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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly. government.

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LandscapeHub Raises $9M Series A

HPA

LandscapeHub’s wholesale marketplace connects landscape and nursery buyers with a network of trusted suppliers on one platform. HPA Deal Lead Peter Layton is a former partner at Goldman Sachs and CEO of Tallgrass Group, the parent company of various corporations specializing in different aspects of ecological restoration.

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How to avoid greenwashing your business

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network offers key takeaways to help emerging entrepreneurs avoid greenwashing their businesses and be more sustainable in practice. . defends the region’s environment and natural resources and the right of every citizen to enjoy a healthy, safe and ecologically balanced environment. What is greenwashing? The organization ??defends

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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

In practice, this means building a brand, cultivating networks, and saying a lot of ‘nos’ without losing access to deals. The data is for Slush 100 2015–2017. It served us well in the past, yet it’s time to adapt and change, or eventually perish — if the rapid degradation of our ecology is of any guidance.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2017 Relativity6 AI for Insurance Advisers, Brokers and Agents helps enable your sales and accounts teams to service and retain clients smarter. management.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

He highlights a couple of priority projects: One to create a network to link entrepreneurs and policymakers with the wider ecosystem, and another to connect incubators and accelerators to build out a national support network for founders — both of which have been inspired by approaches taken in other European countries.

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