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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

StartupNation

Following AI’s advice, he launched an eco-friendly brand , Green Gadget Guru, in just a week. In 2016, our ETC team weighed all the options and decided to go mobile with AMP (accelerated mobile pages) to see a rapid jump in sales (and we saw it!). Yet, despite all the buzz and frenzy around it, the business failed. It’s my passion.

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Rafael Testai’s StatuteFINDER.org:

Jason Malki

Awarded “The Best Hispanic Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2016 for his mobile application achievements, Rafael, a male survivor himself, developed this platform to empower underrepresented victims. None, I’m not qualified to give advice because we haven’t served 1 million survivors yet. How can our readers follow you on social media?

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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta works hard to develop the small-business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the country’s devastating earthquake of 2016. Her advice to YLAI Network members on overcoming obstacles is to “assume people are willing to help and ask for help and support when you need it.

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. In 2016, when she was selected as a YLAI Fellow, Ashna was able to further develop her ideas, and her YLAI Reverse Exchange became a great success that grew her confidence for undertaking international projects.

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Déborah spoke with the YLAI Network about her journey transforming theater in Peru, the way in which her diagnosis provided her with creative understanding, and her advice to create more inclusive organizations. Her fibromyalgia diagnosis after university gave her even more drive to launch CAPAZ in 2018.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By the time I founded Equifund in 2016, I was deeply familiar with the landscape and felt prepared to tackle the challenge. To fellow entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey, my advice is clear: If you are committed to bootstrapping your business, be prepared for the long haul. The problem I was solving was so clear to me.

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One man’s mission to renew Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. What advice would you give to Network members about perseverance? By Jewelle Saunders. What factors led you to create Misión Ecuador and what is its mission?