1、Lead Partner:Founding Partner:Powered byInclusive Innovation:Unlocking Entrepreneurship Opportunities for People with Disabilitiescreo 2024ContentsForewordBy Carolyn Dawson,CEO,Founders Forum GroupPage 3Key FindingsInsights from the Future Fifty ForumPage 5Our Survey:Unlocking Entrepreneurship Oppor

2、tunitiesPowered by Motability OperationsPerceptions of EntrepreneurshipOvercoming Personal ChallengesIdentifying the Barriers,Finding the SolutionsPage 7A Message From Our PartnerPage 4Introducing CreoWhy Creo?Meet the CohortPage 26Methodology&ResourcesPage 51Our PartnersPage 53Our Key Recommendatio

3、nsPage 482creo 2024forewordEntrepreneurship is overwhelmingly perceived as a force for good among people with disabilities in the UK.But,based on our research,one in three disabled people see entrepreneurship as a career path thats inaccessible to them.Our goal with Tech Nations Creo programme is to

4、 change that.When Founders Forum Group acquired Tech Nation,we knew we wanted to progress our mission to support founders at every stage of their journeys and that includes creating truly inclusive pathways to entrepreneurship.We launched Creo,in partnership with Motability Operations,to offer the f

5、irst springboard platform for disabled founders as well as neurodiverse founders and entrepreneurs innovating around disability,connecting founders and providing them with the knowledge and resources to scale.This year,we welcomed our first cohort of Creo founders from across the UK,innovating in in

6、dustries ranging from AI and VR to health and education.Like Demetrias Lorna Maclean,who has created an AI-enhanced radiologist tool for endometriosis;or Love Disfigures Sylvia Macgregor,who runs a talent agency supporting people with disabilities and differences;or XRAIs Dan and Lara Scarfe,who are