Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 10
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Government Industrial and SME Strategies failed to include specific support for female-led businesses.
Conclusion
The Industrial Strategy and SME Strategy were ideal opportunities for the Government to launch the systemic change required to unlock the enormous potential that female-led businesses can offer. It is deeply disappointing that neither strategy contained any specific measures to support female-led businesses. (Conclusion, Paragraph 54)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 27 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗