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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. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Do you think your mindset has anything to do with your success? Absolutely!

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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

TechCrunch

The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug. of the total $87.3

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Supporting and empowering children with autism in Nicaragua

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Every April 2, since 2016, we organize a national walk. In 2016 we pushed for the implementation of Law N. How has YLAI helped your organization grow and develop? I have formed great friendships and mentorships and acquired entrepreneurial knowledge that has helped my organization.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. Encouraging signs in talent recruitment and development.

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Making a Mark Through Mentorship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Fast forward to May 2016, when I was representing the U.K. Check out the EO Mentorship program today. . Thanks to his mentorship, we now have clear, concise?and Davide has taught me—and continues to teach me—so many lessons about business, leadership and the entrepreneurial journey. Are you an EO member seeking a mentor?

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Empowering European Women in Agrifood

Impact Hub

Female leadership and entrepreneurial potential remain – no doubts – an untapped source of economic growth that should be further encouraged and supported. Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, EIT Food , has been working to make the food system more sustainable, healthy and trusted since 2016.

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“How I Got Warren Rustand to Be My Mentor”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

What is mentorship, really? In 2016, during my time as president of the EO Montreal chapter, I was accepted into the Global Leadership Academy (GLA), an incredible leadership program. By the end of the five-day leadership training , I had mustered up the courage to walk up to Warren and ask him point-blank.