Deb Leary OBE is the president of the British Association for Women Entrepreneurs. She believes that the cuts in national spending could see more women turn to business start up. Speaking recently about the public sector spending cuts and likely redundancies she said “Its going to be hard for some but one of the key things about this is that it is also an opportunity; it may be an opportunity towards self employment”.With unemployment among women rising in the last quarter of 2010 to 31,000, the opportunities for those seeking new posts are likely to be limited. In addition women who, in the words of Deb Leary, “are a resourceful bunch”, may see this as the final push towards making their business start up dreams a reality. With some limited cash in hand from their meagre redundancy pay out, it is likely that women will use it to start up a small or home based business. Making income generation their own responsibility, and cutting their ties to employers for ever.
With higher than ever visitor numbers to my web site, and other resources for women in business and mumpreneurs, it seems more and more women are turning to themselves to provide job security going forward into 2011.
Watch this space, and Twitter for my new business start up coaching programme to get you and your business off to a fab start in 2011.
