insideKENT Magazine Issue 84 - March 2019 | Page 149

BUSINESS
THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE
Women in Business
IT’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ON 8TH MARCH, AND CELEBRATING THIS IMPORTANT
DAY IS SOMETHING WE CAN EASILY DO IN KENT – THIS COUNTY IS A HOTSPOT
FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSWOMEN WHO SHOW THE WORLD JUST WHAT THEY
CAN DO. THAT’S WHY WE DECIDED TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THESE AMAZING WOMEN
WHO ARE BASED IN KENT TO FIND OUT HOW BEING A WOMAN IN BUSINESS HAS
MADE THEM WHO THEY ARE TODAY.
KEY FACTS ABOUT WOMEN IN BUSINESS IN THE UK
• 10% OF THE FEMALE POPULATION ARE CONSIDERING STARTING UP A BUSINESS
• IN 2014, WOMEN MADE UP 70% OF THOSE WHO WENT SELF-EMPLOYED
• 17% OF BUSINESS OWNERS ARE WOMEN
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