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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love.

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Learn More, Grow More, Be More

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs with an ongoing thirst for learning often turn to executive education programs to expand their knowledge base to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Continuing education is important, especially when you’re trying to challenge the status quo. Why, as a successful entrepreneur, did you seek additional education?

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How to Project Cash Flow to Forecast the Impact of COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We spoke with Greg Crabtree , chair of EO@Wharton Executive Education program, to gain insights on how to plan during these uncertain times. In 2014, Greg contributed a chapter to Verne Harnish’s book, Scaling Up on how to improve profits though labor efficiency. Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and financial expert.

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Joi Ito’s Call to Become a “Now-ist”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Joi Ito’s TED Talk from 2014 remains pertinent and valuable in 2016 – are you working too hard to predict the future of your industry, rather than working in the present and foregoing permission? ” “[T]o me, education is what people do to you and learning is what you do to yourself.”

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Why generic marketing approaches don’t work on software developers

TechCrunch

To reach more developers requires more education and less promotion. The idea for this book dates back to my time at ProgrammableWeb (2009-2014). The educational and inspirational content you use to attract developers will depend on who is the best fit for your product. Your “marketing” should not feel like marketing.

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What’s Happening in Tech During 2016?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I founded Albany Can Code in December 2015, as an initiative to develop an inclusive software talent pipeline for New York’s capital region, joining some pathfinders founded in the past 24 months: Code Louisville, founded in November 2014 in Louisville, KY, is helping to fill a need for educated employees.

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Health and Hope: Using Entrepreneurship to Tackle Air Pollution

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I signed up for the half-marathon at the EO Global Leadership Conference in Athens, Greece, in 2014, and I started training on the streets of Delhi. From that point on, I started educating others about air pollution. The post Health and Hope: Using Entrepreneurship to Tackle Air Pollution appeared first on THE BLOG.