We are thrilled to see #BuyWomenBuilt mentioned in Bidfood UK's new SME scheme. The word is getting out about the huge importance of buying from brands built by women. 👏 Bio&Me I B Corp and Boundless Snacks 👏 https://lnkd.in/eYv_fF8p
BUY WOMEN BUILT
Advertising Services
A campaign to mobilise consumers to buy from female founded businesses
About us
A campaign to mobilise consumers to buy from female founded businesses by showcasing who they are and why buying from them is our quickest path to a stronger, fairer economy. By shining a light on women-built businesses, the campaign brings choice to consumers who want to buy with purpose and values they identify with, creating direct consumer support for women-built businesses. There is no better time for this. Our rates of female entrepreneurship in the UK are particularly low, 30% lower than USA. Closing the gap between male and female entrepreneurship has long had the potential to contribute an additional £200 billion to the British economy. The impact of the pandemic is only widening that gap. So much has been, and is being done to remove barriers to female entrepreneurship thanks to the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship 2019. However, we feel there is one area that hasn’t yet been tackled — the visibility of female-built businesses in the eyes of consumers. As someone in the female entrepreneurial ecosystem we know how many businesses and brands around us are women built, but the average consumer doesn’t. Most are also unaware how disproportionately these businesses have been affected by the pandemic. Nor do they appreciate what an enormous role encouraging more female entrepreneurs will play in our economic recovery. That's why we need a campaign to BUY WOMEN BUILT. Not everyone can invest or mentor a female business owner, but everyone can buy their products or services. Our strategy is to mobilise the spending power of consumers and leverage the trend towards socially conscious shopping to create long-lasting support for women-owned businesses by: 1. Identifying and raising consumer awareness of the thriving range of women built businesses we already have in the UK. 2. Educating consumers on the values of the brands and how large the social and economic benefits of buying from them are.
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- Industry
- Advertising Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2022
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Employees at BUY WOMEN BUILT
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Barny Macaulay
Brand. Marketing. Strategy. Creative.
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Grace Fodor
PRO AGE Advocate | Studio10 Makeup Founder | Rebel360 Agency Co-founder
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Joanna Santinon FCA CCMI
Non Executive Director & Charity Trustee
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Sahar Hashemi OBE
Author of Financial Times Book of the Month START UP FOREVER, How to Build a Start Up Culture In a Big Company and bestselling ANYONE CAN DO IT…
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So proud of all our fabulous founders whose brands won in this year's Great Taste Awards 👏🥇🏆 So well deserved.
Real Good Ketchup 🍅 World Innovation Award Winner 🏆 Excellence in taste, sugar & salt reduction 💪 Best Children's Product 🌏 Packed for the Planet ♻️ Great Taste Award 2024 ⭐⭐
We usually are preoccupied with what children think of Real Good Ketchup but this year we decided to find out if we also pass the grown up taste test. We couldn't be more chuffed for the Guild of Fine Food to honour us with ⭐ ⭐ Great Taste Award for Real Good Ketchup 🏆 Thank you judges for this accolade 😍 There are many other fantastic BUY WOMEN BUILT women founders who have also won Great Taste Awards 2024. We are in great company... Ria Ball Bar Buoy , Rachael Pynenburg Miam Jars, Sophia Harding Palm of Feronia, Lisa Shepherd & Saskia Roskam 🍪 The Biskery, Aline Burgmann Kooky, Kiran Tawadey Hampstead Tea, Kathryn Bricken Doughlicious, Bay Burdett Bay's Kitchen, Emilie Holmes Good & Proper Tea, Jane Visram Mama Dolce, Sanda Condratiuc Deukes, Hamila Motlagh Leo Food, Jawahir Al-Mauly Ujamaa Spice, Deborah Pyner Sweet Freedom and Jane Davis Homewreker Pimento Cheese. This year's Great Taste competition saw nearly 3,500 companies from 115 countries submitting a total of 13,672 products for review. The UK alone entered 8,008 products from 2,528 companies. The entries were blind-tasted by a panel of over 500 experts, including food critics, chefs, buyers, and other specialists, who provided detailed feedback over 92 judging days. Shout out to other women founder supporters - Sophie Bellon, Whole Foods Market, Jade Hoai, Make it YOUR Business, Sahar Hashemi OBE, Carmen R. 💪 #GreatTasteAwards2024 #BuyWomenBuilt #femalefounders Nicola Whiteford
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This is great news The Gender Index 💥💥 and we are so proud to be mentioned thanks to the partners we both share NatWest Group Julie Baker Goldman Sachs Charlotte Keenan
🌟One Million Milestone Passed!🌟 We are thrilled to announce that there are now over one million active female-led companies across the UK! This is an incredible achievement for women in business. However, while over 20% of SMEs are now female-led, there is still much work to be done. Access to finance remains a significant barrier for female entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses. These are some of the great initiatives designed to drive that growth: ➔ Invest in Women Taskforce ➔ Invest in Women Code ➔ Invest in Women Hub ➔ The Lifted Project ➔ Lifted Ventures ➔ Buy Women Built #FemaleEntrepreneurs #WomenInBusiness #Milestone #Empowerment #InclusiveGrowth #SupportWomenInBusiness Amazon Web Services (AWS) Goldman Sachs mnAi Shoosmiths NatWest Group HSBC Innovation Banking Juliet Gouldman Alexandra Daly @Rachel Citron Zandra Moore Jordan Dargue Sahar Hashemi OBE
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We often find founders can successfully manage their businesses but want to learn more about their personal finances. In a new report from Rothschild & Co’s wealth management business in the UK, we asked more than 100 founders who are members of the BUY WOMEN BUILT network for their views. Find out more when we publish The Journey to Success report in September. #Entrepreneurs #FemaleFounders #WealthManagement
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The biggest congratulations to Julie Baker for receiving this incredible honour #FREEDOMOFTHECITYOFLONDON. Thank you Julie for being such a genuinely authentic and proactive champion of women in business. We are so grateful to you in the BWB community and noone deserves this award more than you 🥇 🗝 ✨
It was a privilege and an honour to receive today the #FreedomoftheCityofLondon at the #MansionHouse This was presented by the Rt Hon. Lord Mayor of the City of London Michael Mainelli for my 42 years of work in Banking and Enterprise where I have been committed and dedicated to supporting those that have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry such as #WomenInBusiness, Ethnic Minority Business communities, Social Enterprises and those leaving the #ArmedForces I could not have done this without the support of my family and thank you @EvanBaker Ceri Baker for joining me today Stefan Baker we missed you. Thank you to my amazing team at NatWest Commercial and Institutional and for all of the amazing partners I have worked with for many years, together we are changing lives. Thank you to the amazing Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL Fellows RSA RA, SGCW,KCL NED for the nomination. It was a delight to spend this special day with such an inspiring group and especially dear friends #KarenGill and Maxine Benson MBE from everywoman and the truly wonderful Izzy Obeng and new friends Iona Bain great to meet you and hear about the valuable work you do. Debbie Patten Cheryl G Yvonne G. Sharniya F. (She/Her) Blessing Mutamba Tracy T Victoria P. Megan Virrels Nick H 💙 Darren Pirie James Holian Brendan Hegarty @MarkParsons Thank you all for your support - I couldn’t do what I do without you.
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Today we were delighted to welcome Andrew Allen, the Entrepreneur in Residence at Bidfood UK to speak to some of our BWB about how to successfully build a brand for the Foodservice channel. Andrew was joined by Cathy Moseley of Boundless, who is part of the Open Doors cohort. Together they shared all the hacks, tips and tricks! 🤫 We already have a number of our Founders that service this sector, including Julia Kessler from Nix & Kix Ltd | B Corp™ and Jenny Costa from Rubies In The Rubble. Hearing from the experts and being able to lean on the experience of fellow Founders from the industry is what makes the Buy Women Built community so special and unique! 💖🚀
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At Buy Women Built, we have always wanted to support those members of community that are based outside of London. We have grown so fast that we haven't had time to fully appreciate the fact that these founders make up 49% of our wonderful community. We have always wanted to have events outside London, but like any startup (with lots of bootstrapping) it took us a bit longer than expected... but we got there in the end. We were so glad to have our first event last week in Birmingham, very kindly hosted by our partners Rothschild & Co. Thank you to all of the inspirational women who attended. Now we know how much appetite there is, expect many out of London meet-ups!
Founder & Managing Director of Queens Award winning fragrance brand Urban Apothecary London and Palette London. Entrepreneur and Brand Builder, Key Export Speaker, Small Business Mentor and DBT Export Champion.
Attending any BUY WOMEN BUILT (BWB) event is always a thrilling experience, and last night’s Founder’s Dinner hosted by Rothschild & Co was no exception. This time, the magic happened closer to home at The Ivy Collection in Birmingham, and what an unforgettable evening it was! Host and Co-founder Sahar Hashemi OBE made a valuable point: with 49% of the BWB community residing outside London, it was high time to branch out. The energy in the room was palpable as high-achieving women from various industries gathered to celebrate our collective power – a staggering one hundred million turnover represented at just one table! One of the most remarkable aspects of these meetings is the support, understanding, and honesty we share. The camaraderie and encouragement are invaluable regardless of where we are in our entrepreneurial journeys. BWB ensures that this empowering community remains inclusive and accessible to everyone. The evening was a testament to the incredible impact we can have when we come together, support each other, and share our stories. Here’s to many more inspiring nights with BWB!
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Founder, Little Soap Company Ⓥ BCorp™ - Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Trustee Stratford upon Avon School. Ambassador for The King’s Awards, Made in Britain and Be The Business.
As a resident country bumpkin the one challenge I've always had is EVERYTHING seems to happen in the capital, "quick meetings", drinks or suppers need careful planning when you bolt on a 6+hour round trip around them! But I am not alone... there are many of us running thriving businesses outside of London. We do exist! In fact in BUY WOMEN BUILT we make up a whopping 49% of the now almost 2000 strong movement! So this was our first official meet up closer to home turf for us all at The Ivy Collection Birmingham for founders based outside of London . A big thank you to Rothschild & Co for inviting a handful of us and for hosting such a lovely evening. To Sahar Hashemi OBE, indebted as always for getting us all together and talking in the first place - and, of course making BWB what it is today ❤️ #thankyou #entreprenuerlife #scalingbusinesses #femalefounded
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🌟 'If you believe in women, buy from them'! 🌟 Did you know only 3% of funded British businesses are female-founded? As a proud female-founded business, we're dedicated to changing this statistic. Over a year ago, we joined BUY WOMEN BUILT, a thriving and growing community that empowers and supports female entrepreneurs. Thanks to their incredible platform, we've managed to meet and collaborate with other female founded businesses such as RISE coffee box, Citizens of Soil | B Corp and ChicP | B Corp™. Together, we can amplify our impact and drive even greater change. Today we’re thrilled to announce the next step in our journey: we've added the Buy Women Built kitemarks to our product labels and flyers! Featuring these logos on our products proudly showcases our partnership and the values we stand for. Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. Together, we're making a difference, one loaf at a time. #WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #SupportWomenEntrepreneurs
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Another great opportunity for female founded brands to be spotlighted. Our share and succeed breakfasts run by Head of Community Madeleine Pirrie are not only a great for meeting and workshopping with other female founders in similar positions, but a chance to connect with our wonderful partners at Rothschild & Co. Thank you to the Rothschild & Co. team for providing the space for these great sessions and demonstrating that actions speak louder than words by starting a pop-up in their café for BWB brands. If you believe in women, buy from them it is that simple! 📣 #BuyWomenBuilt #FemaleEntrepreneurs #ConsumerBrands #ConsumerProducts #Founders #UKBusiness #SheBuiltThis
Rothschild & Co x Teff Bites TTCC held a pop-up last week for Rothschild & Co Wealth Management. The Rothschild team were incredibly welcoming and it was great to see the Rothschild & Co community embracing our delicious, all-natural Teff Bites as their office snack. We loved meeting the team at Rothschild Robert Leitão, Sydney B., and Madeleine Pirrie. We can't wait to fuel more healthy snacking at Rothschild & Co! #RothschildCo #BuyWomenBuilt #SuperfoodSnacks #HealthyTreats
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