Women's Enterprise Task Force Terms of Reference

The Task Force aims to increase in the quantity and scalability of women's enterprise over the next three years.

Background
The Chancellor’s 2006 Budget Report confirmed that the Government was establishing a Task Force on Women’s Enterprise to drive implementation of specific steps to increase levels of women’s business ownership in the UK.

Role
The Task Force is not a delivery body. Its role is guiding and focusing action across the public and private sector to increase the quantity, scalability and success of women owned businesses in the UK. To achieve this, the Task Force will:
1. Advise central Government, Regional Development Agencies, Devolved Administrations and the Private Sector on how the economic contribution of women’s enterprise can be increased in the UK
2. Identify issues and barriers to more women starting and growing their businesses and how they might be addressed
3. Provide Advocacy; the members of the Task Force will lobby and raise the profile of the women’s enterprise agenda individually and collectively

The Task Force will measure and report on success through increase in:
1. the GVA contribution to the UK economy by women owned businesses;
2. the number of women owned businesses in the UK;
3. the average turnover of women owned businesses
4. Total Entrepreneurship Activity

Frequency of Meetings
The Task Force will meet quarterly for a period of three years.