… recognise and support the distinctive nature of women’s business start-ups and ensure that newly-established women … Although Ireland has a much higher proportion of men engaged in entrepreneurial activity compared to women, … Enterprise Boards – now Local Enterprise Offices – whose role it is to stimulate economic activity at local level by …
… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative … access to the bank’s professional network. The bank serves men as well as women, and one-third of its loans have been to … through a state grant. The bank played an active role in the creation of the national Scheme to Enhance Female …
… fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in which … support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. The fund’s objective is to increase … and software sectors. It monitors the position and role of women in its investees. Its success and …