Asian women's new dawn.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: October 24, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: LAURA MORRIS

ASIAN women with entrepreneurial spirit are being invited to a series of creative seminars hosted by the British Library and the Dynamic Asian Women's Network (Dawn), which runs programmes to support Asian women in creative businesses.

Founded in 2003, Dawn runs seven programmes each year. Its Creative Entrepreneurs programme is designed to help its 900 members expand their contacts through networking events and expand their skills base through interactive workshops and mentoring.

Vimmi Singh, cofounder of Dawn, says: "Creative industry is a ...

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