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May 20, 2024

UK needs to “radically simplify” business support for disabled founders, says new report

Inaccessible business services and fundraising challenges are among the things hindering disabled entrepreneurs


Sarah Berthon, founder of Excel Against The Odds

Disabled founders need a “radical” overhaul of existing services to be able to flourish in the UK, finds an independent, government-backed review.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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