Are Women Starting The Wrong Types Of Businesses?

On International Women’s Day, The Financialist takes a look at a thriving group of women business leaders: entrepreneurs.   The challenges professional women face in the workplace is not exactly a subject that lacks attention these days.  

As many female entrepreneurs find it moredifficult to access finance than their male counterparts, Boost Capital’s targeted strategy will enable the business finance provider to further develop its hands-on client relationships with the growing number of female entrepreneurs. The fund will support businesses in a variety of sectors, including hospitality, salon and spa, restaurant and pub, garage, dental and independent retailers and provide an affordable alternative to bank lending.

Open to women aged 18 years and over in Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, and funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group’s Inspiring Women in Enterprise programme, the Make It Real project will provide funding, mentoring support and office space to those who have serious ambitions of setting up their own business.

Jarred Cummans submits:This past week saw no shortage of events that had the financial world buzzing with activity. The Fed implemented a portion of their controversial quantitative easing plan, buying a number of U.S. Treasury securities in an effort to jump-start our struggling economy. While this policy has been met with mixed reaction at home, it has seen near universal condemnation abroad. Leading up to, and during the G-20 meeting in Seoul this week, many leaders expressed their concerns and disapproval of the U.S.

By Julie Bornstein, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, Sephora The perception that men are always the early tech adopters is definitely shifting as women get increasingly technologically savvy. Women are embracing technology to make our lives easier.

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