Can the UK’s Disadvantaged Groups Benefit from Enterprise?
‘How can the most disadvantaged groups benefit from enterprise?’ to be blunt, they can’t within the current government system, or at least to say it’s very difficult, Aaron Barbour, Research and Policy Manager at linksUK, told the Prowess Conference in March 2009.
Public Procurement for Women-Owned SMEs: A 2026 UK Guide
How women could benefit from a focus on supplier diversity was the subject of a Workshop at the Prowess Conference in March 2009.
Women-Led Businesses UK: Unlocking Jobs and Growth
Better support for women-owned businesses could be one answer to the jobs and growth crisis.
Autumn Budget 2026: Women Entrepreneurs Still Overlooked?
Why George Osborne’s 2012 Autumn statement leaves women in business out in the cold.
Women’s Self-Employment UK: Why It Still Needs a Voice
Prowess Editor Erika Watson came out fighting for women business owners on last night’s BBC Newsnight.
Business Link to GOV.UK: Women’s Business Support Improved?
The Business Link website was a vital resource for UK businesses. Has its replacement Gov.UK thrown the baby out with the bathwater?
Women’s Enterprise UK: What Official Data Still Gets Wrong
Much of the key data about women’s business ownership in the UK is illustrated in this new infographic published by HM Government. But it misses the big story: for the first time ever more women are starting businesses than men.
How Older Women Can Thrive as Entrepreneurs in 2026
Hilary Farnworth has helped hundred of women over 50 to get into business. Here are her top tips for women and policy makers.
Why the UK economy still depends on female self-employment
Self-employed women have delivered for the UK economy, despite a system that’s stacked against them.
Universal Credit for the Self-Employed (2025 update). Still Unfair and Short-sighted
Universal Credit will hammer self-employment. Here is what to expect and what you can do.