

SCORE surveyed more than 20,000 business owners at all points of the business lifecycle: pre-start, startup, in-business and transitioning. Here are some of the findings.
There was no statistically significant difference between responses given by male and female entrepreneurs, but there were differences in services needed according to whether a business was in the pre-start/idea phase, the first year of start-up operations, or in business for over a year.
It’s not about gender, it’s about competence and respect. Mentoring satisfaction rates are little affected by the gender combinations.
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