Most entrepreneurs will at some point have to source capital from outside their business. This is especially true for female entrepreneurs. Female non-entrepreneurs say that a lack of start-up funding is the main reason they have not started a business and female entrepreneurs start businesses with an average of 53% less capital than their male counterparts. Venture capital funding is the most lucrative form of finance and only 13% of this goes to female founded companies.
This event will introduce you to the different forms of financing available to your business, including:
Grants
Start up loans
Business loans
Angel investment
Venture capital
Tiffany Young in an Investment Manger at YFM Equity Partners, where she supports on the origination and execution of new investments across growth capital and buyout opportunities. YFM currently has £350m AUM and invests between £2-10m. She is a passionate advocate for female entrepreneurs, and runs the blog "Breakfast with Tiffany" where she profiles inspiring female founders. Tiffany is a member of Founders of the Future, and an alumnus at the New Entrepreneurs Foundation. Tiffany will be talking about how to raise equity finance and will be discussing the extra barriers women face.
Helen Meade is a UK Research and Innovation Communications Business Partner providing a leadership role over all Innovate UK’s strategic communications activities and campaigns. Helen has 15 years of experience working across government, and with industry and academia to deliver science and innovation communication strategies and has built her career around communicating and championing the UK’s world leading science, research, and innovation ecosystem.
Katherine Morgan leads a national team of High Growth relationship experts focused on supporting companies to scale from start-up to exit. Katherine has been leading the London SME business since 2019, bringing her significant experience in Business Leadership, Strategy & execution, sales management and culture change in support of enhanced client outcomes.
Once you have signed up we will send a calendar invitation with the details to the email you use to sign up with. We will also send a reminder on the day through Eventbrite. Email events@tenentrepreneurs.org with any questions.
The Female Founders Forum was set up by The Entrepreneurs Network in partnership with Barclays, to encourage, support and promote female entrepreneurship. We seek to connect some of the UK’s most inspirational female entrepreneurs with those on the cusp of rapid growth.