A leading London-based fund has kick-started a campaign to improve investment equality between male and female founders. Currently, just 4% of more than 4,000 pitch decks and enquiries for investment received by the fund over the last four years have been from companies with female founders and just 13% with female founding members. The London-based VC firm surveyed the female founders from its decks on why they haven’t sought investment previously, more than half said they feared they wouldn’t be taken seriously.

Over six hundred inspirational women came together today to highlight and celebrate the achievements of their peers from across the UK.

The 36^th annual Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards drew a star-studded audience to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole to see four accolades presented.

Sally Preston, founder and Managing Director of Kiddylicious, scooped the Business Woman of the Year award at the event.

Nominations are Open for Global Thinkers Forum’s 2018 Awards for Excellence Gala

London, October, 2018 – Global Thinkers Forum has opened the nominations for 8 categories in this year’s 2018 Awards for Excellence. To commemorate the centennial of the Suffragette movement, the theme of the awards is Women: 100 Years of Passion and Purpose. This year’s awards ceremony will honour eight women who have made a significant contribution and played an inspirational role in furthering women in the areas of:

Nearly two-thirds (61%) of women would take an organisation's gender pay gap into consideration when applying for jobs, a new survey from the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals.

The poll, commissioned to understand the impact of the gender pay gap on staff motivation and behaviour, also shows that 58% of women would be less likely to recommend their present employer as a place to work if they had a gender pay gap, and half of women say that a gender pay gap would reduce their motivation in their role and their commitment to their employer.

The bfa are excited to announce the return of Empowering Women in Business (EWIB), an occasion solely for women, being held at the Nottingham Belfry on November 15th.

Caroline Hunt, Director at national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, Crowe.

The increase in the number of businesses claiming R&D tax credits is good news for UK innovation, and is an indicator that more organisations are investing in technologies to help improve  business performance.

Variety, the Children’s Charity, is looking for nominations for its third annual Variety Catherine Awards.

As applications for the Women in Innovation awards have recently opened and Innovate UK has declared a 70% increase in registrations for female funding, it has become increasingly topical to focus on women and their position within the innovation and investment industry.

Following hotly on the (kitten!) heels of Victoria Beckham, fashion icon Alesha Dixon, makes her own statement with fashion business littleblackdress.co.uk. The company has confirmed positive news about a recent investment process. With a fourth funding round closed, the business has now raised a total of £2.5m. The latest cash injection will be used for job creation and further expansion.