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Getting women into business
Monday, 20th May 2013
Workingmums.co.uk spoke to business and equalities minister Jo Swinson and award-winning businesswoman Wendy Hallett [pictured] about government schemes to support mumpreneurs. Here they explain why encouraging women to strike out on their own can be so good for families - and good for the country. Jo Swinson is Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Minister for Women and Equalities. She was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire in 2005. Wendy Hallett is the award-winning founder and Managing Director of Hallett Retail and a member of… More >
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