On #InternationalMSMEDay2025, we salute the resilience and innovation of women-led businesses transforming economies in the UK and around the world. #DrivingResilience #DrivingInnovation
Why does this matter? Because the numbers speak volumes. Women-led businesses contribute over £105 billion to the UK’s Gross Value Added—13.3% of total output—and are powering a broader SME sector that fuels 60% of employment and 52% of business turnover. Women entrepreneurs are not a niche—they are core to the UK economy.
At OWIT UK, we champion trade finance, digitalisation, and trade facilitation as the levers of inclusive economic growth. These are our pillars—ensuring that women-led MSMEs can access capital, integrate into digital value chains, and navigate cross-border trade with confidence.
We are proud to collaborate with strategic partners driving real impact:
• Savvitas – advancing women’s leadership in enterprise and public life
• Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade – delivering critical skills, accreditation and international trade training
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – enabling digital and practical trade facilitation, harmonisation, and global standards to unlock market access for MSMEs
Together, we’re helping bridge the gap between potential and participation—through upskilling, training, and policy that unlock global markets for women entrepreneurs.
Game-changing initiatives are already shifting the dial — like the #InvestinginWomenCode, now with 250+ signatories managing over £1 trillion in assets. These signatories are consistently outperforming peers in backing female founders — proving that gender-smart investing is high-return investing.
The horizon is even more exciting. Women entrepreneurs are making bold moves into high-growth innovation sectors—AI, quantum, immersive tech, and engineering biology. Combined with leadership in social, health and green sectors, women-led MSMEs are on track to lead the industries that will define the next decade.
And the ecosystem is evolving fast:
• Expanded export and trade finance tools
• Stronger digital trade infrastructure
• Deepening public–private partnerships
There is also more access to national and global resources like:
◦ WTO Trade4MSMEs → https://trade4msmes.org/
◦ ICSB Global MSME Report 2025 → https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2025globalmsmesreporticsb.pdf
This is more than progress—it’s momentum. Women MSMEs are not just participating in the future—they are building it.
Join us at OWIT UK. The infrastructure is here. The opportunity is now. And the future is inclusive.
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