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NJEDA Hosts Diversity Finance Advisory Board Meeting, Convening Diverse Group of Entrepreneurs and Investors

American Entrepreneurship

Founded in 2014 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the New Jersey Innovation Institute aims to accelerate the translation of technologies, foster innovation and upskilling the state’s workforce by being a conduit between NJIT and the outside world. million in income replacement grants, as well as mentorship and training.

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Andela begins global expansion in 37 countries months after going remote across Africa

TechCrunch

When Andela launched in 2014, it built hubs in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to source, vet and train engineers to be part of remote teams for international companies. It also helped developers improve their skills via training and mentorship. It also tested satellite models in Egypt and Ghana as substitutes to physical hubs.

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Top Ann Arbor Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2021

StartupNation

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. Not only that, but Ann Arbor is home to great people. Friendly, smart, innovative, and ready to lend a helping hand.

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Aspire Impact and global leader Impact Hub to launch the Impact Startup Support program in India

Impact Hub

Majority of the respondents agreed that mentorship, technological inputs, R&D Support and. 2014-2017); Founding CEO of WNS Knowledge Services (2003-2007); Founding Country Manager of. systems that enable people and the planet to thrive and meaningful visions to get accomplished.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

The Girlboss Foundation was launched back in 2014 by an entrepreneur called Sophia Amoruso. They go for companies with technology-enabled services and products. It provides them with education, mentorship, access to resources and so much more. Website: [link]. 15) The Girlboss Foundation. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. enabling people to buy Bitcoin. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. As a practicing Muslim, however, Martin couldn’t use conventional loans.

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Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

Adora Cheung [02:13] – Most of these people, before Meesho existed, did they even have a business or most of them you have enabled them to even have a business in the first place? When we started off, we were just enabling existing guys who were doing this, because we saw this behavior. These people have never done it.

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