Five reasons self-employment is great for women
By Staff writer
Self-employment may not be for everyone, but there is no denying the benefits that women can experience from becoming their own boss.
Tag: Female Entrepreneurs
A fifth of female leaders claim male investors don’t listen
In a study of female leaders, it’s been revealed that more than a fifth feel as though they?re not listened to when speaking with male investors.
Switching from an engineering career to become a food entrepreneur
Despite having a background in engineering, Siddhi Mehta decided to fill a gap in the market ?And people’s stomachs by creating a healthy snack business and forging a path as a food entrepreneur.
This social butterfly left investment banking to cause a Party Hype
On our latest Black Cab Entrepreneur journey, people person Anna Frankowska told us how she went from party girl to economics graduate to investment banker and back again, returning to merrymaking with Party Hype.
Hosting student club nights led this DJ to mix it up and launch an overseas festival
Emily Rawson got her first taste of DJing as a teenager, dabbling with her friend’s set of decks, which prompted her to get her own set. That £150 investment has grown into flourishing nightlife operation Supa Dupa Fly, and Rawson is about to launch the brand’s debut music festival – skipping the UK scene for sunny Santorini.
30 Digital Champions: The luxury millinery designer supporting brides, celebrities and startups
In partnership with Microsoft, our journey to discover the UK SMEs adopting digital for business growth continues as we hear from the founder of Katherine Elizabeth Millinery about her love of tech and how it’s helped her build her luxury fashion business.
30 Digital Champions: The mum-friendly gift service ensuring you buy anything but flowers
For Steph Douglas, becoming a mother inspired her to create Don’t Buy Her Flowers – a gift package service that encourages customers to treat mums to anything but a bouquet.
Debbie Wosskow: Women workers and better sharing stats key to boosting UK productivity
It is only by accurately measuring and harnessing the power of women and the sharing economy that the UK can address its poor productivity record.
British on-demand cleaning firm Hassle.com acquired in bid to become global brand
London-based Hassle.com, the on-demand cleaning marketplace helping to develop the UK’s sharing economy, has been acquired by Berlin-based counterpart Helpling in a move that will see the firms dominate Europe and expand globally.
Female entrepreneurship needs more role models to thrive
By Edwina Dunn
Last week O2’s enterprise accelerator Wayra released its StartupDNA report on the UK’s burgeoning startup community and found that Britain is leading the way in the world for female entrepreneurship.