The Impact of COVID-19 on Scotland's Women Entrepreneurs

Arshed, Norin (2021) The Impact of COVID-19 on Scotland's Women Entrepreneurs. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), Edinburgh.

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Abstract

The aim of this report is to provide an in-depth understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on women entrepreneurs in Scotland and to explore the support that was available to them during the pandemic.The research for this project was undertaken between October 2020 and March 2021. This qualitative study was based on 12 focus groups with women entrepreneurs (6 with start-ups and 6 with growth businesses) in 6 regions in Scotland and individual interviews with 12 women entrepreneurs and 26 enterprise support organisation staff in Scotland.