Who we are
The Association of Scottish Businesswomen (ASB) was founded in 1995 as the umbrella organisation for currently eleven business and professional women's clubs throughout Scotland. A number of other clubs and networks with similar interests are actively discussing membership.
Around 1000 women, who create wealth through their own business or contribute to Scotland's prosperity through their managerial and professional skills, are members of the ASB clubs and groups.
We work with government, both national and local, enterprise organisations and businesses to further the interests of women in business, the professions and the voluntary sector. The ASB also offers access to networking, knowledge and mentoring opportunities across Scotland. Members come from every sector, age group and level of experience and responsibility.
Business and professional women have issues and concerns that may not always be addressed by traditional business or womens' groups. The ASB is in a unique position to advise how to create an effective environment in which women can develop their businesses and careers.
What we do
We aim to encourage personal and professional development as well as promoting business opportunities by way of networking, exchanging views and encouraging and recognising achievement.
This is achieved in a number of ways:
- Our Annual Awards Dinner showcases and celebrates successful female entrepreneurs, business and professional women.
- The annual Work Life Balance Weekend recognises the fact that women juggle many commitments and responsibilities. It offers an opportunity to discover how best to find that elusive balance we all seek.
- The website facilitates contact between clubs and their individual members as well as acting as a vehicle to promote the ASB and its member clubs
- Working with sponsors to create initiatives of benefit to members
- Creating partnerships with organisations which bring added benefit to members
- Liaising with government initiatives created to support existing and potential female business owners
- Providing members with information that may lead to career opportunitieis or are or more general interest to women in business
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