According to the 2009 NatWest/British Franchise Association Survey:
the historic male-domination of the industry remains: men make up 73% of franchisees, but this is gradually decreasing, showing an increasing number of females are entering the industry. Indeed, just over a third of new recruits entering franchising are women. There remain significant differences by sector: women make up nearly two thirds of franchisees in the Personal Services sector, whereas other sectors remain male dominated; especially Transport and Vehicle Services which only has 6% of females.
To further encourage more women to join the franchising industry, a new organisation named: Encouraging Women into Franchising was recently launched. The mandate for the group is "to inspire, educate, encourage and support women looking to become franchisees, women business owners looking to franchise their business or businesses, and existing franchisors that are under represented by women franchisees."
The group which has the support of the British Franchise Association is made up of: franchisors, franchisees, franchise service providers, banks, women's support groups and national support agencies.
To find out more about this new organisation, be sure to check out their Internet site: Encouraging Women into Franchising.
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