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Melinda French Gates Sets Path to Empower Women Globally

American Entrepreneurship

In a more innovative approach to advancing women’s causes, she also designated a total of $240 million to create $20 million in grant-making funds for each of 12 chosen global leaders for independent distribution: Dr. Jacinda Ardern , the former prime minister of New Zealand who led with compassion and achieved impact.

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PetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry

Jason Malki

echPetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry I had the pleasure of interviewing Lorien Clemens, co-founder and CEO at PetHub , Inc., She joined PetHub in June of 2011 as the modern pet ID tag startup was in its beginning stages. the first networked database in the U.S. for pets and pet parents.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

Hidden staircases and historic artifacts contrast the colorful furnishing and modern office equipment, providing an inspiring backdrop for social innovation, technology and the realization of ideas. Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Colmena66 continues to adapt to the needs of entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, developing new and innovative ways to market their platform and meet small business owners where they are. In 2011, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce had a bold vision: to make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city.

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Sneak Preview of our Newest Octane Cover Story: Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa is ranked among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB: “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

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Cloudbolt announces $35M Series B debt/equity investment to help manage hybrid cloud

TechCrunch

So you have all of this innovation happening in the world, and we make it easier for them to take advantage of it,” he said. Kumolus, which was founded in 2011 and raised $1.7 “One is just pure education. So we as a company regularly meet and educate on issues around inclusion, social justice and diversity.

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Post Mortem… literally.

This is going to be BIG.

I wrote this last night as the preamble to my weekly NYC innovation events newsletter: Osama Bin Ladin is dead. Education reform? I hope one day we can look back at May 1, 2011 as the day the US stopped playing cops and robbers, and finished, on a victorious note, the last nearly 100 years of fighting around the world.

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