We’re at a crisis of representation in entrepreneurship, and the classic tale of how to “get there” doesn’t apply. All-women founding teams have never raised more than 3% in venture capital funding since at least 2014. We learn about the hero’s journey as early as childhood, and mythos everywhere from The Lion King to the … Read more
In an era where technology and traditional skills blend seamlessly, one grandmother is earning substantial income from her artistic talents. Helen Ashton, a 60-year-old from Leicester, has turned her love for painting and art into a lucrative business, bringing in an extra £4,500 each year, with ambitions for even more. Five years ago, Helen Ashton … Read more
According to the most recent data from Statista, women own one-third of the world’s private wealth. However, this data also highlights the persistent income inequality in society, as women comprised just 12.5 per cent of the 3,194 billionaires in the world in 2022. While many of these women inherited their wealth from parents or deceased … Read more
Alli Webb is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and writer best known for co-founding Drybar, a hairstyling service chain. Webb worked for almost ten years, between 2010 and 2019, to transform her small business, a mobile hair styling side hustle, into a well-known chain of salons that developed into an empire comprising more than 160 locations … Read more
According to the Government of Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in new business creation, with over 1,100 new businesses established in 2020. “Many of these businesses didn’t look like traditional small firms,” the Committee on Small Business said in a statement. “As the pandemic drove commerce online, these new enterprises were primarily … Read more
“I grew up in a very chaotic family,” said Sampriti Bhattacharyya, the leader of maritime tech company Navier. “I did not grow up close to my parents, so I became very introverted in many ways.” Growing up in Kolkata, India, at just 12 years old, Bhattacharyya became fascinated by space.“Watching the Apollo Mission to the … Read more
Without a degree in business, Amelia Hitchcock-Merritt built jewellery brand Bijoux De Mimi from her bedroom during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. At just 18 years old, after being inspired by a trip to Paris in 2020, Hitchcock-Merritt told Hello!: “I launched Bijoux when I was 18, with £400 of my own savings from … Read more
