It's official: I'm co-founding an accelerator for mom entrepreneurs.
The idea's not far-fetched from what I currently do: I help mom entrepreneurs build their businesses by organizing monthly meetups around the world where mom entrepreneurs learn, connect and get down to business.
But why start an accelerator? And what is an accelerator?
For starters, until I began working four weeks ago at Chicago's renowned co-working space and incubator, 1871, I had no idea what an accelerator really was. I knew entrepreneurs apply to get into them. I knew they were competitive, and I knew they brought small companies big money. But why were they important, other than to give startups a new horn to toot?
To read the original article: Why We're Launching an Accelerator for Mom Entrepreneurs | NBC Chicago
