Prowess Journal

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SINCE 2002 · WOMEN IN BUSINESS

How The Biskery Turned £500 Into a National Biscuit Brand

In 2016, Saskia Roskam and Lisa Shepherd started The Biskery from a kitchen in Leeds with a £500 cash injection and a three-month deadline to “just do it”. Both had very young children and no desire to choose between family and work. Within a few years, their home bakery had supplied branded and personalised biscuits […]

Transportation Sector Opportunities for UK Women in Business

The UK transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to the economy, yet women remain underrepresented across much of it. For women founders and self-employed operators, this gap signals real transportation sector opportunities UK women founders can act on in 2026, particularly in logistics, electric vehicle services, and specialist passenger transport. Logistics UK estimated […]

Suzanne Moloney: From Baker to MedTech Founder in the UK

Suzanne Moloney is the founder and CEO of HidraMed Solutions, a medical technology company that develops wound-care products for people living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS is a chronic, recurrent skin disease that causes painful, draining wounds in delicate areas such as the armpits, groin and under the breasts. It is more common in women […]