Bournemouth entrepreneur in House of Lords spotlight

In the lead up to International Women’s Day (8 March), Sarah Ali Choudhury from Bournemouth attended an exclusive reception at the House of Lords on 4 March to speak of her experience of being on the f:Entrepreneur #ialso100 List for 2019.

The #ialso100 is a collection of female entrepreneurs, recognised for inspiring their peers and communities through their businesses and wider activities.

Sarah shared her successes over the past year, which included being featured in Forbes, presenting a BBC programme, being a Smile Ambassador for Dental Concepts, her collaboration with Podcast Labs for The Curry Queen Podcast, various book endorsements and speaking opportunities.

The aim of f:Entrepreneur is to showcase multi-achieving women like Sarah in the #ialso100, to provide lessons of challenge and success for all small business founders – both men and women.

Founder of f:Entrepreneur and Small Business Britain, Michelle Ovens MBE, who is also director of Small Business Saturday, spoke alongside event host and former cabinet secretary Lord Young of Graffham, and Sarah Ali Choudhury.

Ovens said, “The idea for the #ialso campaign was born from International Women’s Day 2018, during a breakfast event where the phrase used most by the gathered entrepreneurs was ‘I also…’, with each woman describing their work as being much more than a singlejob career. It led us to want to highlight the work of incredible women, creating the most amazing opportunities for their communities and doing so much more than just a day job.

“We are making the case that the word ‘entrepreneur’ should not be reserved for men – with the word ‘female’ tagged onto the start for women who have started small businesses. f:Entrepreneur demonstrates the breadth of sectors women are leading in and the value they bring to so many people’s lives.”

Sarah at the House of Lords