10 UK female entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter

Discover our pick of the UK’s female entrepreneurs every start-up should be following.

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Martha Lane Fox CBE

Why you should follow: Co-founder of Lastminute.com and previous UK Digital Champion, Baroness Lane Fox of Soho is a businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant and her tweets are varied and engaging.
No. of followers: 82.1k
Twitter handle: @Marthalanefox

The legend @DaveStewart launches interesting use of web to find great biz + help ppl get investment @IdeasBritain

— martha lane fox (@Marthalanefox) February 15, 2015

Jacqueline Gold

Why you should follow: The CEO of Ann Summers and Knickerbox runs weekly Twitter Women On Wednesday, or #WOW awards for female entrepreneurs. Female business owners tweet an overview of their business and three winners are picked each week, receiving a retweet and a ‘WOW’ badge for their website. No. of followers: 47.2k
Twitter handle: @Jacqueline_Gold

Pubs cafes & restaurants MUST keep up with technology ensuring they have a reliable wifi service if you don’t want to lose clientele — Jacqueline Gold (@Jacqueline_Gold) February 15, 2015

Amber Atherton

Why you should follow: Describing herself as a “fashion loving tech girl in the jewellery world”, Amber Atherton runs online jewellery and accessories company MY FLASH TRASH! The ex-Made In Chelsea is now focused on growing her business and her feed is a mixture of fashion, business and personal insights.
No. of followers: 45.9k
Twitter handle: @AmberAtherton

Not sure how I ended up on @Sia‘s wikipedia page but great reminder that success rarely comes instantly http://t.co/SKLFxEM2g7 #persevere — Amber Atherton (@AmberAtherton) February 9, 2015

Melody Hossaini

Why you should follow: The Apprentice star Melody Hossaini runs social enterprise InspirEngage and she tweets regularly about how to start, run and grow a social enterprise as well as inspirational tips.
No. of followers: 23.7k
Twitter handle: @Melody_Hossaini

I agree @blackbullion – scaling a business is the real challenge- not starting. #BusinessisGREAT — Melody Hossaini (@Melody_Hossaini) February 10, 2015

Emma Sinclair

Why you should follow: Serial entrepreneur and ‘techie(ish)’ according to her Twitter bio, our Young Gun Emma Sinclair was the youngest person to IPO and her Twitter feed is full of business insights as well as tweets about health and wellbeing. She’s also not afraid to engage in debate!
No. of followers: 19k
Twitter handle: @ES_Entrepreneur

Respectfully @absolutereturn @EmmanuelJAL, is that fair to tarnish ‘business’ like that? It’s people, religion, territory, tribes, assets. — Emma Sinclair (@ES_Entrepreneur) February 14, 2015

Kirsty Henshaw

Why you should follow: Since appearing on Dragons’ Den, Kristy Henshaw’s healthy ready meals business has gone from strength-to-strength and she tweets regularly about life as a mumpreneur.
No. of followers: 15.5k
Twitter handle: @Kirsty_Henshaw

“@dragonjones: @Kirsty_Henshaw you’re so welcome. Nobody deserves success more. Very happy Kirsty’s is going so well” thank you very much ☺️ — Kirsty Henshaw (@Kirsty_Henshaw) February 16, 2015

Alyssa Smith

Why you should follow: Jewellery designer Alyssa Smith is a great example of an entrepreneur who truly engages with her followers, asking for feedback on working designs and running giveaway comps.
No. of followers: 14.8k
Twitter handle: @AlyssaJewellery

Girls…yooohoo!…. I’m re branding our newsletter. what kind of content would you like to see in our weekly news!? #clubAlyssa #tweetMe! — Miss. Alyssa Smith (@AlyssaJewellery) February 16, 2015

Kanya King MBE

Why you should follow: The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King tweets inspirational posts and interacts lots with her followers.
No. of followers: 10.5k
Twitter handle: @KanyaKing

Our award presenter @jowellt – our recipient @KanyaKing & founder @katehardcastle (dedicates 40% time to community) pic.twitter.com/Jq90koQtpd

— Positive Image (@APositiveImage) February 13, 2015

 

Holly Tucker MBE

Why you should follow: The notonthehighstreet.com co-founder’s Twitter feed utilises visuals perfectly, with Holly Tucker sharing lots of pics from cute dogs to notonthehighstreet ads to business events.
No. of followers: 3,619
Twitter handle: @HollyLTucker

Showing my love for the brightest sparks! #smallbusiness pic.twitter.com/xatTJNVlZt

— Holly Tucker MBE (@HollyLTucker) February 14, 2015

Laura Tenison

Why you should follow: The JoJo Maman Bebe founder is passionate about supporting independent, environmental and ethical businesses, tweeting about life as a woman in business and most recently her latest charity campaign #MotherToAnother.
No. of followers: 1,683
Twitter handle: @LauraTenison

Huge thanks to @rubiesinrubble @jennydawson6 for supporting From a #MotherToAnother clothing recycling initiative. #YummyChutney #NoWaste

— Laura Tenison (@LauraTenison) February 10, 2015