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Freelancer or entrepreneur? Making the mindset shift

Entrepreneurs' Organization

After 25 years of self-employment, I felt ready to make the shift from freelancer to entrepreneur. When I moved to Washington State in 2014, I initially registered my business as Julia L F Goldstein Communications. Entrepreneurs, however, usually call themselves founders or CEOs. But I could change my perspective and my goals.

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How an ex-cop turned entrepreneur gives back by combatting human trafficking

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2014, I started working a cocaine trafficking case, which eventually led to the largest cocaine haul and most complex wiretap case in Nashville history. (I We’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the local community and media. Five years of hard work later, I landed my dream job on the 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. It is a great resource for minority entrepreneurs with a more specific funding need.

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

American Entrepreneurship

(March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Alumni Ventures launches Women’s Fund 1

American Entrepreneurship

billion from 10,000 individual investors since its founding in 2014, the firm has funded to date over 350 companies founded or led by women of its 1300+ current portfolio companies. Now with the launch of the Women’s Fund 1 , there will be more and greater opportunities to invest in female entrepreneurs. Having raised $1.3

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Mentor Collective shakes off its boots to scale student support services

TechCrunch

The demand for a platform to make the art of advice more accessible is thus easy for entrepreneurs to identify then pitch, but the serendipity — or the chasm between what makes someone an effective mentor versus just a speed dial for questions — is harder for them to scale.

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11 PR Lessons for Entrepreneurs From a $400 Million Dam Project

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The following PR tips I picked up from the project are applicable to businesses, PR people and entrepreneurs alike. Project Background In October 2014, a sinkhole was discovered in the parking lot of the dam’s control building. A short time later, a dam safety inspector noticed a muddy seep at the base of the earthen embankment.