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Women in Business

Our specialists are on hand to help

Our commitment

With over 1000 Women in Business Accredited Specialists throughout the UK we're ready to deliver our expertise and offer tangible support to you and your business. Whether you already run a business or plan to, we can help with your everyday business needs.

Supporting your goals

This year and every year, we're committed to helping women achieve their business goals.

Insight for every step of your journey

This year for International Women's Month, we focused on creating an ecosystem that offers tangible support to women in business. Insights like ours are essential to boosting the number of female entrepreneurs in the UK.

An extra £1bn of funding available for Women in Business

In 2021, we made an additional £1 billion in funding available to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the impact of COVID-19, this builds on the £1 billion announced in January 2020. You can apply for funding through our range of loan and finance options. 

You can apply for funding through our range of loan and finance options.

MentorMatch - Dedicated mentoring program to support women in business in Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland is on a mission to empower women in their professional careers across Scotland by redefining the world of mentorship.

Partnering with online mentoring platform Digital Boost, Royal Bank has created a new digital matchmaking service to help connect women with their perfect mentor, and encourage more people to recognise the power of their own experience and become a mentor to others.

Royal Bank Business Builder

If you’ve got a business idea, and you’re looking to take it further, faster try Royal Bank Business Builder. It’s a bite-sized programme with online modules, events, and online community to help you bring your business ideas to life.

It's free and you don't need to be a Royal Bank customer to take part.

Register for events and explore resources

Begin:A free course for future female entrepreneurs | Digital Boost

Join us for a interactive six-week course that goes beyond theory and provides aspiring female entrepreneurs with step-by-step guidance to turn their ideas into an actionable plan to start their business.

Owner of social enterprise Dechomai, Bayile Adeoti

Investing in Women Code

We are a founding member of the Investing in Women Code, a commitment by financial services firms to improve female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance.

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Winners of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2022

Royal Bank Entrepreneur hub

Whatever size or type of business you have, we've got a range of programmes and useful tools to help you succeed. There's also opportunities to join networks of specialists and like-minded peers who could offer help and guidance as you grow.

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Celebrating Asianwomen of achievement awards

The Asian Women of Achievement Awards, has announced the 2024 shortlist.

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Royal Bank Entrepreneur hub

Bayile Adeoti explains how Covid-19 has affected Dechomai, her social enterprise for ethnically diverse women, and why strategic partnerships are more important now than ever.

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Buy Women Built

Buy Women Built is a campaign to mobilise consumers to buy from female founded businesses by showcasing who they are and why buying from them is our quickest path to a stronger, fairer economy.

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