I really appreciate your time in completing this short survey - please do forward the email with the link to any female business owners that you know who might wish to comment and have their voices heard on this important subject.

I have asked for your email and phone for two reasons. Firstly, I can keep you up to date with any response from Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills at his next Entrepreneurs Forum in October. Secondly, so that I can let you know if our application for BIS funding to deliver our Growth & Access to Finance programme is successful, in case this can be of help to you. Completing this question is not mandatory if you would prefer not to be contacted.

All responses in the report will be anonymised, and any data will be held in strict compliance with the Data Protection Act. It will not be passed on to any third party.

Best wishes
Bev