b"ARTICLE which is nice. Grant funding is also often available, both from large animal health companies and local or national initiatives and startup incubators. Search and ask around as there can be lots of options depending on your business idea and situation. Female entrepreneurs get a tiny percentage of funding (The UK Government Treasury Committee published data in 2022 showing of the UK's multi-billion pound venture capital funding, female entrepreneurs routinely received less than a 2% share of the investments made each year)and we're a majority female industry, so Id love to see some more initiatives to support, encourage and fund women with great ideas. People are so generous with their time and more than happy to help and advise. Join local innovation hubs or hotdesking spaces, which provide great experienced and wiser. For sure, sense opportunities to talk to othercheck what they say, but dont let it put startup founders and often hostyou off unless it stacks up.talks and networking events.What advice would you give to someone who wants to get started but doesnt Also, most people dont immediatelyknow where to start?transition to being an entrepreneur.Reach out for help and find somebody Often, we start by moonlighting who's done it before and pick their brains working on our startup around our regular not just veterinary business leaders but job in the evenings and weekends. Thenpeople from different industries. People we might side-step, where were doingare so generous with their time and more clinics part-time and spending a couplethan happy to help and advise. Join local of days on our own project, beforeinnovation hubs or hotdesking spaces, taking the leap to becoming a full-timewhich provide great opportunities to talk entrepreneur. Locum work can be a greatto other startup founders and often host fallback option, providing some security iftalks and networking events. Wherever we need additional earnings. you can, reach out to a wide variety of people for advice, help and support.I would also say, dont be put off by naysayers or people who are worriedAny recommended reading/resources?we might be treading on their turf. I'veThere are many good books, podcasts, always been careful not to step on otherwebsites and social media posts about people's toes, but I think if you stick tostarting businesses. Ive found Blinkist is your values and behave with integrity,a good place for ideas on the books and you know what's right. I had people tellingother resources out there. I only started me my idea would never work becausereading business books in the last three of the limitations in technology. It reallyyears so dont get too hung up on reading upset me and made me doubt myself,every book out there!Start With Why by but look at how rapidly tech is developingSimon Sinek provides a good grounding now and Id have missed the opportunityfor any entrepreneur and has a lot of at the time. Its especially hard when itgood thinking about the fundamental comes from people we think of as morereasons for creating any business. 40www.inspiredvet.co.uk"