Last updated at 15:23, Thursday, 04 December 2008

A Cumbrian businesswoman has been elected to the board of the Northwest Women’s Enterprise Forum (NWWEF).

Hazel Duhy will represent Cumbria and micro businesses in the north west through the role.

The self-employed businesswoman, based near Wigton, has worked as a women’s enterprise ambassador for the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA).

She said: “The aim of the forum is to empower and enable business women to make an equal contribution to economic prosperity of the region.

“We want to ensure women have the same access to business and financial support provided to businessmen, as well as the chance to develop their skills and self confidence. At any one time in the UK there are said to be 160,000 women dreaming of running their own business.”

Tracey Errington, of Market Sense, is co-ordinator for the Penrith Women in Business Network group, she said: “Hazel is one of the county’s most valued assets in promoting female entrepreneurship.”

First published at 11:26, Thursday, 04 December 2008
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk