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Women entrepreneurs

The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs may be closing, but it still exists. However, the UK boasts some fabulously impressive women who have started fantastic businesses. This section is dedicated to female entrepreneurs, such as Holly Tucker MBE, Sarah Willingham and Jo Malone MBE, who explain how they started and grew their companies into national, and in some cases, global brands.

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11 female entrepreneurs who are building the digital high street

11 female entrepreneurs who are building the digital high street

Startups, in conjunction with TechCrunch, has identified the female founders who are reworking traditional high street haunts into slick and innovative digital services…

Vana Koutsomitis and Joris Magenti

Up to date with Vana Koutsomitis: An interview with The Apprentice runner-up

Coming second to Joseph Valente back in 2015 with her gamified dating app DatePlay, Koutsomitis is quizzed by Startups' about her business progress…

Alice Bentinck MBE co-founder Entrepreneur First

Alice Bentinck MBE: How Entrepreneur First will become the biggest creator of European unicorns

Co-founder of the accelerator which has built 100 start-ups including a $150m Twitter acquisition, find out how Young Gun Bentinck is breaking the mould…

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Inspiring women: Dr Angie Ma

Inspiring women: Dr Angie Ma

COO at ASI Data Science, Ma’s goal of bringing artificial intelligence to the general public has impressed investors to the tune of £1.5m……

Inspiring women: Chika Russell

Inspiring women: Chika Russell

After investors fought over her on Dragons’ Den, Russell’s African snack business has attracted funding from the CEO of Lastminute.com and more…

Inspiring women: Devika Wood

Inspiring women: Devika Wood

A former Googler and ex-breast cancer research scientist, the Vida co-founder is on a mission to transform the care industry - and investors have taken note…

Inspiring women: Priya Lakhani OBE

Inspiring women: Priya Lakhani OBE

Don’t be fooled by her title, Lakhani had to reach out to investors for advice on raising funding for her new business. She says “resilience and perseverance is key"…

Who is Sherry Coutu?

Who is Sherry Coutu?

A prolific angel investor and serial entrepreneur – here are six things you should know about Sherry Coutu……

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Young entrepreneurs: Charlotte Pearce, Inkpact

The 24-year-old founder of a personalised handwritten communication business on a mission to create employment for millions around the world…

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Young Entrepreneurs: Marianne Caroline Hughes, KnowLabel

Young Entrepreneurs: Marianne Caroline Hughes, KnowLabel

Juggling training with a start-up, 23-year old Hughes holds an impressive number of titles including entrepreneur, blogger, marketer and philanthropist……

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10 UK female entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter

10 UK female entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter

In the predominantly male business world, check out Startups pick of the UK’s most prolific female entrepreneurs…

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