{"id":16,"date":"2019-09-27T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/inclusive-innovation\/?p=16"},"modified":"2019-11-19T11:59:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T11:59:24","slug":"womeninnovate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/inclusive-innovation\/2019\/09\/27\/womeninnovate\/","title":{"rendered":"#WomenInnovate"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fantastic event in Manchester for women in innovation just took place.<\/p>\n

Organised by KTN Innovate UK,\u00a0 around 100 women in innovation shared their journey, challenges and successes.<\/p>\n

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Manchester event on September 24th<\/p><\/div>\n

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Simone Roche MBE and Samantha White discussing how to learn from failures<\/p><\/div>\n

A recent Rose report estimated that women’s scaling of their businesses could bring a \u00a3250 billion new value to the UK economy.<\/p>\n

So what holds women back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women want to ‘stir their own ship’, Samantha White said. But they are often lacking confidence, do not fit with the competitive environment, and might want to avoid taking risks.<\/p>\n

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What tips for women in innovation ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Learn to speak the language\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Look confident (especially when asking for funding)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Learn to be prepared to fail<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Recruit the right people … build a tribe around you\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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