American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

207 Applications Approved for over $8 Million in Tax Credits to Support Investment in 28 Companies TRENTON, N.J. million in private investment as supported in 2023 by the New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (ATC). The NJEDA approved 207 investor applications in 2023, for a total of more than $8.2

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out. The company then evolved into Saborstudio, a digital marketing consulting agency. That summer in Dreamit was the most important class I've ever had in my life.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It also announced plans to set up a new R&D team in Toronto, supporting its innovation and customer expansion goals in North America. Practice Ignition was founded in 2013 by accounting entrepreneur Guy Pearson and product designer Dane Thomas, who grew frustrated by antiquated manual processes and late payments from clients.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

The startup’s Mutti pharmacies are essentially mini-hospitals offering a wide-range of services including medical consultation, diagnostic and telehealth services. mPharma plans to grow its community ( Mutti ) pharmacies across eight markets in Africa to be the first point of care for patients.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

End customers include the likes of Unilever, Lufthansa, Bosch, BlaBlaCar, L’Oréal and Allianz, and it also partners with traditional consultancies like McKinsey to help them source people for projects. Altogether the company has handled some €300 million in business since being founded in 2013.

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EntreWorks Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

This is the third such study, with previous releases in 2013 and 2016. An excellent new compendium, U.S. Kitchen Incubators: An Industry Update , provides an in-depth look at what’s happening in this sector. Today, 600 such facilities are operating around the US, and 180 locations participated in this survey.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 12, 2021

After graduating from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kene was working in healthcare consulting when he started his first company — an apparel business. It was a 2013 New Year’s Eve party in Atlanta. I still remember the night,” Kene said. “It I was dressed very nicely. “We We won a business plan competition at school.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Common sense dictates that the stronger, broader, and deeper the foundation, the more that can be built upon and supported by it. In 2013, recognizing a need for disruptive distribution and retail changes in the 100-billion-dollar U.S. This is why I say faith is an essential element of being a Rugged Entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. So what next?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In 2013, when I started the company, I wanted to focus on a niche instead of being all things to all people. Having expertise in VA loans allows our loan officers to be advisors and consultants rather than salespeople just selling a mortgage. We asked Bill how he built such a unique mortgage banking business. Here’s what he shared.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

We wrote the first version of this research with Brent Beardsley , formerly a Partner with Boston Consulting Group. This study would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of Brent Beardsley and the Boston Consulting Group. Contributors. Photo credit: JD Hancock.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

She founded TransTech Social Enterprises , based in Chicago , to provide education, support and tech jobs for trans people. Founded in 2013 in Detroit , LaunchGood is a crowdfunding platform that’s built to empower Muslims and raise money for their campaigns around the world. Angelica Ross is working to change that.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Surely not I, when my family moved here in 2013. He did not provide further details, saying only the company would provide the affected “with generous packages, engage in consultation where required, and support them with their transitions.” I know, I know — Austin is known for its 100+ degree temperatures in the summertime.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

In 97% of our consultations, you’re connected to a doctor in a matter of minutes,” Cardona said. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021. After seeing the doctor, the patient can also get their prescriptions delivered to their home through 1Doc3. “For

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Obviously I’m a proponent of still working closely with your investors to make sure that they feel bought into your decisions which will matter a lot if you ever need their support in the future. By now everybody has a big stake in your success and would like to feel consulted on the major decisions you’re making with their money.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

They want shootings to end, police defunded, police stepped up on their street, more mental health support, lower taxes, and don’t even get them started on school testing. Basically, if you can create a groundswell of support, you’re in the game. At this point in the 2013 race, de Blasio was a distant third being Weiner and Quinn.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

So assume that in 2012 the company would do $20 million in sales and $2 million in profits (10%) and 2013 they would do sales of $25 million and $4 million in profit (16% net margin) and then slow growth in 2014 to $30 million and $6 million in profit (20% profit). That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. I saw this first hand.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

So, we go on about May of 2013, we’re up to $5,000 every month, people are buying stuff from us. In July we do our back to school sale, big launch, we make $15,000 in July of 2013. August of 2013 we make $36,000. On September 27th, 2013, we quit our jobs and we never looked back. That’s all we needed.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

But most importantly, you are the support system for the other person when things are hard. On being deliberate in building your network to create opportunities: “Five years into BCG [Boston Consulting Group], I learned a lot about private equity investing, but I missed tech. This was 2013, 2014. Why is that?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. Now as investors they have supported 70 new companies across multiple sectors that have raised hundreds of millions in follow-on capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013. TC Insights , a data analytics consulting service, works on research, data and industry strategy on different projects. MaC Venture Capital led the round while VC firms Luminate, Unicorn Group, Future Africa, and several angel investors participated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

According to Briter Bridges , another publication that tracks VC investments in Africa, only 3% of the total funding raised by startups in Africa since 2013 has gone to all-women co-founded teams. These numbers are more frightening when retraced almost a decade back. Today, only 2.8% of women are funded globally. Jihan Abass, CEO, Lami.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Hardware/software to manage the use of bidirectional charging as an increasing share of EVs allow for this option - both for whole-home backup and for grid support at times of peak demand. To support the transition we need a lot more charging infrastructure. EVs are now over 5% of new US sales and growing 60% year over year.

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