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How One Entrepreneur Utilizes Visualization To Promote Living Organ Donation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs change the world. Entrepreneurs also save lives. Dave is alive and well today thanks to a living liver donation in 2019. Dave is alive and well today thanks to a living liver donation in 2019. So, where will this streamlined effort to educate, inform, and inspire lead?

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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. Learn how other #YLAIStrong entrepreneurs are building their resilience and strengthening their businesses in the face of adversity. How a Jamaican financial educator perseveres through adversity. By Shannon Courtney. With the support of the U.S.

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Why Emmy Award-winning documentarians focused their lens on 5 GSEA student entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) encourages young entrepreneurs through its Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s premier competition for college students who own and operate a business. What was your biggest takeaway about student entrepreneurs? I found that to be pervasive among entrepreneurs.”.

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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. in 2019 , and even less makes its way to minority women. When venture capitalists ignore women entrepreneurs, they leave money on the table. Lost potential.

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Online university Nexford will use $8M to plug affordability and relevance gaps in education

TechCrunch

The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education. accredited higher education and lets them study at their own pace. New Markets Venture Partners general partner Jason Palmer and Learn Capital managing partner Greg Mauro will join Nexford’s board. .

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Going Direct To Learners With Software

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I was talking to a group of education entrepreneurs (on Zoom naturally) last week and was advocating for the “direct to learner” approach that defines our eduction investing strategy at USV. For the most part, we do not like to back companies that sell learning tools to educational institutions.

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5 Ways One Entrepreneur Is Giving Disadvantaged Teens a Fresh Start

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As part of our focus on #EOImpact , Jabez told us about his efforts in the education field. Ever since, I knew I’d be involved in education somehow. Too many times, life outside the classroom gets in the way of kids’ educational success. Quality Education. Quality education goes beyond just the core curriculum.