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Accelerator programs have more work to do when it comes to supporting women entrepreneurs, research finds

Accelerator programs are supposed to give entrepreneurs the mentorship, training and skills boost that will help launch them toward success. But in countries where the gender playing field still steeply tilts toward male advantage, women-led businesses that participated in accelerators showed no fin...

Accelerator programs have more work to do when it comes to supporting women entrepreneurs, research finds
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Accelerator programs are supposed to give entrepreneurs the mentorship, training and skills boost that will help launch them toward success. But in countries where the gender playing field still steeply tilts toward male advantage, women-led businesses that participated in accelerators showed no financial improvement, or even did worse, compared to ventures that applied but weren't accepted.

Originally published at Phys.org

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