Diversity
As AI becomes a core workplace skill, those who know how to use it effectively…
In the race to build, launch, and scale, early stage startups obsess over product, funding,…
Bootstrap4F has announced that its ‘Women backing Women’ fund of funds for the Invest in…
Female entrepreneurs are ambitious and resilient, and growing their businesses to prove it, according to…
Sunday 8th March 2026, marked the 115th annual International Women’s Day. To honour the day,…
Research continues to show that the biggest barrier to the success of any startup is…
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Give to Gain, encouraging generosity and collaboration. Give…
This International Women’s Day, new data from Coursera reveal that while the global gender gap…
International Women’s Day falls this Sunday [on 8 March], and this year’s theme ‘Give to…
Artificial intelligence is at risk of reinforcing existing gender inequalities unless women are meaningfully involved…
The female funding gap has been a steady conversation for years, and while the industry…
Female founders across Europe are scaling faster, raising bigger rounds, and securing higher levels of…
SCALE has announced that Honor Black and Cat Black, co-founders of the sportswear brand Maiden…
A new study conducted by researchers at Warwick Business School has revealed significant insights into the gender finance gap in startup funding, shedding light on how biases influence investment decisions.
Digital Catapult, in partnership with Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK, and in collaboration with Channel 4, has announced the 12 Black-founded startups joining the 2025 cohort of its Black Founders Programme. Designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential creative-technology companies and enable them to scale, it connects entrepreneurs with mentorship, technical support, and targeted funding to prepare them for investment and successful commercialisation.
Female business owners across the UK are working longer hours and taking on second jobs, with 39% saying 2025 has been tougher than last year, a groundbreaking report from Tide, the business management platform, and everywoman, the global organisation dedicated to advancing women’s careers, has revealed.
Female-founded businesses are a vital and dynamic force within the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape. As of October 2024, there are 7,696 high-growth companies in the UK with at least one female founder, representing 13.7% of the country’s high-growth ecosystem.
Starling has teamed up with Small Business Britain for a campaign to empower women across the UK to start and grow their businesses.
UK scaleups are failing to adequately prioritise board-level gender diversity, according to a new study from global growth consultancy Think & Grow.
Early-stage venture consultants, Think Partners, have issued an open letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to close the gender gap in business investment – a move that could unlock £250 billion in additional economic growth.
