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Women in Business Shortlist Announced
25/08/2010
From hats to hydro-electricity, and freight to finance, the first Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards shortlist has been announced.
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YABA Looking for investment opportunities
16/08/2010
Yorkshire Association of Business Angels is looking for investment ready businesses for a forum on 21 September
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Career break or career success?
16/08/2010
Over half of top headhunters believe that women should forsake a career break to reach the top.
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Finance Yorkshire announces Fund Managers
11/08/2010
The new Yorkshire wide Fund for growing businesses, Finance Yorkshire, announces that it has now signed contracts with the Fund Managers responsible for investing the money, when the Fund starts investing in August 2010.
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Women will Bear Brunt of Budget Cuts
09/07/2010
The budget has been accused of taking the majority of savings from women
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Forward Ladies Forges International Links
16/06/2010
Forward Ladies has become an inspirational role model for French female entrepreneurs as the Orléans Chamber of Commerce launches its own version of a women’s networking and support community.
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On the Sofa with Phil and Holly
12/04/2010
Forward Ladies member Ali Jagger is interviewed on ITV's This Morning
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Yorkshire Business Woman named Leading Woman with Outstanding New Product
26/03/2010
A YORKSHIRE Business Woman has won the Women on Their Way Outstanding New Product Award at the awards ceremony at Aston Villa Football Club on Friday for a baby feeding product she invented.
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Cameron pledges to help black entrepreneurs
19/03/2010
Cameron pledges to help black entrepreneurs Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron plans to tackle the "racial barriers" he believes prevent black African entrepreneurs starting-up businesses.
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Networking 'crucial' for women in business
19/03/2010
An expert has suggested that women in business need to be less shy when it comes to networking if they want to get ahead.
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Gordon Brown blasts absence of women from top boards
08/03/2010
Gordon Brown has said that the absence of women from the boards of some of Britain's top companies is "completely unacceptable".
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Forward Ladies Launch Vouchers
26/02/2010
We are delighted to introduce our new voucher scheme.
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Chillipeeps Investment Competition Finalists
25/01/2010
Chillipeeps are thrilled to have been announced as Venturefest Yorkshire, Investment Competition Finalists 2010.
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Rail chief to get more girls onboard
22/01/2010
Women are being encouraged to join the railway industry in a new campaign launched by Network Rail.
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Marked rise in female entrepreneurs for 2009
14/01/2010
Barclays has revealed figures showing females are becoming entrepreneurs at a much faster rate than their male counterparts.
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Future UK workforce to consist 'predominantly of women'
06/01/2010
A report has suggested that females will recover from the recession more quickly than males in terms of finding work.
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Women Cheating on New Year Diets
06/01/2010
A survey has suggested that one in three women who claim to be on a New Year's diet are in fact secretly scoffing unhealthy foods.
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Businesswoman set for success thanks to You Tube
04/01/2010
A video sharing website has paved the way for a young businesswoman to make her first million.
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Females 'taking advantage of recession'
21/12/2009
Women are using the recession as an opportunity to increase their training and improve their business skills, it has been claimed.
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Calling all Charities
11/12/2009
Forward Ladies are calling for nominations of Charities we should be supporting in 2010.
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Lord Mervyn calls for more women in business
11/12/2009
A government minister has said the UK needs to do more to get women into businesses and encourage female entrepreneurs.
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Top Tips on Creating Fandom
04/12/2009
Forward Ladies were shown how to keep their customers.
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Mentor Digs Deep
26/11/2009
Jackie Whiteley wins award for her Strulch company.
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Social enterprises challenge glass ceiling
26/11/2009
A survey has revealed that 26 per cent of social enterprises could be described as ‘women-led' - almost twice as many as small businesses.
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Forward Ladies Scoop Top Web Award
18/11/2009
Forward Ladies have won a DADI award for Best Professional Services Website.
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Forward Ladies website shortlisted for a DADI award
18/11/2009
With the awards night approaching we are all biting our fingernails!
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Integral strikes gold
16/11/2009
Congratulations to Jennie Walker at Integral Design and Media for their Gold Award.
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Sir Alan says women are their own worst enemies
10/11/2009
Enterprise "tsar" says women were more likely than men to discriminate against a female employee on the grounds of gender.
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Forward Ladies Christmas Market
10/11/2009
The date for the 2009 Christmas Market has been announced.
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Leeds business woman named 'Barclays Woman of the Year'
14/10/2009
Yorkshire based inventor named woman of the year by Barclays Bank
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Leeds pick up award for best customer service
02/10/2009
O2 in Leeds has beaten off competition from all over Europe to scoop two top prizes in the European Call Centre of the Year awards.
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Village SOS is an exciting rural initiative from the Big Lottery Fund and the BBC
11/08/2009
We’re challenging villages across the UK to come up with brilliant ideas for brand new enterprises to
benefit local people.
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Solutions for the Planet Regional Yorkshire & Humberside Final
07/07/2009
Sandra Corcoran, Jackie Whiteley and Diane Beckett recently attended the Make Your Mark Solutions for the Planet Regional Yorkshire and Humberside Final at the House of Commons.
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Fiona is Guest Designer at RHS
01/07/2009
Fiona Pickles of FIRENZA Floral Design (wedding and event florists) has been invited to demonstrate as a guest designer at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
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Cultural exchange boosts female entrepreneurs
11/06/2009
MEMBERS of Leeds-based networking and business support organisation Forward Ladies, shared news and views with their Indonesian counterparts during a cultural visit.
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High-profile entrepreneur reveals 7 steps to success
09/06/2009
Deirdre Bounds, one of the north’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, will unearth the secrets behind personal and professional fulfilment at a networking lunch hosted by Forward Ladies in York on Monday, June 22.
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Jackie wins Silver in “Bucking the Trend”
05/06/2009
Forward Lady, Jackie Whiteley, has won silver in Business Link Yorkshire's Bucking the Trend competition.
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Innovative Entrepreneurship in Yorkshire
18/05/2009
Jenny Eugene, Managing Director of JEEP Productions, has just won 2nd place in the first ever European Entrepreneurship Video Awards.
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The UK’s First Guide for Virtual Assistants by Nadine Hill
06/05/2009
Nadine Hill has just written the UK’s first guide for Virtual Assistants who want to set up a home based business.
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US Charge d'Affaires visit to Bradford Chamber of Commerce
17/04/2009
Jackie Whiteley of Strulch Limited was among a group of local business people invited to meet the Richard LeBaron at Bradford Chamber of Commerce on his recent visit to Bradford.
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Students 4cast Business Success with Forward Ladies
12/02/2009
Four students from Gateways School, Leeds, who are participating in the LEAP Programme, recently attended workshops organised by Forward Ladies, the North’s fastest growing women’s networking group.
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Forward Ladies Make Their Mark
20/11/2008
To mark Women’s Enterprise Day, Forward Ladies, the North’s fastest growing women’s networking group held a Christmas market to enable some of its members to showcase their products and services.
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Businesswomen Step Up To Share Their Views with Shadow Minister for Women
18/11/2008
Theresa May MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and Shadow Minister for Women travelled to Yorkshire to consult with members of Forward Ladies.
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Breakfast with the Bank of England
24/10/2008
Over fifty Forward Ladies attended a breakfast seminar on the state of the economy with Kate Barker, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.
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Forward Ladies Author Gets European Platform for Cause Dear To Her Heart
10/07/2008
Becoming a member of Forward Ladies has opened up new opportunities for Elaine Hanzak, including presenting her own personal experiences of post natal depression to members of the European Parliament in Strasburg.
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