Female powerhouses are fuelling Scottish economy

If you want to see today where the Scottish economy is firing on all cylinders, look at your women business champions.

The number of visible, scaling female founded or co-founded businesses has surged by a staggering 81 per cent over the past year. These 139 powerhouses – including the likes of pizza disrupter Ooni, creative arts giant LS Productions, and life sciences firm Amici – now generate £1.5 billion in revenue and employ more than16,000 people.