UK think tank calls for startup accelerator overhaul

Accelerator overhaul needed to supercharge Britain’s high-growth firms

A report from The Entrepreneurs Network, one of Britain’s think tanks for entrepreneurship policy, urges the UK Government to establish clear programme standards and classifications for startup support schemes, such as accelerators and incubators.

UK think tank calls for startup accelerator overhaul

The UK government has been urged to overhaul the startup accelerator industry by establishing clear standards and classifications for support schemes. In a new report from The Entrepreneurs Network, the group called for the requirement for programmes such as accelerators and incubators to have minimum standards and defined features, enforced by an accreditation scheme. Britain hosts over 500 accelerator programmes, according to the report, howev…