Budget 2021: What’s in it for women entrepreneurs? Not much
:Different co-founder Mina Radhakrishnan. Source: supplied.
The federal budget this year was touted as one that was going to address the concerns of the women in Australia, and to a point, it did.
However, after last year’s offering was deemed “woefully inadequate” for women heading up small businesses and startups, this year’s was a tad more supportive… but not by much.
The women’s economic security package included $38.3 million over five years to increase grant funding through the Women’s Leadership and Development Program, which offers grants to projects seeking to improve economic outcomes for women.