Women in BusinessWomen in Business

Julie Harris-Burland Julie Harris-Burland

The Agenda:The Agenda:

• Why Women? • Facts & Figures• What are we doing?• Internal Focus• Events and activities• Questions

Why Women?Why Women?

• Just over a MILLION women are now self employed – an increase of around 10% over the last 4 years

• Women-owned or led businesses currently contribute about £60bn to the UK economy

• Women in Britain will be wealthier than men - controlling 60% of the nation’s wealth by 2025

• Women influence over 80% of all consumer purchases

• Women do it differently – the trends• Women respond and purchase differently• Government initiatives and targets• A market of the future! • The scale of the opportunity

Why Women?

The Times Michelle Henery

29 September 2005

• To provide a service that demonstrates our understanding of women’s attitudes to banking and their business goals

• Connecting women to the advice, information and networks that build business

• It’s NOT about different financial products… women want to be served differently

Our Approach:

ConnectingConnecting women to advice and women to advice and information that builds businessinformation that builds business

BIG FISHBIG FISH – our innovative flagship – our innovative flagship communication tool for WiB communication tool for WiB

www.bankofscotland.co.uk/women Our unique online forum for business smart advice, information and downloads

• Winners - Prowess Outstanding Achievement for Women's Enterprise award.INNOVATOR category 2006

• Winners - Opportunity Now Private Sector award for gender diversity 2005

• Winners - Corporate Award. CBI / Real Business First Women Awards 2005

Women in BusinessWomen in BusinessInternal ProgrammeInternal Programme

Corporate SavvyCorporate Savvy is our innovative is our innovative new programme for Corporate new programme for Corporate ColleaguesColleagues

• Launched to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th 2006

• Provides training, confidence-building and networking opportunities for Corporate females.

• It is in no way a ‘women’s club’; many of the topics have a broad appeal, whilst other bear a more specific gender lens

We are dedicated to helping to We are dedicated to helping to stimulate a stimulate a positive and inclusivepositive and inclusive Corporate cultureCorporate culture

Online informationOnline information to facilitate access to a diverse to facilitate access to a diverse range of resources and eventsrange of resources and events

The programme is a The programme is a direct complimentdirect compliment to the to the offerings of HR, L&D and the Equality & Diversity offerings of HR, L&D and the Equality & Diversity team.team.

Recognised as a Recognised as a practioner of best practicepractioner of best practice, BOS , BOS was invited to join the UK Corporate Women's was invited to join the UK Corporate Women's Network group. Network group.

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