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Recommendation 6

6

Require British Business Bank to mandate data on equitable investment decisions for female-led businesses.

Recommendation
In the immediate term, the British Business Bank must take more of an interest in whom its funding supports. Venture capital firms and angel investors that benefit from public funding should be required to demonstrate gender-equitable investment decisions. The British Business Bank should require all investors it supports to provide data on the proportion of that finance they make available to female-led businesses. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39)
Government Response

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