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She means business: breaking barriers and smashing glass ceilings as a female entrepreneur
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st October 2020
An insight into breaking down barriers as a female entrepreneur from Marie Bates, Partner, and Beth Balkham, Trainee Solicitor, London law firm Farrer & Co
The 2019 Rose Review found that 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs are women, and LifeSkills recently revealed that the pandemic has encouraged 51% of aspiring female entrepreneurs to start their own business. Yet, with gender bias prevalent i...
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Campaign launched to celebrate the UK's Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd September 2020The launch of the f:Entrepreneur campaign celebrating the inspirational women running their own businesses in the UK
A campaign to identify Britain’s 100 most inspiring and multi-achieving female entrepreneurs has officially kicked off, with dynamic businesswomen across the country encouraged to apply to join the ranks of the f:Entrepreneur #ialso 100.Startacus recently launched Impacting F...
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Black Young Professional Network to hit £500k funding target
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th July 2020BYP Network, a platform for black professionals to connect with each other for networking purposes and with corporations for career opportunities, has set about raising £500k via an Equity Crowdfunding campaign, on Seedrs, as part of a wider £2m round.
Tackling the whole journey from grassroots to senior managers by providing a growth pipeline that focuses on mentorship, peer collabor...
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Female founders set to LINEUP for all-Ireland startup pitch comp
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd March 2020Irish-based female founding tech startups get set to pitch at LINEUP 2020, the one day NI-based event, featuring an all-Ireland women in tech startup pitching competition, keynote speakers, discussions and learnings, focused on tech inclusion, and the future of education and business.
Taking place in Derry on 5th March, shortlisted startups will take part in ‘The 20’, and be in with a...
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The Finalists of the Women Startup Challenge Europe are...
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd April 2017Startacus takes a look at the 10 women-led startups, announced as the finalists of the Women Startup Challenge Europe.
A month or so ago, we wrote about The Women Startup Challenge Europe - a pitch competition that showcases and funds innovative, women-led tech startups that are solving problems for people, businesses, and the planet.
Organised by Women Who Tech, and held in partnership with Cra...
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- Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index reveals what drives entrepreneurs to start their own businesses 28th Oct 2020 Latest findings of the CUEI revealed outlining the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK and the desires and barriers faced by those starting a business
- BOOM, the PhotoTech scaleup closes a $7m A round 27th Oct 2020 The PhotoTech scaleup BOOM secures major investment to assist with its plans to rewrite the future of commercial photography
- Nova seeking ambitious founders for its co-foundery programme 15th Oct 2020 The lowdown on the Liverpool-based Nova programme that is on the hunt for ambitious, early-stage founders and teams from throughout the UK to be part of its next cohort
- Impact of COVID-19 on female-led businesses 13th Oct 2020 Resilience and Recovery, a new report from The Female Founders Forum is released outlining the impact of COVID-19 on female-founded, equity-backed businesses
