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August 24, 2023
AccelerateHER and Techscaler to deliver Female Founders Hackathon

21st August 2023 – A ‘Female Founder Hackathon’ delivered by AccelerateHER and Techscaler will be taking place in Edinburgh on 5th October, with applications now open.  The partnership between AccelerateHER […]

June 2, 2023
Pick Protection announces crowdfund as it launches unique B2C security offering

Pick Protection has launched a crowdfund campaign today (Thursday, 1 June) to help promote its new personal alarm offering, the first of its kind to trigger the highest level emergency […]

March 21, 2023
Scotland’s Greatest Business Brains Recognised in The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2023 Fellows List

 The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland’s National Academy, has announced its 2023 intake of Fellows, with 91 names from business, science, arts, sports, civil society and academia from Scotland […]

March 16, 2023
Four inspirational female founders take honours at AccelerateHER Awards 2023 Final

Four aspiring female company founders have been recognised for their innovative businesses as winners of the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. The winners, from the awards’ four specific categories of Technology; Environment; […]

March 8, 2023
Pursuing gender equality is a pathway to a better society

Today we mark International Women’s Day (IWD), an annual event which highlights key issues including gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. This year’s IWD sits under […]

March 6, 2023
Scotland’s Chief Entrepreneur to address AccelerateHER Awards finals event

Mark Logan, Scotland’s Chief Entrepreneur, will address the AccelerateHER Awards 2023 finals later this month. The former Skyscanner executive will host a fireside chat at the event which takes place […]

February 21, 2023
Review published into supporting women in entrepreneurship

The Scottish Government has published a report into supporting female entrepreneurship in Scotland. ‘Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship’, led by entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart and co-authored […]

February 16, 2023
Aspirational female founders shortlisted as AccelerateHER Awards finalists

Hydropower innovator named as Rising Star Twelve aspirational female company founders have been shortlisted as finalists in the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. Three female-led companies were selected from each of the […]

January 16, 2023
Exceptional female founders named in AccelerateHER Awards shortlist

23 inspiring female founders have been named as semi-finalists in this year’s AccelerateHER Awards. The influential women have been shortlisted for their aspirational work across the fields of Technology, Environment, Culture […]

January 12, 2023
AccelerateHER and CodeBase invite innovative female founders to hackathon event

As seen in Business Express Tech and business experts from the Scottish startup ecosystem will lend their support to female founders by answering questions and advising on key technology challenges […]

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