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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. By Shannon Courtney. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster. With the support of the U.S.

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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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Throughout history there are numerous success stories of female entrepreneurs, yet women continue to face a number of challenges when starting and growing their businesses. As we foster the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, it’s important to design them to level the playing field for women. Plenty of initiative.

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EO Hosts International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations in Support of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Entrepreneurs' Organization

More than 180 entrepreneurs and business leaders convened to determine concrete actions entrepreneurs can take to help transform our world. Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. SDG 5 – Gender Equality. •

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NEC X Accepting Applications for Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio

American Entrepreneurship

Innovative entrepreneurs have an opportunity to obtain funding and resources in an upcoming cohort. Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas utilizing NEC’s technologies and businesses can move their ventures forward into seed-ready startups upon acceptance into NEC’s Elev X! Venture Studio. Revenue or product launch is not required.

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Breaking boundaries together in Ecuador

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Tamara Isch, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and a co-founder and COO of EcX Labs, has been breaking boundaries in her country, in her field of work, and in the world. It is significant to note the tenacity required of her to enter the field as a technological entrepreneur. Developing contacts expanded her view of the world. By Elise Kemp.

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EO Honored by Nuway Foundation for its Work Supporting UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Alex Yastrebenetsky, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati, Ohio, and founder of InfoTrust , an award-winning digital analytics consulting and technology company that helps marketers use data to make smarter decisions. Microlending programs provide zero-interest loans that help entrepreneurs.

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4 Business Intelligence Trends for 2018

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Check out the top four BI trends for 2018: Applying AI to BI. Modern technology is focused on the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is still in its relatively early stages of development, which means that AI algorithms are optimized for specific and narrow tasks. Leveraging Multi-Cloud Solutions.