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After two successful years in partnership together, Future Females and the UK Government’s International Tech Hub Network, have committed to increasing their support for female founders around the world through the Digital Access Programme. The partnership has pledged to support an additional 1,330 early-stage female entrepreneurs through the Future Females Business School by March 2022, in addition to the 316 female founders who have already benefited from this innovative programme.
While 42.1% of women see the opportunity to start a business, just 10.2% of women are actually taking action, in fact, the female entrepreneurship participation rate has declined in 41% of countries in the past 2 years (GEM, 2020). On top of this, the recent pandemic has been crippling for many female-led business, with a December 2020 Future Females community survey finding 36.7% of entrepreneurs saying COVID-19 had a very negative impact on their business, and 75% stating they have an
1 February 2021 The UK Government, in partnership with the Future Females Business School through the International Tech Hub Network, will support 50 female entrepreneurs to grow their tech-based businesses in Brazil
Applications are officially open for the Future Females Business School, an initiative offered by the British Government in Brazil through the International Tech Hub Network. The programme will support 50 Brazilian female founders of tech-based enterprises to start, grow, scale, and become more sustainable, promoting positive social, economic or environmental impact.
The Future Females Business School Programme is a three month virtual programme, equipping local female entrepreneurs with the entrepreneurial skills and best practices needed to start and grow successful and sustainable businesses, that utilise technology to not only generate wealth for themselves, but to have a positive impact in their community, and environment.
UK supports Brazilian women to grow their technology-based businesses
News Highlights: UK supports Brazilian women to grow their technology-based businesses
Applications have officially been opened for the Future Females Business School, an initiative offered by the UK government in Brazil through the International Tech Hub network. The program supports 50 Brazilian women founders of technology-based businesses to start, grow, scale and become more sustainable, promoting positive social, economic or environmental impact.
The Future Females Business School Program is a three-month virtual program, equipping local women entrepreneurs with the entrepreneurial skills and best practices necessary to start and grow successful and sustainable businesses, using technology to not only provide wealth for themselves but also to have a positive impact in their community and environment.
UK supports South African female GreenTech entrepreneurs
The UK will support 30 South African female founders through the Future Females Business School GreenTech programme.
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11 January 2021
The UK, powered by the UK-South Africa Tech Hub and in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will support 30 female entrepreneurs to grow their GreenTech businesses.
As the world looks to manage its way out of the COVID-crisis, which has affected millions of lives and decimated economies, it is important to remember we are still tackling an even greater crisis – climate change. But we also have an opportunity now to drive clean, resilient and inclusive recoveries - shaping the low carbon economy of the future that will create new jobs, attract green investment and protecting the global environment for future generations.