International Women's Day Event
A national Women’s Enterprise Task Force event was held on 9th March at Canada House to mark International Women’s Day, which has been observed since the early 1900s. Each year, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and honour their achievements.
Organised by SEEDA, this event is held by the Women’s Enterprise Task Force in partnership with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the East Midlands Development Agency, on behalf of the Regional Development Agency and Devolved Administration network.
Speakers and guests included senior representatives from the UK Government, the US and the EU, along with women business owners, policy makers and the media.
All speakers highlighted the importance of supporting and sustaining women’s enterprise as a key driver of the economy, at both a national and international level. They also promoted the benefits of international trade as an opportunity for women business-owners and as an element of global economic recovery.
The event also marked the first anniversary of the Government’s Enterprise Strategy and, one year on, we can review the successful implementation of key women’s enterprise activities referred to in the strategy. This includes the regional pilots of the Women’s Business Centres.
Please click here for the press release.
Media
The Mail on Sunday
In the Mail on Sunday, Dr Glenda Stone, Co-Chair of the Women’s Enterprise Task Force and Chief Executive of Aurora outlines how women hold the key to economic recovery and possess the potential to create an extra 150,000 new jobs every year. SEEDA Women’s Enterprise Ambassador, Ida Horner, describes her journey to self-employment and what motivated her to set up her ethnic business two years ago.
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ePolitix.com
ePolitix.com interviews Pam Alexander, Co-Chair of the Women’s Enterprise Task Force and Chief Executive of the South East England Development Agency, about women’s enterprise in the UK, highlighting the huge untapped potential of women’s enterprise to boost the national economy.
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Financial Times
Dr Glenda Stone, Co-Chair of the Women’s Enterprise Task Force and Chief Executive of Aurora, tells the Financial Times that there is adequate support for female entrepreneurs, but too little focus on nurturing high-growth companies.
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The BBC's Politics Show
The BBC's Politics Show invited Pam Alexander to talk about women in the recession and she outlined initial findings from research carried out by the Women’s Enterprise Task Force, which suggests that while women in employment are suffering, female entrepreneurs are not doing too badly in the recession.
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