Prowess - Key Achievements
- Held Fusion - the first national conference
aimed at Women Entrepreneurs in SECT. Over 100
delegates attended and the conference was rated
as good/excellent by 80% of attendees, 97% said
it had met their objectives. Conference generated
11 national/regional press items mostly focusing
on a case study of a female entrepreneur in SET.
- Publication of Under the Microscope: Female entrepreneurs
in SECT. A case study booklet championing 20 female
SECT entrepreneur role models
- Five video case studies made of female SECT
role models to be live on Prowess website. First
shown at Fusion conference.
- Carried out first national online survey of women’s
enterprise in SET. The results have been written
up in a research paper which has been accepted
for presentation at the Institute of Small Business
Research annual conference in November 2007.
- A new report has been launched focusing on business
incubation and how to ensure it is accessible and
appropriate for female entrepreneurs in SET. The
report is downloadable at the Prowess
website.
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