This is going to be BIG.

JULY 14, 2013

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community.

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communities coworking spaces economic development funders 340

StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Rapid Finance is a small business marketplace funder that specializes in helping small businesses achieve their growth potential through financed capital. But just as most of the global economy was rocked by the Great Recession in 2008-2009, the restaurant industry — including Marita’s Cantina — felt the crunch.

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financing finance funders capital 77

Surdna Foundation

MARCH 24, 2021

Surdna grantee Asian American / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) recently released Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities. This new report finds that foundation funding designated for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities only accounts for 0.20 grantmaking.

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communities funders support 36

Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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startup ecosystem accelerator communities support 195