article thumbnail

How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Growing up in Peru, Déborah noticed that individuals with disabilities were not able to easily study or create alongside their abled peers. Her fibromyalgia diagnosis after university gave her even more drive to launch CAPAZ in 2018. Her fibromyalgia diagnosis after university gave her even more drive to launch CAPAZ in 2018.

article thumbnail

How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI Fellow Kenishia Mais, founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform designed to empower young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, faced a lot of adversity on her path to financial success and entrepreneurship. How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX

TechCrunch

Serunjogi founded Chipper Cash with Maijid Moujaled in 2018 to offer a no-fee peer-to-peer cross-border payment service in Africa via its app. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S.

article thumbnail

The Value of Inclusion and Diversity in Your Organization

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In early 2018, EO DC joined forces with the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and DC Metro Business Leadership Network (DC Metro BLN) to host an event to educate entrepreneurs and small businesses on the value of hiring people with disabilities. EO DC Chapter President Marsha Ralls welcomed attendees.

article thumbnail

21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021

StartupNation

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4% year-over-year. That’s a much higher growth rate than the 18.0% That’s a much higher growth rate than the 18.0%

article thumbnail

Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018. This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018.

article thumbnail

Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school. 1) Your school.

founder 147