Women’s Business Centre debuts new directory

A new, free business directory has been launched by Scotland’s online Women’s Business Centre to help support independent female-owned businesses in the face of a turbulent economic backdrop.

The Women’s Business Centre is a free digital platform, launched by Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES) in June 2020, to support women at the prestart-up and start-up stage of their business journey, and it says the directory allows women-owned businesses to list their services at no cost, connect with other company-owners, and reach potential new customers to maximise all-important sales opportunities.

WES, which recently held its 2022 awards that guest speaker Nicola Sturgeon said highlight the “major role of Scotland’s businesswomen in driving our economy forward”, noted that the launch of the directory follows the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) recently warning that retailers are facing possibly their toughest festive season in a decade.