The few studies into why women's businesses fail point to the usual suspects — a lack of confidence, market research and strategy.
But why do those gaps exist in the first place?
Three and a half years of research led Miranda Christopher, creator of The Minerva Manifesto, to the real answer: the conditioning women absorb throughout their lives doesn't set them up to succeed in business.
It's not a confidence problem. It's a conditioning problem. Minerva exists to undo that.
SEE THE JOURNEYWHAT WE BELIEVE
FROM WOMEN IN THE MINERVA COMMUNITY
"Makes me look at myself and understand myself better. Came away feeling positive and uplifted."
"A unique way of looking at business and personal life interactions."
"I don't think words are adequate enough to describe how wonderful these sessions are. The insights and shifts are off the scale."

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