Over the past year, we’ve taken decisive action to reshape how business support and policy interventions serve female entrepreneurs and drive policy change for female entrepreneurship in York and North Yorkshire. Grounded in insight from our New Era for Female Entrepreneurship research, our collective efforts are already reshaping how business support is delivered and transforming the regional policy ecosystem.

Now it is time to build on that momentum – we will celebrate the progress we have made and set out a future agenda which supports female entrepreneurs.

This event will mark a key milestone - showcasing the policy changes already delivered, highlighting what’s worked, and building consensus on what comes next.

We’ll focus on:

● The policy shifts and collaborative actions already shaping a stronger, more inclusive business ecosystem

● How regional networks have come together to better support women entrepreneurs

● Next steps for embedding this change across systems, institutions, and communities

You’ve been instrumental in driving this change. Now is the time to reflect on what’s been achieved, question what needs to evolve, and co-create future opportunities.

A full agenda will follow soon.

Together we will continue to build a regional business ecosystem where all women can thrive.

New Era - Insight to Impact