Scottish Enterprise is set to work with AccelerateHER on a new online training initiative to support the growing number of female business founders in Scotland.

Using the Thinkific online platform, AccelerateHER will deliver its series of finance workshops as pre-recorded sessions so that female business founders can learn at a time that suits them.

The first workshop series, ‘Understanding your Accounts’, builds greater awareness of profit and loss, balance sheets, and cashflow forecasting. The second focuses on raising equity funding for high growth businesses and is led by entrepreneur and Investing Women Angels Managing Director, Evelyn Simpson.

Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the online platform will enable more female founders, especially those in more remote locations, to access AccelerateHER workshops which were previously delivered live, at specific dates and times.

Supporting Scottish Female Business Founders

Widening its programme access will also enable the organisation to build on its ambition of supporting more female founders to scale their companies, access investment and inspire others.

Commenting on the initiative, AccelerateHER Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Pirrie said: “Our workshop programme has benefitted hundreds of female founders throughout Scotland.

“By delivering our programme online through the Thinkific platform, we will not only reach greater numbers but also provide a more flexible approach as participants can engage and learn in a manner that suits them.

“The new online offering will also include additional resources from associated AccelerateHER programmes which will further support ambitious female founders in their efforts to build successful and sustainable businesses.”

Marjory Sweeney, Project Manager at Scottish Enterprise, added: “We are delighted to support AccelerateHER with its new online workshop initiative.

“Both organisations share a commitment to helping more female founders by encouraging women to start their businesses and advising them on how to maximise growth.”

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Earlier this week, it was announced that Scottish investor and entrepreneur Ana Stewart will chair the Women in Enterprise Review, recently commissioned by the Scottish Government.

The ‘Stewart Review’ focuses on several areas to support women looking to get into business in Scotland. The review will look at education support, access to finance and funding, and advice, support, and mentoring.

Tech roles in Scotland are increasingly being sought by women in a sign of a boost in diversity across tech sectors.

Research from March looking at the best places for women seeking tech roles in the UK ranked Edinburgh as third, sitting behind Cambridge in the top spot and Manchester in second place.

An increasing number of women are transitioning into areas across tech, and the UK has a thriving scene that still lacks female talent filling roles.

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