On International Women’s Day let’s raise a glass to female entrepreneurship!

Did you know:

• Only 18% of businesses in the UK are female owned (Small Business Commissioner, 2025).
• Just 2% of them achieve  a £1million plus turnover (Denyse Whillier, 2023).
• Only 2% of all business investment goes to female-owned companies (Nehilah Grand-Pierre, 2024).

So let’s raise a glass to the all the woman who have taken the “road less travelled“ and going against the odds and starting and owning a business.  These figures show it’s not easy and far from a level playing field. Echo-U has been successfully female owned for 24 years by Diana Bourke.

Working in a female-led company means being part of something different. It’s a culture of collaboration, empowerment, and authenticity, where everyone’s voice is heard, talent is nurtured, and people genuinely matter.

This #IWD, we celebrate the women who build, lead, and grow businesses against the odds – proving that success isn’t about following the traditional path, but about creating new ones.