Are business loans for women limited to companies that only hire women?

It is incredibly unlikely that any small business loans for women will be limited to companies that only hire women. This would be outright discriminatory, but there are still restrictions on gender when it comes to providing women focused business funding from UK Government agencies.

For example, most programs that offer small business loans for women require at least fifty percent of the ownership to be controlled by women. In some instances, all small business ownership may need to be controlled by a woman.

There may also be some small business loans for women in business to be hired as employees, regardless of the gender of the employers who are being approved for this business funding. Such programs can be especially useful within industries that suffer from gender discrimination or discrepancies that are detrimental to the businesses ability to meet their full potential.

If you cannot find appropriate small business loans for women, remember that you may otherwise be eligible for UK Government business funding that has absolutely nothing to do with gender.

To get help with moving forward with research into UK Government small business loans for women, call the UKStartups.org at 020 3880 8554 or make use of our Startup Assessment Tool , which is available at no cost to you from our website.

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