationwide investment

The female entrepreneurs battling hard against COVID-19

The global pandemic has hit female entrepreneurs the hardest, here’s what they’re doing about it