The importance of networking
In the business world, networking is a crucial tool. But what does it mean, why does it matter and how do you get started?
Articles
Whether you’re starting, growing or scaling your business, we want to equip you with the resources you need to make it a success. Here you’ll find articles from experts on developing yourself as a business leader, financing your business, industry insights and much more.
In this section:
Self-development
Investing in your own skills, resilience and wellbeing is equally as important as investing in your business.
Do I need a coach or mentor?
Coaching and mentoring are often used interchangeably, but they actually refer to two different types of relationships and approaches.
Jill Pay
Developing with Help to Grow
Help to Grow is an intensive training programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their leadership, strategy and management skills.
Getting the best from your coach, advisor or mentor
Investing your time, energy and resources in the right support has the potential to make a real difference.
Julia Elliott BrownBusiness growth
Growth programmes and an investor-friendly legal structure will make your business more likely to succeed.
Guide to incubators and accelerators
Discover the difference between an incubator and an accelerator and how you might use these programmes to grow your business.
Legal resources for scale-ups
For a business to scale successfully, having the right legal foundations is imperative and CMS's equIP programme can help.
Startups: How To Secure The Right Capital And Minimise Risk
Securing funding is crucial for startups, with options including equity investment, grants, and debt financing.
Hatty FawcettBusiness finance
Finding the right finance is an important aspect of business success.
Guide to finance providers
Learn how to get the most from our database of finance providers, which is tailored to women-led businesses.
Finance jargon explainer
Business finance can be confusing, so use our handy jargon explainer to demystify those technical terms.
Stages of equity finance
Equity finance has different stages of funding: pre-seed, seed, Series A and Series B. But what do these mean?
Julia Elliott Brown, CEO and Founder, Enter The Arena
What is private equity?
Private equity is a type of financing that involves using capital from private investors to purchase or invest in businesses.
Alison Collins, Pollen Street Capital
The Investing in Women Code
Signatories commit to improving their offer to women entrepreneurs and supporting women-led businesses in the UK.
Business insights
These resources from trusted sources cover topics beyond the scope of the Invest in Women Hub.
Lessons on women-led businesses
The Gender Index is the world’s first national gender disaggregated database. Discover the main lessons from the 2023 data.
John Cushing
Making the most of intellectual property
As part of what it does and the customers it serves, every business will create some kind of intellectual property that needs protecting.
Jeremy O’Hare
Enabling entrepreneurship
Women entrepreneurs represent huge economic potential for the UK, contributing £250 billion if women matched men in starting and scaling businesses.
Julie Baker