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Profile of a Young Entrepreneur: It’s All About Choice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Costa Vasili’s story is similar to the stories of many other young entrepreneurs. With the help of the EO Accelerator program for early-stage entrepreneurs, Costa is running a values-driven translation business that aims to make a difference in the world. . ” 2 key qualities of an entrepreneur. What sets him apart?

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How We Turned Our Biggest Setback Into an Innovation Opportunity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was the beginning of 2018, and my agency had just lost two of our biggest accounts. Have you ever considered the value of fear in an entrepreneur’s journey ? . Once the new processes were in place, we documented everything, so we could make continuous improvements and scale once the business model began to work.

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How I Got a Deal on Shark Tank

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mitch Allen, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Fort Worth, is founder and Head Elf of Hire Santa , a service that brings the season to life with thousands of professionally trained Santas worldwide. On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. It’s like the Super Bowl for entrepreneurs!

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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

TechCrunch

One of the startups working toward this vision is Zimbabwe’s FlexID, which is building a blockchain-based identity system for those excluded from the banking system due to their lack of identity documents. Zimbabwean serial entrepreneur Victor Mapunga founded FlexID in 2018 out of his frustration with the banking system.

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How Startup Leaders Can Choose to Challenge the Status Quo, Build an Equitable Future

StartupNation

While other environments often tell us to follow the established rules and not ask questions, as entrepreneurs, we get to create the rules that align with the inclusive, equal world we wish to see and live in. If you’re a solopreneur creating these documents for the first time, make sure they’re inclusive from the start.

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A Tool for Consistent and Sustainable Startup Growth

Paul G. Silva

When we created Launch413 in 2018, we had no idea what was just around the corner. We already knew entrepreneurs were one of the best ways to create prosperity in our communities and we knew how to help them. We also knew entrepreneurs were one of the most powerful forces for good in the world. About Launch413.

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

Ecosystem Builder Hub

For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. Practical Methods and Metrics are essential to any replication efforts, whether from entrepreneur to entrepreneur, neighborhood to neighborhood, or city to city. Does this mean we were less successful in 2019? Buddy Palmer.