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Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
Good afternoon.
I’m Karen Birch and since you probably have little idea who I am, partly for some of the reasons we’re about to explore, I’ll introduce myself before getting started.
I was born just down …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
Now we come to the second reason, and here I have to confess that I have a considerable advantage over most business students.
My first degree is in Zoology and as part of that degree …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
If the first two reasons weren’t compelling enough, then the third surely will be as economic argument often wins over claims for fairness of outcome or opportunity. As expressed so eloquently in Bill Clinton’s …

Why women entrepreneurs?
(transcript of Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University)
It is worth considering the type of businesses that women set up.
If we look at a comparison, by sector, of women-led SME’s versus all SME’s,

community, social and personal activities ~ +6%
health and social work …

Earlier this year I was asked to give the Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University on the subject of Women Entrepreneurs. Since I have been running entrepreneurial businesses since 1990, this seemed like a reasonable request.
I decided that the title of the lecture …

 
 
 
 
 
Scotland is not short of enterprising women… with more than 60,000 female-led businesses, it has proportionately more women in business than many other parts of the UK. These businesses are generating more than £5 billion for Scotland’s economy, and women are starting businesses in every …