http://www.startups.co.uk/female-entrepreneurs_1 Some research suggests that women who want to set up businesses are at a disadvantage when it comes to securing funding, while other statistics will tell you that women are less inclined to start fast-growing ventures. However, statistics don’t always reflect the true picture, and the UK now houses a thriving female entrepreneurial community. This section looks at what it’s like to be a woman in business, and has information on the various support networks available to female entrepreneurs. en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 How did the daughter of former slaves become America's first black female entrepreneur? http://www.startups.co.uk/madam-cj-walker.html http://www.startups.co.uk/madam-cj-walker.html Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:09:42 GMT Business An early social entrepreneur who changed the lives of thousands http://www.startups.co.uk/jane-addams.html http://www.startups.co.uk/jane-addams.html Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:37:42 GMT Business Marie Tussaud demonstrated an unusual, and grisly, route into entrepreneurship http://www.startups.co.uk/madame-tussaud.html http://www.startups.co.uk/madame-tussaud.html Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:36:29 GMT Business How did Gabrielle Chanel become one of the most successful business people of the 20th century? http://www.startups.co.uk/coco-chanel.html http://www.startups.co.uk/coco-chanel.html Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:33:31 GMT Business Female entrepreneurship today http://www.startups.co.uk/the-facts.html http://www.startups.co.uk/the-facts.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:37:25 GMT Business Female entrepreneurs' words of wisdom http://www.startups.co.uk/what-they-said.html http://www.startups.co.uk/what-they-said.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:35:19 GMT Business Where to go for advice http://www.startups.co.uk/support-groups-and-resources.html http://www.startups.co.uk/support-groups-and-resources.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:30:30 GMT Business Accessing finance http://www.startups.co.uk/funding.html http://www.startups.co.uk/funding.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:59:33 GMT Business Does a fear of failure hold women back? http://www.startups.co.uk/self-confidence.html http://www.startups.co.uk/self-confidence.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:55:12 GMT Business Do women still struggle to be taken seriously in business? http://www.startups.co.uk/prejudice.html http://www.startups.co.uk/prejudice.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:33:47 GMT Business Is it still more difficult for women to raise money? http://www.startups.co.uk/funding_1.html http://www.startups.co.uk/funding_1.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:28:49 GMT Business Clare stepped out of the shadow of her famous father to set up a successful jewellery business http://www.startups.co.uk/clare-yarwood-white.html http://www.startups.co.uk/clare-yarwood-white.html Mon, 4 Jul 2005 11:17:00 GMT Business Caroline Rowland can take some pride from the London 2012 Olympic bid - her startup firm provided the promotional film http://www.startups.co.uk/new-moon.html http://www.startups.co.uk/new-moon.html Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:58:00 GMT Business Reports from the start of 2005 suggest that there are now more female entrepreneurs and that they're getting more successful http://www.startups.co.uk/women-triumphant-in-business.html http://www.startups.co.uk/women-triumphant-in-business.html Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:11:00 GMT Business Former comedian Deirdre Bounds talks about how she made a success of i-to-i and her plans for the future http://www.startups.co.uk/deirdre-bounds-i-to-i.html http://www.startups.co.uk/deirdre-bounds-i-to-i.html Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:20:00 GMT Business Janet Shelley has taken on the male-dominated building industry and now employs the UK's largest female construction workforce http://www.startups.co.uk/women-builders.html http://www.startups.co.uk/women-builders.html Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:19:00 GMT Business Tai Broadhurst explains how her Startups Award-winning business has toyed with success http://www.startups.co.uk/the-little-experience.html http://www.startups.co.uk/the-little-experience.html Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:32:00 GMT Business Gemma Stone's redundancy laid the foundations of Rock and Ruby, one the UK's brightest event management firms http://www.startups.co.uk/rock-and-ruby_4.html http://www.startups.co.uk/rock-and-ruby_4.html Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:36:00 GMT Business