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Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. We asked Fred to share his experience in helping to increase literacy rates and access to education in Mali. Educated approximately 12,000 children. times the national average.

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

Lewis is the founder and CEO of Gig Wage , a simplified fintech payroll platform built for contract workers. Black founders, and uniquely Black founders in tech, are facing insurmountable odds. Black founders need to own their resiliency and leverage the power that has resulted from their unique experiences. Contributor.

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EO Honored by Nuway Foundation for its Work Supporting UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Alex Yastrebenetsky, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati, Ohio, and founder of InfoTrust , an award-winning digital analytics consulting and technology company that helps marketers use data to make smarter decisions. Microlending programs provide zero-interest loans that help entrepreneurs.

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Half Baked: Knowing When Not to Grow as a Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

There’s a reason the term “growing pains” is one that entrepreneurs know well. In 2004, Oprah named our Key Lime Bundt Cake to her “Favorite Things” list. It seemed like an entrepreneur’s dream come true. There’s a reason the term “growing pains” is one that entrepreneurs know well.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Founder, and former President and CEO. She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs. Q&A with Meg Salyer.

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Circularity in action: circular innovations in Indonesia

Impact Hub

project lies a compelling mission – to spotlight and celebrate pioneering entrepreneurs within the Impact Hub Network, who exemplify the principles of the circular economy. The roots of Sampangan trace back to Langsat, a small town in Aceh Province, devastated by the 2004 Tsunami.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten VC

All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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