Funding bias

Do it Now Now’s Bayo Adelaja on Black tech founders and beating the ‘boys’ club’ culture

With Black entrepreneurs facing significant barriers to funding, Do it Now Now hopes to change the narrative in tech through better introductions and growth support

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

Black entrepreneurs are critical to our society – here are five ways to support them

Debbie Tembo, MD of the Black British Business Awards outlines five ways to support Black entrepreneurs

New platform Txeya offers diverse entrepreneurs more inclusive funding options

A new fintech platform will offer better funding and scale-up options to diverse-led businesses

David Horne: levelling the capital raising playing field

What can be done to level the capital raising playing field for female and under-represented entrepreneurs around the world?

The D&I lessons corporate leaders can learn from female entrepreneurs

Startup mentor John Stapleton believes corporate leaders should move away from D&I literature and learn more from the “lived examples” of female entrepreneurs

Women are making a mark as small business owners

Whether it’s moving from pandemic-era redundancy to running a startup or tapping into COVID-19 friendly products or services, women are using their resourcefulness to become small business owners

Self-doubt holds women back from entrepreneurial careers says study

Men remain more likely than women to start their own businesses while the women who do decide to become entrepreneurs are failing to apply for scale-up loans as they think they’ll be turned down