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Women in business
Our specialists are here to help
Our commitment
With access to our network of Woman in Business Accredited Specialists, we're ready to deliver our expertise and offer tangible support to you and your business. Whether you already run a business or plan to, we can help with your everyday business needs.
Insight for every step of your journey
This year for International Women's Month, we focused on creating an ecosystem that offers tangible support to women in business. Insights like ours are essential to boosting the number of female entrepreneurs in the UK.
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Empowering Women in Business
The Rose Review was launched in March 2019 by Alison Rose, our CEO, at the request of the UK government. It sets out to identify the disparity between male and female entrepreneurs when starting and scaling businesses, and the barriers facing women.
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Ulster Bank backs local initiatives with new enterprise fund
Four local organisations have each been awarded £15k through Ulster Bank’s Enterprise Fund to support projects aimed at promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship.
An extra £1bn of funding for Women in Business
In 2021, we made an additional £1 billion in funding available to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the impact of COVID-19, this builds on the £1 billion announced in January 2020. You can apply for funding through our range of loan and finance options.
You can apply for funding through our range of loan and finance options.
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everywoman
everywoman connects women, businesses and organisations all over the world, using a powerful combination of inspiring, informative and educational content.
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Buy Women Built
Buy Women Built is a campaign to mobilise consumers to buy from female founded businesses by showcasing who they are and why buying from them is our quickest path to a stronger, fairer economy.
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Ncheta Dasilva shares her story
The owner of Zola Eve, a sustainable activewear business that empowers women from war-torn countries, tells us her story.
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Dr Roisin Molloy and Julie Brien: TriMedika
Six years ago, TriMedika founders recognised an opportunity to optimise infection control and offer hospitals huge benefits by removing single-use plastics from wards.
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Female Focus
Female business owners speak about their experiences with starting a business as part of the #BeTheRoleModel campaign.
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Helping to remove barriers with Digital Boost
Are you an owner or employee of a small business or charity looking for help? We have free mentoring, workshops and courses to help you understand digital better.
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Events to help your business
From maximising your online presence to staying on top of the latest cyber threats, there's an event for that. Your Local Enterprise Managers have all the expertise you need to stay ahead of the curve.
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Investing in Women Code
We are a founding member of the Investing in Women Code, a commitment by financial services firms to improve female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance.
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