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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. Create community.

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What Can You Learn From Ring’s Astounding Success?

Both Sides of the Table

Single-purpose beats generic One our biggest beliefs about Ring and frankly many of the other companies we’ve backed in computer vision ( Nanit for baby monitors, Osmo for kids education & games, Density for people counts) is that focused computer vision beats generic use cases.

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Cybersecurity: What’s With the Attitude?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2014, we saw Heartbleed arrive on the cybersecurity scene. You need to be innovative and creative to come up with security awareness training that educates, engages and enthuses. If you were buying a used car, would you trust your mechanic’s advice or the advice of the car dealer’s mechanic who can’t stop smiling ingenuously at you?

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Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)

StartupNation

SCORE : More than 10,000 volunteer mentors work with entrepreneurs to provide free, confidential business advice to help them start and grow small businesses. In addition to mentoring, SCORE offers a wealth of free, on-demand business resources, workshops and educational services and in-person workshops through local chapters.

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Creating a forever home for this Trinidadian community and the endangered animals within it

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

While completing my undergrad studies, a group of friends and I started a wildlife rescue organization, Endangered Species Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Education Centre (ESTREC). Sadly, in 2014, when I relapsed for the second time since my initial surgery, the board of directors made the decision to terminate my tenure at ESTREC.

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Meet the man empowering young leaders by starting with their computer repairs

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Before starting his own company, Boon’s Computer Repairs , in 2014 in St. Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well. Why do you think it is important to educate the community about technology? .

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Based in Detroit, Autobooks offers a number of wellness benefits, plus great financial and educational benefits. Revenue has tripled year over year since the company’s 2014 founding. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. Alchemie creates organic chemistry apps for higher education.

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