Women's Junction is a growing network of networks  for business women, owners, directors, entrepreneurs and professionals, across London and the City Fringe.

It has been created and operated by business people for those who own, run, or work for, businesses. Women's Junction aims to increase the trading opportunities for its members and those who attend its networking functions. It also offers unique opportunities for women from all walks of life to meet, discuss business and individual issues that affect us all in a climate of mutual support.

Operating as a not-for-profit enterprise, Women's Junction aims to facilitate relationship marketing, where any business can be introduced to another potential supplier or purchaser through our breakfasts, lunches, evening events, seminars, websites, e-newsletters, business directory or just by word of mouth.

To create a professional and independent networking community of female business owners, directors, entrepreneurs, managers and professionals through a a programme of frequent quality events and a dedicated interactive website, facilitating and encouraging trade opportunities across London and the City Fringe

To facilitate and encourage alliances and associations between business women to improve the trading opportunities of their companies

To encourage the personal and business development of each woman within the Women's Junction community

To promote the individual companies within the area to other business areas through the Women's Junction and Business Junction network of business networks

To foster the exchange of information across the diverse elements of the female business community

To signpost the availability of and, where applicable, offer business support, training, financial advice and funding

To foster the exchange of business experiences held by individuals and companies across sectors leading to general corporate improvement

To promote the brand and image of each Business Junction area as a place to do business in, and therefore, encourage inward investment via new start-ups and business relocations

To represent the views of businesses to government, local government, and agencies, on local issues, such as the environment, transport, and the law 

Fiona Ross
Founder member, operations and events co-ordinator for Shoreditch Business Network for the past three years, Fiona helped launch the network in 2000 and has played a significant part in its growth. A qualified barrister, an experienced networker and member of BNI and other structured networking groups, Fiona has run her own print business for 15 years in the Shoreditch area and is an experienced small business person.

Fiona set up the Hackney Women's Network monthly networking lunch in November 2003 and organises monthly lunches in Shoreditch. This successful network now has a database of over 400 Hackney-based women-led businesses that regularly attend. With an average attendance of 35 at each lunch, the success of the approach means she has been asked to set up other lunches in different areas. It is this need that has led to developing the lunch set-up into Hackney Women's Network and making it the first network to operate under the Women's Junction banner, now being joined by new area networks right across London.

Fiona is supported by Rachel Jay