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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

But Detroit prevailed in large part because a handful of companies within the auto manufacturing community served as “tentpoles,” firms so powerful and successful that they anchored an entire economic ecosystem. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?

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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team spoke with Kavelle on her role as a woman in STEM, overcoming hardships, and her experiences during her YLAI Fellowship. She began to notice a variety of challenges when it came to STEM education, both in her community and globally. She continued to network to get the support that she needed.

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Creating a forever home for this Trinidadian community and the endangered animals within it

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team asked Rondell a few questions about his unique path to conservation and his role in his community, ensuring that all species are living in a healthy environment. ROAR seeks to ensure each member of the community understands the correlation of a balanced ecosystem and human health. Take the risk. government.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. She was just focused on doing the work. and she decided she could do something about it.

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Watershed Health Secures $13.6M in Funding to Fuel Adoption by the Industry’s Largest Health Plans and Meet Provider Demand for Real-Time, Seamless Patient Care Coordination

American Entrepreneurship

I started Watershed because I knew a better healthcare system was possible, and I wanted to solve the problems I was seeing in my community. Grant founded Watershed Health in 2013 to help the Alabama Gulf Coast region. As an early adopter of this platform, we have seen firsthand the benefits it offers to our network.

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Indonesia’s eFishery Raises $200M in Series D Funding, Attains Unicorn Valuation

AsiaTechDaily

The round was led by Abu Dhabi-based 42XFund and supported by investors such as responsAbility, 500 Global, Malaysia’s KWAP, as well as existing investors like Temasek, Northstar, and SoftBank. eFishery aims to create a digitized community of farmers, providing them with access, affordability, and improved profitability.