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Women, wealth and the future of Scotland’s healthcare sector
Over the next 20 years, Scotland is set to experience a quiet but consequential shift in economic power. As wealth passes from one generation to the next, a growing share will move into the hands of women through inheritance, business exits and entrepreneurship.
Known as the Great Wealth Transfer, this has the potential to influence how capital is deployed, which sectors attract investment, and how Scotland’s business landscape evolves.
Source: The Scotsman
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.
Source: The Scotsman
Ana Stewart appointed as chief entrepreneur
Ana Stewart has been appointed as the Scottish Government’s new chief entrepreneur.
She will take up the role until July next year, acting as the chief advisor to government on growing the start-up and scale-up economy.
Source: Business Insider