Female Entrepreneurship Report

What the Report Highlighted

The Committee’s findings confirmed what our community experiences every day:

• Women still face significant barriers to accessing finance and investment compared to their male counterparts.

• There’s a need for greater regional representation, particularly outside the “golden triangle” of London, Cambridge and Oxford.

• Visibility, mentorship and networks are crucial for helping female founders scale and succeed.

These issues aren’t new to us, they’re the reason EVAS exists. For almost two decades, we’ve been gathering data, telling stories and amplifying voices from every corner of the UK. To see that work reflected in a government report is both an honour and a milestone.

From Recognition to Action

We’re proud that our insight has helped shape national understanding, but we’re not waiting for policy change to make progress.

The EVAS community is already driving the change the report calls for. We’re building connections between founders, funders and policymakers; supporting mentorship through WIB360; and creating new opportunities for visibility, investment and growth.

Because real change doesn’t happen in a report, it happens when women back each other, when organisations step up as allies, and when voices unite behind a shared purpose.

What’s Next

Over the coming months, we’ll be announcing a series of initiatives designed to:

• Strengthen access to funding and finance for women founders

• Expand The Mentor Programme

• Improve representation of female-led businesses in supply chains – The She Chain

• Promote sustainable, inclusive growth across all regions

If your organisation shares these goals, we’d love to talk about how we can work together to make it happen.

Get Involved

• Join the conversation on WIB360     

• Nominate a woman in business Entries open 16 January 2026

• Explore sponsorship and partnership opportunities for EVAS 2026

Because EVAS doesn’t just celebrate women in business. We mobilise them.