{"id":38901,"date":"2017-11-21T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=38901"},"modified":"2017-11-21T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T13:38:15","slug":"new-womens-network-aims-inclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2017\/11\/21\/new-womens-network-aims-inclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusive women\u2019s network to launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardiff Business Girls will support women unable to attend other groups because of finance or meetings clashing with school hours<\/b><\/h2>\n
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A women\u2019s business network is to launch in Cardiff on 28 October at Cardiff Bierkeller. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Business Girls Network is a business community for female entrepreneurs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Originating in London, the group aims to empower and educate women through events and online networks. <\/span><\/p>\n

The group was founded in Maidenhead in 2014 by local mother Amanda Ayres and now has over 2,500 members. <\/span><\/p>\n

The founder of the Cardiff branch hopes all women will feel able to attend the group, regardless of experience or finance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Lisa Rees, a single parent who runs a web design business, has noticed other women\u2019s groups popping up in Cardiff but wants The Business Girls to be more inclusive. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI only know of three groups in Cardiff, two of which are out of my price range, that are women only,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Feeling unsupported as a parent can also discourage women from starting their own businesses, Rees says.<\/span><\/p>\n

She added: \u201cOther groups also tend to be breakfast or evening meetings, which wouldn\u2019t be possible with children. I think that Cardiff is now realising there is a huge amount of women in this position, and these needs need to be catered for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Above all, the Website Wonder Woman<\/a> founder thinks that any group encouraging women to strive in business is positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

She said that she has in the past felt \u201cout of my depth and unprofessional when faced with men from corporate backgrounds\u201d and hopes the groups can be more encouraging.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A member of the Women in Planning<\/a> group, which is launching next week in Cardiff, has felt the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking to AltCardiff <\/a>last week Kimberley Arley said: \u201cI don\u2019t think it should be about excluding men at all. It\u2019s more about recognising the cultural change of the modern world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets to The Cardiff Business Girls launch can be bought on Eventbrite.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n