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Law firm Gordons partner with Fund Her North
Law firm Gordons has been chosen by funding connector Fund Her North as its
legal partner following a competitive selection process.
Fund Her North is a group of more than 25 women in venture capital organisations
who collectively have a combined investment power of £650m.
The funding connector is believed
TikTok has transformed the life of a Bradford businesswoman
Abigayle Andre, 29, started sharing her motoring knowledge in the second
Lockdown and has since accelerated to success, landing a deal with the UK’s
largest leasing company after going viral on a popular social media platform.
Abigayle said: “I have always had a love of cars and would read
Leading voice for micro business to launch exclusive Club
Tina Boden, one of the leading voices for micro business in the UK, who
co-founded the #MicroBizMatters movement with Tony Robinson OBE and spent 10
years working to make life in micro business better, is set to launch an
exclusive online club for micro business owners. While working on how
New ownership at Leeds language services specialist
Leeds-based language service provider Andiamo! has a new owner. The translation
and interpreting business is now fully owned by managing director Miranda
Sambidge, who has been with the business since 1996 when she joined as a project
manager.
The buyout from original owners Anne and Marc Woolmer aided by Azets,
Much-loved Savvy Baker to launch first cafe in North Leeds
Leeds baking entrepreneur Savannah Roqaa built her online business the Savvy
Baker almost overnight as lockdown commenced in 2020. When friends shared images
of the brownie care packages she was dropping off to lift their spirits, she
realised she’d stumbled upon a (very hungry) market of devoted foodie fans!
Message from female entrepreneurs around breaking the bias this International Women’s Day
This week, as part of International Women’s Day, six online female entrepreneurs
from varying backgrounds across the UK are uniting to start conversations they
feel are important to bring to the table, as part of their efforts to
#breakthebias on diverse subject areas which affect the quality of women’
Female innovators from Yorkshire and the Humber win prestigious national award
Today, in celebration of International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), three
trailblazing female entrepreneurs from Yorkshire and the Humber have been
recognised by Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation Awards for their game-changing
innovations which are tackling some of society’s biggest challenges.
Jennifer Turner, Ali Gordon (pictured) and