f:Entrepreneur Female Founders List

About the Female Founders List

There is a growing trend, seen across society, for women creating new ways of working, and new measures of success for entrepreneurship. We are moving from the single job career to a world where it is possible and encouraged to do many things, often interconnecting, at the same time across the work and personal spectrum – and be passionate about them all. f:Entrepreneur thinks that this is something to be celebrated, so hence the Female Founders List was created.

Launching in 2018, the Female Founders List is now in its ninth year and celebrates the incredible range of UK female entrepreneur talent and has seen a significant growth in entries, reach, press coverage and awareness each year.

And this year, we are again on a mission to impact significant growth of women starting their own businesses and want to see an increase from 20% to 30% of female-led businesses by 2030.

The ever-evolving f:Entrepreneur community is at the heart of the campaign that is filled with collaboration, support, friendship and inspiration.

Each member of the Female Founders List is showcased on f:Entrepreneur’s website and all social media platforms. There are exclusive monthly events for the community to attend and opportunities to host events, speak on panels throughout all of Small Business Britain’s campaigns, as well as dedicated press and PR support.

These opportunities raise the profile of the entrepreneurs, giving them a greater voice and access to policy makers in order to contribute to key issues impacting female business owners.

Applications for this year’s Female Founders List are now open!

Enter Female Founders List 2027

Entries close at midnight on Wednesday 30 September 2026

Female Founders List 2027 – Campaign Timeline

Female Founders List 2027 campaign timeline
Female Founders List 2027 Campaign Timeline
1st September 2026Female Founders List 2027 campaign open
30th September 2026Entry deadline
January 2027Female Founders List announced
March 2027Celebratory event coinciding with International Women’s Day

The Female Founders List Community

The f:Entrepreneur campaign is run by Small Business Britain – an organisation with a world class track record in conception, management and execution of high profile, national campaigns in the small business and enterprise sectors.