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Government acts to reduce pay gap and promote flexible working
Minister for Women Ruth Kelly has launched a new drive to reduce the gender pay gap and promote better work-life balance throughout the workplace.
Start-up stars awards launch
In February HSBC is starting a national search for the UK’s most promising start-up businesses and the inspirational entrepreneurs behind them.
Adult Learner's Week awards
Nominations open for Adult Learner's Week awards - entries close 26 January.
Centre for Women's Enterprise becomes established force in region
A women’s enterprise project set up just 18 months ago with European
funding is to become a permanent part of the University of Bedfordshire’s
Business School, giving women in the East of England a powerful tool for
their personal and business growth.
A quarter more women in top business league
For the first time women make up one in four on an annual list of the UK's Top 100 Entrepreneurs, representing a 25% increase since the list was first published by Management Today in 2004.
Latest women's enterprise stats reveal the challenges
The latest statistics from the Small Business Service show a 3% increase in the number of female-owned small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) up to 17% since 2004.
Invisible women in science, engineering, construction and technology (SECT)
The first major survey of women who own SECT-based businesses has been launched by Prowess and the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET to raise the profile of these innovative women and their businesses.
£4.5 million for UK's first women-only venture capital fund
The first Venture Capital Fund in the UK dedicated to investing in businesses where women have an influential role has successfully closed at £4.5 million.
Research and management summer school for women scientists
The ADVANCE project intends to promote the participation of women in science/research decision making and policy definition.
Women in Ethical Business Awards
The search is on for the best female-led ethical business in Britain. Applications close January 31.
