A NEW scheme has been set up to encourage women to set up their own businesses. Enterprising Women is a new programme designed to increase the number of successful women entrepreneurs in the East of England, and will be supporting all stages of business l

A NEW scheme has been set up to encourage women to set up their own businesses.

Enterprising Women is a new programme designed to increase the number of successful women entrepreneurs in the East of England, and will be supporting all stages of business life from pre-start to high growth with more than 2000 new training places.

The programme is free to all women running their own business. It offers quick and easy access to new Enterprising Women training courses, and a host of other real benefits to businesswomen, including a full business profile to promote goods or services, publishing news and success stories, access to a central event and training calendar and a high-quality knowledge base full of helpful guides and information.

INFO: Register at: www.enterprising-women.org

The Enterprising Women programme is part-funded by the East of England Development Agency and the European Social Fund.