Julie BakerHead of Enterprise, RBS NatWest

Working with the LEP’s

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Local Enterprise Partnerships

Start Up Britain Bus Tour

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2828 Locations

7,0007,000 individuals

400400 Business Advisers

250250 National Business Support Organisations (Inc. NEN Members)

#Natwestbizbus and #RBSbizbus potential retweet reach of 91,000,00091,000,000

5555 Press Articles

88 Local TV features

NatWest Women in Business

‘Far from being a niche market, women owned businesses could be the tipping point for the UK’s global economic comeback’. -- Women’s Business Council Report, 2015

176 local Women in Business events delivered last year, reaching 10,000 female entrepreneurs

Recognising the UK’s most inspirational female business owners

250 Women in Business specialists providing expertise, networking opportunities & skills development across the UK

Commitment to supplier diversity & helping women-led businesses secure corporate contracts

Businesses led by women contribute over £70 billion to

the UK economy

Only 20% of the UK’s 5.4 million businesses are led by women, despite

women making up 51% of the population

The world’s largest free business accelerator for early stage and growing ventures

GlasgowAyrshireBirmingham BristolBrightonLeedsManchesterBelfastCardiff Newcastle Edinburgh London Milton Keynes

50% of entrepreneurs in the hubs are women

82.3% of businesses who have worked with Entrepreneurial Spark are still trading today