Supporters
Women Like Us is delighted to have had the support of many organisations and individuals who have encouraged us, helped our story develop, and raised awareness of our business and the women and employers with whom we work.
In addition to the organisations below, various individuals have been an invaluable part of our story, including Fiona Millar (leading journalist and PR expert), Pinki Lilani (chair of the Women of Achievement awards), Anni Marjoram (Mayor of London's special advisor on women), Dame Anita Roddick (leading enterpreneur), Stephen Grabiner (director of Apax Partners), David Sloman (CEO of the Whittington Hospital) and many others to whom we are hugely grateful.
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BERR
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has commissioned Women Like Us to investigate the barriers to self-employment faced by women returning to work after a career break. The project is due for completion in March 2009.
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Charities Aid Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation provided financial investment in our early pilot stages. Not only was development capital critical at this stage while we were reliant on managing the cash flow of government contracts, but their advice on growth and strategy has also proved invaluable.
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Cass Business School
Cass Business School has provided pro bono advice to support our growth, specifically assisting with market research of the recruitment industry.
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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation awarded us a grant that enabled us to develop our recruitment team and build up a new income stream which is now proving critical to the success of our business model.
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Lovells
Lovells provided us with pro bono legal support including registering Women Like Us as a Community Interest Company, advising on employment law with regards to acting as a recruitment agency, and support in trademarking our brand.
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Social Enterprise London
Social Enterprise London has provided pro bono advice to help us better understand and document our business model so that we can confidently launch Women Like Us hubs across the UK.
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The Women and Equality Unit
The Women and Equality Unit, in conjunction with the Prime Minister’s Women and Work Commission, has highlighted Women Like Us as a leading practitioner in getting women back to work, and specifically recommended the Women Like Us model for national implementation.
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