Enterprise & Business
Women in Business - Relevant Websites
Business Link East:
Business Link provides a central point of information, advice and guidance for those already running or
growing a business or just starting up.
www.businesslink.gov.uk
PROWESS (Promoting Women's Enterprise Support):
A UK wide association of organisations and individuals who assist women in starting and growing a business.
In 2006 they produced the East of England Directory of Business Support for Women (2006).
www.prowess.org.uk
Enterprising Women:
A community of women starting and growing businesses in the East of England run by YTKO (www.ytko.com) with
funding from EEDA. Activities include training from pre-start to high growth (delivered through Incredit,
WEETU, University of Bedfordshire and YTKO), an online and face to face community providing information,
help, support, training and networking opportunities.
www.enterprising-women.org
Incredit:
Based in Stevenage, Incredit is active on a county, regional and national level, offering business start up,
self employment, job employment, or personal development training and support.
www.incredit.org.uk
WEETU (Women's Employment, Enterprise and Training Unit):
WEETU offer advice, training and support to develop employment and enterprise opportunities.
www.weetu.org
SETwomen:
SETwomen is an emerging community, resource and voice for women in science, engineering and technology (SET) at all
stages in their career across academia, industry and enterprise. YTKO interviewed nearly 40 women, based across
the East of England, in order to create 9 podcasts on their experiences in SET
www.setwomen.co.uk/podcasts.html
WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise):
WiRE is an organisation for rural women in business, offering a dynamic member package of practical and
specific business services and support for women in rural enterprise.
www.wireuk.org
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WiSETI)
Set up to consider strategies for increasing the representation of women in science in Cambridge University.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/equality/wiseti/
Cambridge AWiSE (Association of Women in Science and Engineering)
Cambridge AWiSE was established to retain and improve the representation of women in SET, in industry and
academia and offers information, networking and mentoring.
www.camawise.org.uk/
Chamber of Commerce Business Women's Sector
Chamber of Commerce Business Women's Sector inspires and encourages new and established business women to
maximise their business success by providing networking and support opportunities. It will lobby for
business women's interests within Cambridgeshire.
www.cambridgeshirechamber.co.uk
The Cambridge Business Women's Network
The Cambridge Business Women's Network aims to offer regional women in business the opportunity to meet,
forge contacts and extend their skills.
www.cbn.org.uk/index.asp
Cambridge Women
Cambridge Women (sponsored by Catfish web design agency) is an informal business networking group for women
living and working in and around Cambridge.
www.cambridgewomen.co.uk
The Cambridge Graduate Women's Network
The Cambridge Graduate Women's Network runs networking events for graduate women in Cambridge. It has set up a facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71621989620
http://sites.google.com/site/cambridgegwn
Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education
The Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education offers a course aimed at helping women set up in business.
www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk
ResNet
ResNet is a contact, support and information network for women working in research at The University of
East Anglia, the Institute of Food Research, the John Innes Centre and the Sainsbury laboratory on the
Norwich Research Park.
http://resnet.isabellecolas.com/welcome.htm
Cambridge Women's Resource Centre CWRC
Cambridge Women's Resource Centre CWRC is an organisation of women working together for all women to
provide information, support and training, in an empowering environment based on mutual respect.
http://www.cwrc.co.uk
Women@CL
Women@CL provides local, national and international activities for women engaged in computing research and
academic leadership.
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/women
Small Spark
Small Spark offers tailored I.T. software training and monthly networking lunches.
www.smallspark.co.uk/index.html
Cambridge Judge Business School
Women as Leaders Seminar Series - the aim of these seminars is to bring together some of the UK's brightest
female students with senior professional women from across business, politics and society, to debate the
issues and challenges faced by today's women in positions of leadership
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/networks/womenasleaders.html
International Women's Forum Leadership Foundation - The Fellows Programme is the only executive training
of its kind in the world, with a focus on executive leadership, global management and mentoring. It is
multidisciplinary, international, and has established creative partnerships with two of the world's most
prestigious universities - Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and University of Cambridge's
Judge Business School.
www.iwforum.org/
Women in Leadership: Strategies for Success - Women face particular challenges and bring particular
strengths in management and leadership positions. Their potential is too often unexplored. This programme
supports those aspiring to senior leadership positions in their organisations.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/execed/open/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=5
British Federation of Women Graduates
BFWG promotes women's opportunities in education and public life. BFWG's Scholarship Fund assists women in
the final year of studying for a PhD
www.bfwg.org.uk/2/
