With over 1000 Women in Business Accredited Specialists throughout the UK 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.
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 unlocking the potential of female business owners in the UK.
As long-standing supporters of Women in Business, we understand the challenges women might face when setting up or running a business. We're here to provide you with tangible business support, expertise and guidance on finance.
Success means something different to every woman in business. Visit our virtual Portraits of Success Gallery in the Metaverse, created in partnership with Getty Images, to find out what it means to our winners.
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.
Alison Rose says this has resulted in 'unrealised potential' for the UK economy. Advancing female entrepreneurship represents a £250bn opportunity for the UK economy.
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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If you’ve got a business idea, and you’re looking to take it further, faster try Royal Bank Business Builder. It’s a bite-sized programme with online modules, events, and online community to help you bring your business ideas to life.
It's free and you don't need to be a Royal Bank customer to take part.
Bayile Adeoti explains how Covid-19 has affected Dechomai, her social enterprise for ethnically diverse women, and why strategic partnerships are more important now than ever.
The shortlist for the Asian women of Achievement Awards have been announced.
This inaugural report highlights positive signs of change for female founders, but considerable challenges in securing funding remain.
We’re on a mission to help more women start and scale up their businesses. But we know that women are 80% less likely to apply for funding and when they do they ask for less.
The Rose Review published this year by our CEO Alison Rose and HMT, identified three significant opportunities to help more women succeed as entrepreneurs, from start-up to scale up:
Increased funding directed towards female entrepreneurs.
Greater family care support for female entrepreneurs.
Giving women increased access to role models, mentors and networks.
If you think it’s time to ask for more, visit our Business Hub where you’ll find inspirational podcasts, guides on how to raise money for your business and other materials to help start your business or scale up.
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.
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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