Three of Bury’s most prominent female business leaders appeared together at a panel discussion on Friday 8 March to discuss their experiences in business to coincide with International Women’s Day 2019.
Hosted by GC Business Growth Hub in partnership with Bury Council, the Recharge Bury event took place at The Fuselier Museum this afternoon.
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- Angela Davies, CEO of testing laboratory MSL
- Julie Ann Forbes, sales & marketing director at property management company Hamilton Heath
- Elizabeth Clarke, CEO of award-winning advertising technology company Dream Agility Ltd
Coral McFarlane, gerente de marketing da GC Business Finance, também fez parte do painel de discussão, presidido por Hilary Centeleghe, do GC Business Growth Hub. Coberto. Brave, confiante e não seja intimado. ”
The discussion was lively, funny and frank, with each panellist’s business journey, the innovation challenges faced by businesses in the UK compared to other countries and Brexit among the range of topics covered.
In particular, all of the panel addressed the continuing gender pay gap, saying that pay levels in companies need to be transparent and based upon skill, while also making a point of encouraging the next generation of female business leaders to continue striving for equal representation in what can still be a male-dominated business world.
On this point, Julie Ann Forbes summed up the feelings of the panel when she told the audience: “Be brave, be confident and don’t be intimated.”
Hilary Centeleghe disse:“ Foi uma alegria presidir o painel de hoje e destacar o bom trabalho e as contribuições pendentes que todos os participantes de hoje fizeram para o evento de negócios em busca de Bury. Existem oportunidades dentro de uma ampla gama de setores na área de Bury, e essas oportunidades estão abertas a todos por mérito, independentemente de gênero, etnia, sexualidade ou qualquer outra característica de identificação. ” Os projetos de hub são financiados pelo Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (ERDF) como parte do projeto do GM Business Growity Hub, projetado para ajudar as empresas ambiciosas para PME a alcançar o crescimento e aumentar o emprego na Grande Manchester.
“For me, two things should be clear following today’s event; opportunities exist within a wide range of sectors in the Bury area, and these opportunities are open to everyone on merit, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or any other identifying characteristic.”
Businesses looking to access specialist support can visit www.businessgrowthhub.com for more information about the organisation’s extensive range of services. This and other GC Business Growth Hub projects are part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the GM Business Growth Hub project designed to help ambitious SME businesses achieve growth and increase employment in Greater Manchester.
