More women are founding businesses than ever before, according to data from Gender Index. But founding is just the first step – YFM Equity Partners says that far more support is needed to enable female entrepreneurs to reach their full potential and to achieve entrepreneurial equality.

Women in business face unique challenges. Whether it's breaking into leadership roles, securing funding, or simply being seen and heard – the path is often harder for us than for men. But one of the most powerful tools we have in our armoury to change that? Community.

Starting a business is never easy, but starting one as a female founder in a highly regulated industry brings its own unique set of challenges.

At 17, I wanted a darkroom in the garage and to take photos all day… at 30, I was still convincing myself photography wasn’t a ‘real’ career.

What if optimising your hormonal health was the key to showing up as the strongest, most authentic version of yourself – working with your biology, not against it?

After several years of development, we've reached a decisive milestone: our first indoor composters have left the factory and have been delivered since January. This launch marks the start of a new era for Greenzy, with 50 composters currently in production and 200 more units in the pipeline.

MISSION – a natural energy drink and performance tea company – has announced it has successfully extended its equity fundraising round to  £2 million, inclusive of investment from F1 driver Pierre Gasly.

PR and visibility expert Amanda FitzGerald shares five ways you can be seen as the go-to expert in your field.

The European Commission (EC)’s CLIMOS project has partnered with global innovation network F6S to establish an AI-powered early warning system for outbreaks of tropical diseases in Europe. CLIMOS (Climate Monitoring and Decision Support Framework for Sand Fly-borne Diseases Detection and Mitigation) seeks to reduce model uncertainties for better prognosis of the current and potential spread of Sand Fly-Borne Diseases (SFBD). This, in turn, provides socio-economic and risk assessments for a diversity of stakeholders.

As International Women’s Day approaches (8 March, 2025), GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, is cautioning employers on providing one-size-fits all employee benefits for female staff, as their concerns are quite specific. Its research shows that female employees’ concerns about their physical health increase with age, but mental wellness-related issues peak earlier in life.

Are you making the assumption that high profile press coverage is only for those businesses who have reached a certain audience size?

Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability that disrupted global supply chains, 2024 proved to be a particularly challenging year for UK businesses, especially for those involved in international trade.

In recent years, the global fintech revolution has not slowed down, especially in Europe and the UK. The advent of PSD3 (Payments Services Directive), other tenants of fintech regulation and innovation have almost guaranteed expansion in the sector, and we can trace more than $2.26 trillion of the cumulative value of fintechs across the world from Europe.

AI-driven automation is transforming industries, but reliability, scalability, and transparency remain major obstacles. Maisa, an Agentic Process Automation (APA) platform, aims to overcome these challenges with its deterministic ‘Chain-of-Work’ approach, ensuring traceability and accountability in AI-driven processes.

HackerPulse, a platform that gives technical leaders advanced visibility into engineering team performance, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by AltaIR Capital, with participation from Antler, DVC Fund and angel investors including 15 engineering leaders from Uber, Cloudflare, Deel, SpaceX, Google. The company equips engineering leaders with ML-powered tools to identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and optimise team structures.