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17 Inspiring Recoveries: How Entrepreneurs Bounced Back from Crises

StartupNation

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. Communication had to be clear-cut, customer support had to scale up, and internal systems had to be rearranged on the go. Ask for support. ” That was my low point.

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Building a Family Empire: Staying Resilient, Learning to Pivot

StartupNation

We sold everything to fund our move, leaving behind our support systems, and started from scratch in an unfamiliar place. By supporting each other’s strengths and addressing challenges proactively, you can foster both professional and personal growth. Setbacks are inevitable, but they’re just opportunities to learn and grow.

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Everyone deserves to have equal opportunities, rights, and benefits,” says Marí?a She dedicates herself to creating wearable art and ethical jewelry using unconventional materials and creating fair employment opportunities for at-risk groups in El Salvador. I gained a solid business background to support my creative side.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it. YLAI has given me the tremendous opportunity to connect to a global network of entrepreneurs as well as gain firsthand work experience in the United States within my field.

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50K Coalition supports Diversity in Engineering, Report shows Progress and Challenges

American Entrepreneurship

Broadening participation in engineering is not just about numbers; it’s about fostering innovation, enriching our perspectives, and building a future in which everyone has an equal opportunity to shine.” produced approximately 97,000 engineers per year at the bachelor’s degree level in 2015, roughly 34% were minorities and women.

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Online learning platform CLASS101 bags $26M Series B to support growth

TechCrunch

Creative professionals continue to look for ways to monetize their talents and knowledge through online education platforms like CLASS101 that bring stable incomes and improve opportunities. Ko and four other co-founders established CLASS101 in 2018, which was pivoted from a tutoring service platform that was founded in 2015, Ko said.

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The Startups and Investors Bringing Voice Tech to Healthcare

Dream It

Boston Children’s Hospital has piloted or promoted dozens of voice applications and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has supported the development of platforms like Sopris Health and Aiva Health. Leveraging Voice Tech to Give Elders More Independence As of July 2015, there were 47.8