Women's Enterprise Day

A few statistics about women in business:

• There are around 680,000 majority women-owned businesses in the UK generating £45 billion to the UK economy.


• Of the 4.7 million UK enterprises, only 15% are led by women (BERR, 2009). Women starting up in business will tend to provide a more immediate contribution to the economy: around one in five women come into self-employment from unemployment compared with around one in fifteen men ( Annual Small Business Survey 2003, SBS)


• When women represent 30% of the Board of Directors the profitability of a company increases threefold (Women Executives in the UK, Gavurin Intellience, Feb 2008)

We need to inspire more women to get into working for themselves and for women to work together.

Having founded BoBelle London in late 2007, I can safely say the road of entrepreneurship is not easy, but it certainly is enjoyable! No two days are the same, you meet so many different individuals, you have complete autonomy over your work and what you do is yours!!

I have nurtured and loved BoBelle London from the day it was born. It is mine and I will work all the hours until it no longer needs me. Having secured a luxurious department store as a new stockist for December 2009, as well as over 50 boutiques in the UK and Ireland, BoBelle London is certainly getting there! My team working with me are fantastic and today, as everyday, we shall be celebrating our achievements and embarking on new ventures to expand BoBelle London.

Happy Women's Enterprise Day!

Claire

www.bobelle.co.uk

Claire Watt-Smith, Founder and CEO of BoBelle London