Business Women Scotland BWS EDITION 47 | Page 2

Welcome to the April edition of Business Women Scotland Front Cover Image Rebecca Pick Editor Lynne Kennedy e: [email protected] Assistant Editor Laura Jane Clements e: [email protected] Press Enquiries Mary Jo Devlin e: [email protected] SUPPORTED BY For more information, features or to advertise contact: Tel: [phone] email: [email protected] or visit the website at www.bwsltd.co.uk @BWS_SCO businesswomenscotland bws_scotland Published by Business Women ScotlandLtd Tel: [phone] | www.bwsltd.co.uk Independently owned and published by Business Women Scotland Limited. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means whatsoever, without the express written permission of the publisher. The design of advertising copy produced without additional charge by our company remains the copyright property of Business Women Scotland Limited and may not be reproduced in any other publication without our express written permission. © All rights reserved by Business Women Scotland Limited. Business Women Scotland Magazine is written, designed, produced and distributed to our subscribers in Scotland using Scottish resources and suppliers. www.bwsltd.co.uk What do business women really want in 2018? Empowerment, leadership, equal pay all top the list. BWS work in conjunction with the Scottish Government as part of Scotland Can Do campaign which focuses on entrepreneurship, what women really want to drive the economy forward and helping women in business. The group of women discuss the gender pay gap, how women can fund their business ideas and confidence building. Women are looking for change and equality and there is still more to do to make these changes. In this issue we chat with Jackie Waring, the CEO of the all female business Angel Group in Scotland. Jackie is driven and passionate about helping female entrepreneurs overcoming some of the barriers to achieving their full potential. Access to finance is a key issue that crops up time and time again. Female led businesses: We chat with Jessica Giannotti from Crubag, who has created a textiles company with a difference, mixing science with luxury fashion to a high end luxury interiors and fashion brand. Women sometimes think that having a baby can slow down their career? Not in this instance for friends, Amy Livingstone and Julie Wilson, their maternity leave helped them focus on creating an award winning business, Cheeky Chompers. Our cover story catches up with Rebecca Pick from Pick Protection. a young entrepreneur with drive and ambition. She was determined to take her idea into a business and managed to secure finance to drive it forward. There’s lots of great stories and advice in this issue, all these stories will make you feel driven and keen to strive for more! Yours, Lynne Kennedy 2 e: [email protected]