Despite the economic gloom, many female entrepreneurs are seeing opportunities during the pandemic
It may not appear the most auspicious time to start a business. Britain has been in lockdown for five of the past 11 months. The economy shrank almost 10% last year. Unemployment is skyrocketing.
But Lucie Halley-Trotter is undeterred. This year she launched her first company, an ethical, sustainable fashion brand, EYO, that takes recycled ocean and landfill waste and remakes it into sportswear.
