Rise in female entrepreneurial activity welcomed by FSB

Date: 2nd June 2008

The increase in the number of women opting to establish their own business has been welcomed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

According to a representative from the FSB, a number of women in their 30s and 40s are now choosing to establish their own businesses within their own home.

"The number of women setting up a business is increasing rapidly, which is really good news," said the representative from the FSB, an organisation established in 1974.

"Often women who do start up a business are doing it later in life, in their 30s or 40s, and a lot of women-owned businesses are start-ups from home."

It was also noted by the FSB representative that it has become slightly easier for women to achieve a better work-life balance.

The FSB has a membership base of more than 205,000 individuals.