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Low levels of women entrepreneurs in the region a concern

September 14, 2011 3:00 PM

The low levels of women entrepreneurs in Yorkshire & the Humber is a concern to local Euro MP, Diana Wallis. Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrat MEP for the region show for Yorkshire & the Humber the numbers of female entrepreneurs is the lowest of any English region bar one and the numbers are decreasing regionally although the overall national figure is on the increase.

Diana said:

" That the numbers of female entrepreneurs in our region is low anyway and are decreasing must be a cause for concern. It is clearly tough for female entrepreneurs to succeed anyway but the recession will only make things tougher. An added factor, in our region, will be the eventual withdrawal of EU funds in deprived areas as such funds seem to have had a very positive impact on female participation in business."

Diana is supporting the report on women entrepreneurship in small and medium sized enterprises by fellow Euro MP Mrs. Yannakoudakis debated on Tuesday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

"I am in favour of the recommendations of the report as a way to both support existing female entrepreneurs and to encourage others. I especially want to see much more publicity of the funding opportunities that are available to female entrepreneurs through special grants and other financial measures, such as the European Progress Microfinance Facility which provides credits of up to £22,000 to micro-enterprises and those who want to start their own business."

"Also just as students can make use of the Erasmus programme to study in other EU countries, so young entrepreneurs can work for up to 6 months with an experienced entrepreneur in his or her SME in another EU country. The difference is that the student Erasmus scheme is well known and hugely popular; that for entrepreneurs is woefully under publicised."

Notes:

9.3 Employees and self-employed1, 2: by sex
Thousands
Employees Self-employed
Bitmap
Males Females Males Females
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
United Kingdom 12,466 12,545 12,668 12,696 12,362 11,907 11,996 12,046 12,118 11,986 2,533 2,563 2,593 2,554 2,538 945 969 989 990 1,029
England 10,518 10,585 10,660 10,698 10,436 9,958 10,022 10,057 10,131 10,016 2,163 2,175 2,210 2,174 2,167 823 835 855 849 889
North East 514 519 528 521 503 502 504 510 504 501 76 75 77 77 69 25 24 27 30 26
North West 1,386 1,380 1,407 1,371 1,332 1,345 1,356 1,346 1,328 1,317 249 259 244 252 261 84 87 87 90 89
Yorkshire and The Humber 1,080 1,086 1,092 1,076 1,038 1,017 1,022 1,015 1,026 1,014 190 193 194 201 194 60 65 69 75 71
East Midlands 920 944 949 960 942 877 886 880 909 894 181 176 177 167 167 65 72 74 58 58
West Midlands 1,118 1,110 1,104 1,090 1,039 1,026 1,021 1,023 1,028 1,011 199 206 206 206 207 69 73 67 65 74
East 1,182 1,169 1,183 1,199 1,192 1,122 1,119 1,133 1,145 1,135 271 283 280 265 265 96 95 96 101 103
London 1,520 1,558 1,572 1,621 1,607 1,380 1,395 1,418 1,439 1,438 378 378 399 389 395 166 161 155 154 173
South East 1,755 1,762 1,765 1,801 1,748 1,693 1,700 1,696 1,712 1,683 385 380 392 373 373 158 154 172 167 186
South West 1,043 1,058 1,059 1,059 1,036 996 1,018 1,036 1,039 1,023 235 225 241 245 235 101 106 108 110 111
Wales 561 566 569 561 538 557 560 563 563 555 115 115 118 116 113 40 42 40 45 43
Scotland 1,083 1,089 1,117 1,119 1,084 1,083 1,101 1,097 1,094 1,088 165 180 178 177 170 65 70 72 76 78
Northern Ireland 305 305 322 318 303 310 313 329 330 327 90 93 88 88 88 17 22 21 20 18
1 12 months to December. See Notes and Definitions
2 For people aged 16 to 64.
Source: Annual Population Survey, Office for National Statistics
Released on Regional Trends Online 8 December 2010

Yannakoudakis report on women entrepreneurship in small and medium sized enterprises:

www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A7-2011-0207&language=EN&mode=XML


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