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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. Developing the skills to be resilient is essential in order to be a strong leader, to recover from setbacks and to adapt to whatever challenges come your way. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster. By Shannon Courtney.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. Consider how you can partner with trusted organizations in your community to reach underrepresented groups who need customized support. Make your ecosystem inclusive.

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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly.

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Investing In Distressed Communities. Opportunity Zones

Smart Hustle Magazine

Basically, this is the government's response to helping disadvantaged communities, but Scott helps explain to us why we should care and why it's important. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2017 by POTUS and out of that law came the Opportunity Zones legislation and initiative. Opportunity Zones and What They Are.

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Give to Grow: Ad Age’s 2017 Best Places to Work List Features EO Member–Owned InfoTrust

Entrepreneurs' Organization

InfoTrust has enjoyed a successful November: first by organizing its international Basket Brigade to benefit 435-plus families in need, and by being named to Ad Age’s 2017 Best Place to Work list, which includes 50 U.S. Giving back to the community is the foundation of InfoTrust’s culture. “We

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How one YLAI Professional Fellow unlocks potential through mentorship in Antigua and Barbuda

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Janese, a 2017 YLAI Professional Fellow, is the founder of Jan’s Empowerment Institute (JEI) in Antigua and Barbuda. She works tirelessly to aid in the development of the full potential of her community and empower others to find economic independence. Growing up in an inner-city community of St.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

TechCrunch

Inspired by “ bug bounty ” programs, Jeong-Suh Choi and Soohyun Bae founded Bobidi , a platform aimed at helping companies validate their AI systems by exposing the systems to the global data science community. ” To test models, the Bobidi “community” of developers builds a validation dataset for a given system.