How to be a successful woman entrepreneur
Are you a female that runs your own company, or wants to? Looking for advice on how to navigate the UK start-up sector as a woman in business? Read our article to learn more…
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.
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…
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: 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…
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
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
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
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"…
Inspiring women: Virginie Charles-Dear
The entrepreneur whose kid’s craft box business has raised over $4.6m from the BGF and the founders of Innocent Drinks……
Who is Sherry Coutu?
A prolific angel investor and serial entrepreneur – here are six things you should know about Sherry Coutu……
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…
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……
How I created a multi-million pound company despite A-Level failure
Rachael Flanagan traded going to university to start Mrs Bucket. 11 years on, she employs 300 staff, has offices across Wales and boasts a £2.5m turnover…
Who is Martha Lane Fox?
Co-founder of lastminute.com, Lane Fox has hit the headlines for backing a campaign to stay in the EU. Here are eight need-to-know facts about her…
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…
Joanna Shields OBE: 10 things you need to know about David Cameron’s new digital economy advisor
Meet the female entrepreneur and former Tech City CEO appointed to the prime minister’s digital taskforce...…