This funding supports a Women's Entrepreneurship Workshop themed around Funding Literacy & Networking. It was applied for at BCU as seed funding through the Business School Research Development Fund (BSRDF) 2026, securing £2,500. The funding is being used to provide women entrepreneurs — including students, staff and community business owners — with practical insights into funding routes such as grants, loans, equity and crowdfunding, addressing a well-documented gap in the UK entrepreneurship landscape where women-led businesses receive a disproportionately small share of available funding.
This will be delivered through a one-day event, with experts from the funding and enterprise sector — including NatWest Women in Business — delivering sessions and sharing insight from the field. The event will also generate original data on funding literacy and entrepreneurial confidence, feeding into a planned regional research report and policy brief.
Researchers
- Sanna Tanveer , Lecturer, Accountancy, Finance and Economics
- Aida Thompson , Senior Lecturer, Accountancy, Finance and Economics
- Umer Asif , Lecturer, Business School
Project Details
- Date: Tuesday 14 July 2026, 09:00–16:30
- Venue: Birmingham City University, 4 Cardigan Street, Birmingham B4 7RJ (Rooms C455–C457)
- Project funding: £2,500 — Business School Research Development Funding (BSRDF) 2026
- Research Centre: Centre for Accountancy, Finance and Economics (CAFÉ)
- Strategic Themes: Women's Entrepreneurship; Funding Literacy; Enterprise and Innovation
- UN SDGs: SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
