EDITOR’S NOTE

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the August edition of Dynamic. is month’s big story looks at the remarkable founder of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd. Whitney created a much needed, more empowered space for women in the dating world – thank you, Whitney!

Closer to home, we read about Dame Alison Rose, former CEO of NatWest, who had done so much to assist women in business. Her career had been exemplary up until the point of her unguarded chat which led to her resignation. Personally, I have to wonder if she was held to a higher standard than some of her male counterparts had in the past? After all, there have been many a foot put wrong by male banking bosses who didn’t lose their jobs –Ross McEwan, anyone?

Juliet Turnbull from 2to3days tells us what is needed to make the o ce environment work for us, while we hear from the rst graduates of the fantastic University of Brighton Help to Grow management course, with all female places being sponsored by Dynamic, ensuring that the course was free of charge. Keep applying as there are still paces available for later in the year.

Amongst our regular features, Spotlight continues our theme of amazing women, while I share with you all about my recent trip to Lesvos in our travel section – and don’t miss the beautiful pieces from Kellie’s gallery in our Art section.

We hope that you enjoy this month’s Dynamic Magazine, and, as always, let me know of any topic that you would like covered in our pages. Spotlight is where we get the opportunity to shine a light on someone –so let me know where you would like to see it shine.

Editor, Dynamic Magazine tess@platinummediagroup.co.uk

Women Outside London Miss Out On Investment

In a move on a subject constantly reported in Dynamic, the venture capital industry has come under fire from MPs for its ‘unacceptable failure’ to invest in businesses located outside London or south-east England, or those run by women and ethnic minorities.

With data that surprises no-one, enterprises founded exclusively by women received just 2% of all venture capital funding last year. That figure was even smaller for investment going to companies led by black or other minority ethnic executives.

Parliament’s cross-party Treasury committee criticised the unfair allocation of funding revealed by the diversity statistics, and is urging the sector to implement rapid change, while calling on the government to intervene, as well as offer greater transparency into reporting this data.