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Building sustainable marketing skills with a Colombian YLAI Fellow

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

When Katherine, the co-founder of Stereomatic Estudios , discovered the profound impact of music as an instrument to achieve a brighter future for impoverished Colombian youth in Medellín, she began to utilize digital marketing and branding strategies to guide emerging artists in their musical careers.

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Finding your brand identity in 4 steps

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Entrepreneurship Professor Michael Goldberg has this to say about finding your niche : “Before entrepreneurs should think about expanding, they need to show that they are solving a problem and making a place in the community for their initial customer base.”. Understand your audience and educate your community.

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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He’s been previously featured in Octane , writing about the value of mentorship and apps that can make life easier. In June 2017, you won Visa’s Everywhere Initiative. As a result of this strategy, we’ve often placed in the top three and won a number of awards for innovation and technology.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

In 2019, the Malaysian government also issued its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030, a 10-year framework for restructuring its economy that includes building an Islamic fintech hub as a key part of its strategy. The first, issued in 2017, is about Islamic perspectives on practices related to e-money.

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Student Interns: Talent Pipeline or Indentured Servitude?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In addition, 75% of companies with student intern programs say the program’s goal is to increase talent pipeline, a fact supported by the 2017 job offer rate for interns reaching 67% with a 76% acceptance rate, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Please contact us if you are deploying capital using this strategy. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. .