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Revolutionizing responsible tourism in Nicaragua

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. I cannot change the world, but I can contribute to make it a better place to live.”.

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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. Identifying and filling these cultural competency gaps benefits your entire community, and it is an essential component of continued economic and social progress. These resources can help you get started: IEDC’s Playbook for Equitable Economic Development.

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Bain & Company Acquires Startup Development Studio Rainmaking APAC

AsiaTechDaily

Founded in 2017, Rainmaking APAC is a startup development company dedicated to helping businesses launch, build, and scale in their industries. program, a SGD 20 million initiative introduced by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. Smart Technology : The adoption of smart logistics solutions like RFID and IoT sensors allows for real-time tracking.

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Fortescue subsidiary chooses Delaware for expansion that will bring new hydrogen economy jobs to Kent County

American Entrepreneurship

is a technology development company focused on global technology leadership and commercialization of hydrogen technologies, including ion-exchange membranes for water electrolysis, electrochemical compression, water transmission and fuel cells. About FFI Ionix FFI Ionix Inc.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Sandy Bird is one of the protagonists of the Atlantic Canada tech-driven economic revival. Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck. Then, during the pandemic, the narrative drastically changed.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

In a post-COVID world, customers have never demanded more transparency into supply chains, workplace culture and equity ownership. Image Credits: Nashville 2018 Regional Economic Development Guide. In short, they demand to be seen, and the founders who recognize this are the ones thriving in this new climate.