Removing the Stigma from Homeworking: A 2026 UK Guide
Homeworking is no longer a pandemic-era exception. Four years after the last Covid restrictions were lifted, remote and hybrid working have become a normal part of UK working life. Yet outdated assumptions persist: that people at home are less committed, less productive, or easier to overlook. For women running or building businesses, removing the stigma […]
Helen Walker and h2ope: a community hydro social enterprise
Social enterprise case study from the Prowess archive, updated for 2026. Name: Helen WalkerEnterprise: Water Power Enterprises (h2ope) (CIC)Focus: Community-owned hydroelectric power Helen Walker co-founded Water Power Enterprises, known as h2ope, as a community hydro social enterprise structured as a community interest company (CIC) in January 2007. Working with her partner, she spent around a […]
Health and Wellbeing in the Office for UK Women (2026)
Long hours at a desk, back-to-back video calls and a lunch eaten over a keyboard can quietly damage your health. For women running or working in UK businesses, health and wellbeing in the office is not a nice-to-have; it is a legal and commercial priority. According to HSE data for 2023/24, an estimated 1.8 million […]
4 Practical Ways to Manage Small Business Growth in 2026
Scaling a business, from startup to small business, is a risky endeavour. But if you do it carefully, while being mindful of the key areas that will affect your growth, success is much more likely.
When Business Partnerships Go Wrong: A 2026 UK Guide
How to make sure that a business break-up leaves you with the means to either keep going or start afresh.
Homeworking Hell: Running a Professional Business From Home
After an embarrassing week of home-working hell, I’ve had a rethink. Here is what I’m going to do differently.
How the British Library’s BIPC Supports Women Innovators
The Business & IP Centre at the British Library is a fantastic resource. Here is how they are supporting women in business.
How AI is Quietly Rewriting Performance Management
A recent State of Performance Enablement report found that a whopping two-thirds of HR managers need more support to effectively manage employee performance. However, as artificial intelligence continues to disrupt the HR ecosystem we’ve come to know, could GenAI quietly rewrite the future of performance management? With the ability to revolutionise the way HR managers […]