female entrepreneurs

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

Femtech Partners: opening fintech to women in South East Asia

FemTech Partners’ Neha Mehta is on a mission to attract more women to fintech, boost equality and drive financial inclusion.

Global Woman Lobby: empowering businesswomen during a pandemic

New online platform Global Woman Lobby gains over 3,000 members in over 38 countries in first week of launch.

Minority-owned salons given access to funding during COVID-19

With salons expected to remain closed until July, SheaMoisture UK has stepped up to help minority-owned salons survive the crisis.

Equal opportunity for female entrepreneurs could still be a decade away

The stark lack of gender diversity across the entrepreneurial landscape simply cannot be ignored, says EY Entrepreneur Of The Year leader.

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.

Baroness Karren Brady inspires at inaugural Women in Business Expo

Leading UK businesswomen inspire, share knowledge and experience at inaugural two-day Women in Business Expo.

EY supports female entrepreneurs with leading business network

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

The ‘Glass Cliff’ for Female Leadership

Korn Ferry’s Jane Stevenson discusses why the glass-cliff phenomenon persists, and what organisations worldwide are missing out on.