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Title: WBECUK Prowess Partnership


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WBEC-UKProwess Partnership
  • UK Association of organisations which support
    women to start and grow businesses
  • Launched October 2002 by Secretary of State
  • Delivered first government womens enterprise
    strategy 2003
  • Developing the business support sector
  • Influencing the policy environment
  • Promoting a women-friendly enterprise culture
  • 250 member organisations support more than
    100,000 women to start 10,000 new businesses each
    year

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WBEC-UKWBENC Partnership
  • Knowledge
  • Experience
  • Support
  • Inspiration
  • Contacts

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WBEC-UKCreating Contract Opportunities
  • In-country link between women and multi national
    corporations
  • Translates the message to fit the British
    culture

4
WBEC-UKChallenges
  • Not all UK company representatives understand
    the importance of this programme
  • Finding women owned businesses with the right
    skills and size to contract at corporate level
  • National Womens Task Force contributing to and
    influencing government policy
  • Working with the government to understand the
    importance of supporting this initiative

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WBEC-UKBenefits
  • Women now have high-growth opportunity
  • Women can work in partnership within the UK
  • Women are starting to partner with US based
    WBEs
  • There is partnership and business opportunity
    for women globally

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WBEC-UKCreating Contract Opportunities
  • Sue Lawton
  • Interim Executive Director
  • s.lawton_at_wbec-uk.org
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