The shape of UK self-employment is increasingly female, professional and experienced, but we are still very much a minority of consultancy contractors.
Archive | Research & Policy
Female Business Angels on the rise in the UK
Female entrepreneurship in the UK has been given a welcome boost, with a rise in the number of female business investors.
Pioneering Research into UK Asian Women In Business
British Asian businesses are highly entrepreneurial, but new research says Asian women feel their culture is holding them back.
General Election 2015 – Why Women in Business Need to be on the Agenda
Prowess Connect have launched a Manifesto to put women in business on the agenda.
The New Face of Self-employment is Female
The new self-employed are increasingly female and more reluctant than the longer-term self-employed, according to new research from the Resolution Foundation.
Standing Up To Small Business Sexism
“If you are just a little housewife running a little business from home earning some pin money..” Small Business Sexism is rarely that blatant, but the subtle stuff is no less deadly.
Women in Business: The Infographic
Here is what women’s business ownership in the UK looks like. Thanks to Smarta for turning the Prowess facts section into this gorgeous infographic.
Women entrepreneurs – we’re listening to you!
The newly launched Project 28-40 is the biggest ever survey of women’s workplace experiences. Get involved and make sure self-employed women are part of it.
Universal Credit for the Self-Employed: unworkable, unfair and short-sighted
Universal Credit will hammer self-employment. Here is what to expect and what you can do.
Prowess Connect: Women in Business Campaign and Collaborate Group
If you are passionate about supporting women in business and pushing for positive change, Prowess Connect may be for you.
One million starts with one, that one is you!
Act4Growth aims to change EU policy to support and promote female entrepreneurs. It has to collect 1 million signatures.
Karren Brady: taking a lead for women in small business
Could the new small business Tsar do the business for women?
126 Million Women Entrepreneurs Active Worldwide
Women own more that 126 million businesses, but low self-confidence is still holding European and U.S. women back.
How ‘olderpreneurs’ can thrive
Hilary Farnworth has helped hundred of women over 50 to get into business. Here are her top tips for women and policy makers.
