Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
Women’s Business Centre (WBC)
The WBC is a comprehensive online resource of support, mentoring and inspiration for women starting up their own businesses.
Resources for Women Business Angels
Mint Ventures Business Angel Online Development Programme
This free online programme will help you understand more about business angel investment and help you decide if you want to become a business angel. The programme should take about 90 minutes to complete.
UK Business Angel Association (UKBAA)
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association for angel and early-stage investment, representing over 160 member organisations and around 18,000 investors.
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association for angel and early-stage investment, representing over 160 member organisations and around 18,000 investors.
LINC Scotland
LINC Scotland is the national association for business angels in Scotland, with a membership which includes many active individual investors and most of the main angel groups or syndicates.
LINC represents its members at government level in Edinburgh, London and Brussels and were founding members of Business Angels Europe (BAE). LINC also gives investors access to advice on tax incentives, legal and technical issues, as well as peer group connections and support.
Access to Finance for Women
Women’s Enterprise Scotland
Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES) is a research-led not for profit Community Interest Company which champions women-led and women-owned businesses. WES advocates for better evidence-based policy making and believes that delivering expert, needs-based business support will enable women to fulfil their aspirations, and unlock an £8.8bn economic potential to boost the economy. WES works in collaboration with local, national and international partners towards the vision of a gender equal, diverse and inclusive business ecosystem which will allow innovation and productivity to thrive.
Women in Enterprise Framework and Action Plan
This Framework, refreshed in 2017 and co-developed by Women’s Enterprise Scotland the Scottish Government, is designed to increase the impact of women’s enterprise to the Scottish economy and tackle the gender gap in enterprise.
Investing in Women Code
The Investing in Women Code is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance from the financial services sector.
Rose Review on Female Entrepreneurship
First published in 2019 and updated in 2020, this is a comprehensive review of female entrepreneurship in the UK.
UK VC and Female Founders Report
This report, commissioned by Chancellor Philip Hammond at Budget 2017 and undertaken by the British Business Bank in partnership with Diversity VC and the BVCA, identifies specific barriers faced by female-led firms in accessing venture capital.