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11 Business Buzzwords We Used in 2015

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As successful entrepreneurs know, customer service and the customer experience is vital to building brand value. Participants in the EO GSEA program know the value of incubator companies, taking start-up companies and helping them grow through training, mentorship and even perks like shared office space! Responsive/immersive design.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It provides opportunities for mentorship. Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Breakthrough Energy Fellows announces 3rd Cohort to accelerate Climate-tech Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

Breakthrough Energy was founded by Bill Gates in 2015 to solve the climate crisis. Once in the program members are given critical resources that includes research funding, mentorship, education, and access to the extensive Breakthrough Energy network.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and Kara will now be really involved with what goes on to successfully create and run a firm but while still handling her core duties of funding great entrepreneurs. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, I’m only 52!

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In the years since the YLAI Network team first spoke with Neish about the importance of entrepreneurs focusing on their health and well-being, Neish is taking his own advice and is concentrating on soon stepping back from the role of Executive Director at TransWave. “I TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015.

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Making a Mark Through Mentorship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As a student entrepreneur, I’m always looking for opportunities that will help me grow myself and my business. So, when I came across the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (EO GSEA) in 2015, I decided to sign up. of the brightest young entrepreneurs in the world. Check out the EO Mentorship program today. .

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion. So what next?