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Feature Article | Female Entrepreneurship in the UK: Dame Alison Rose Mission to Overcome Barriers

  • Lindsey Schlandt
  • Jan 8
  • 1 min read
Gouache-style illustration of a woman in business attire arriving at an office building. She wears a teal blazer, white top, and jeans, and is holding a small box and leather-bound notebook. With a focused expression, she scans a keycard at an entry sensor beside a glass door. The background features a soft cityscape with tree-lined streets and warm morning light. The artwork uses textured brushstrokes and a warm, muted color palette, evoking professionalism, routine, and purpose at the start of a workday.

Dame Alison Rose’s 2019 Rose Review reframed female entrepreneurship as a £250 billion growth opportunity for the UK economy. She breaks down the real blockers, from access to VC and relatable role models to caring responsibilities, then shows what changed the numbers: specialist banking teams, a £2 billion fund, 14 free accelerators, banker-in-residence partnerships, and early pipeline programmes like Dream Bigger. The result was a 33% jump in women-founded businesses in 2022 and a clearer playbook for what actually moves the needle.



 
 

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