Women and Apprenticeships – Your Questions Answered
A quick guide to apprenticeships for women in the UK
Becoming a Female Flight Engineer
Being a flight engineer suits my inquisitive mind because you get to learn about all kinds of technology and how things operate.
Enterprise Glossary
Definitions for some of the key terms used in starting, growing or supporting businesses and new ventures.
Becoming a female surveyor – case study
At school, I always had an interest in technical drawing. At first I liked the idea of architecture, but my careers advisor told me to look at building surveying. I was attracted to the idea of doing refurbishments where I could actually see my work making a difference. When I finished my GCSEs, I did […]
Facts about BAME Female Social Entrepreneurship
All the top facts and statistics about Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women who start and run social enterprises.
Helen Walker – Water Power Enterprises (h2ope) (CIC)
Social Enterprise Case Study – from the Prowess Archive Name: Helen Walker Name of enterprise: Water Power Enterprises (h2ope) (CIC) Web: www.h2ope.co.uk Could you explain what your enterprise is? We are a community interest company (CIC) and our main social and environmental goal is to reduce carbon emissions by harnessing the power of hydro to […]
Jenny Pupius – Action for Business
An interview with Jenny Pupius, CEO of Action for Business (Bradford) Ltd – from the Prowess archive. http://www.abl-cbc.co.uk/ Can you explain the main activities of Action for Business? ABL (Action for Business Ltd) is a social enterprise and a development trust. It is a community led regeneration organisation based in the Manningham district of Bradford, an […]
How one single mother retrained as an IT Consultant
As a single parent with two young children, I decided the best way to get back into education would be to do an access course.
Saeeda Ahmed, Trescom Research and Consultancy
A case study interview with Saeeda Ahmed from Trescom Research and Consultancy, a community regeneration company.
Case study – Rubana Ahmad, Ethika Boutique
An interview with Rubana Ahmad of the Ethika Boutique, from the Prowess archive. www.ethikaboutique.com What is your enterprise? Ethika Boutique is a social enterprise, selling ethical fair trade fashion through our online boutique. We work directly with a co-operative of widowed women and young girls that hold incredible embroidery skills, but are poverty stricken and lack […]