The Scottish government considers proposals to support women into entrepreneurship following the publication of review and according report The Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship including 31 recommendations which was commissioned by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, aiming at unlocking untapped potential, closing the gender gap and boosting its economy. 

There are five main steps below：

• providing start-up training and support in a range of pop-up locations to help more women, and other primary care givers, access services;

• integrating entrepreneurial education into schools and further education;

• clarifying existing access pathways into entrepreneurship;

• improving access to start-up and growth finance; 

• tracking and measuring progress towards full representation in entrepreneurship.