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Frank Lab 2021 will focus on female-led businesses, as part of their initiative to provide dedicated support and assistance to women working in startups and to reduce barriers to entry for women in growth businesses. Applications for the program opened yesterday, 8 March, to coincide with International Women’s Day. When Hall & Wilcox put a call out for applicants to their first Frank Lab, they were surprised to discover that 95% of the initial applicants were from male-led startups. This prompted the question, ‘Why aren’t more women involved in the startup sector?’ Hall & Wilcox spoke to members of the startup ecosystem and reached out to the firm’s broader network […]