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Prince of Wales announces fund for women entrepreneurs in the countryside - 14/07/11

The latest round of funding for the Prince's Countryside Fund was announced as he visited the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate with the Duchess of Cornwall.

The grants will support a diverse range of projects, from empowering young people in isolated areas of north and west Devon, to providing business support to rural women.

Women in Rural Enterprise will use funding to set up a network of leaders who can encourage women in isolated areas to set up their own businesses, from B&Bs to online shops.

Read the full article in The Telegraph  

Polly Gibb WiRE Director said " I am absolutely delighted. In awarding WiRE this grant, the Prince's Countryside Fund has recognised the contribution that female entrepreneurs are making to the rural community, and the potential for that to be even greater. WiRE has members in every rural part of the UK and we know that access to a local network of like-minded people can really help new businesses survive and grow. 

This grant will help us to support these networks and celebrate the work of our network leaders who are key individuals who step forward to do something positive for their community and for the UK economy."

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WiRE's Fiona Davies (in the background and next to Lady Ba Ba the sheep) at the funding launch yesterday