Call for research partners: Help strengthen the UK evidence base on women-powered businesses.

This research will quantify the financial and wider economic value generated by women-founded, women-led and women-owned businesses, strengthening and updating the UK evidence base and helping to improve understanding of investment outcomes.

We are seeking organisations with demonstrable expertise in entrepreneurship, venture capital, investment analysis, econometrics, business data analysis, gender-focused research or related fields. Applicants should have a strong track record of delivering robust, externally publishable work, including experience of peer-reviewed research or equivalent standards of academic, analytical or policy rigour.  

Interested organisations should review the formal Request for Proposal for full details of the research scope, requirements, evaluation criteria and procurement process. 

Download the Request for Proposal and submit your response by 31 July. You can also view the research brief here.