Julie Baker NEN2015
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Julie Baker is the Head of Enterprise at RBS NatWest and works with Local Enterprise Partnerships. The Start Up Britain Bus Tour reached over 7,000 individuals at 2,828 locations with the help of 400 business advisers and support organizations. The tour generated over 55 press articles and 8 local TV features. NatWest supports women-led businesses through 176 local Women in Business events last year reaching 10,000 entrepreneurs and 250 specialists providing expertise. Women-led businesses contribute over £70 billion to the UK economy but only make up 20% of businesses despite women being 51% of the population. The Entrepreneurial Spark business accelerator has hubs in 13 UK cities and 50% of entrepreneurs using it are women, with 82
Julie Baker NEN2015
- 1. Julie Baker Head of Enterprise, RBS NatWest Working with the LEP’s
- 3. Start Up Britain Bus Tour 3 2828 Locations 7,0007,000 individuals 400400 Business Advisers 250250 National Business Support Organisations (Inc. NEN Members) #Natwestbizbus and #RBSbizbus potential retweet reach of 91,000,00091,000,000 5555 Press Articles 88 Local TV features
- 4. NatWest Women in Business ‘Far from being a niche market, women owned businesses could be the tipping point for the UK’s global economic comeback’. -- Women’s Business Council Report, 2015 176 local Women in Business events delivered last year, reaching 10,000 female entrepreneurs Recognising the UK’s most inspirational female business owners 250 Women in Business specialists providing expertise, networking opportunities & skills development across the UK Commitment to supplier diversity & helping women-led businesses secure corporate contracts Businesses led by women contribute over £70 billion to the UK economy Only 20% of the UK’s 5.4 million businesses are led by women, despite women making up 51% of the population
- 5. The world’s largest free business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures Glasgow Ayrshire Birmingham Bristol Brighton Leeds Manchester Belfast Cardiff Newcastle Edinburgh London Milton Keynes 50% of entrepreneurs in the hubs are women 82.3% of businesses who have worked with Entrepreneurial Spark are still trading today
- 6. The world’s largest free business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures Glasgow Ayrshire Birmingham Bristol Brighton Leeds Manchester Belfast Cardiff Newcastle Edinburgh London Milton Keynes 50% of entrepreneurs in the hubs are women 82.3% of businesses who have worked with Entrepreneurial Spark are still trading today