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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

And in around 2018, 2019, there was a strategic focus by the Board of Trustees to start looking at how can we more specifically support and service founders in the Greater Canterbury region to help them pursue their ideas. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.

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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

Skye Amundsen , Owner, hope&plum This Month’s Free Skills Training: From Determining Prices to Government Contracting Turning Layoff into Startup Opportunity I lost my company in 72 hours, and it made me a better entrepreneur. Back in 2019, I was running one of the most recognized travel companies in Chile. We were in four cities.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Can you expand on where you got your passion for personal finance management? This entire journey helped me to uncover my love for personal finance and I wanted to help others do the same. Additionally, I was awarded a travel grant in 2019 to attend a major financial conference in the United States.

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Binance-backed Xend Finance launches DeFi platform for credit unions in Africa

TechCrunch

Nigerian startup Xend Finance uses decentralized finance (DeFi) to address currency devaluation. Aronu Ugochukwu and Abafor Chima founded the startup in 2019, and Ugochukwu is quite familiar with currency devaluation. . This gave birth to Xend Finance.” Image Credits: Xend Finance. It has since secured $2.2

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Financing for students startup StudentFinance raises $5.3M seed from Giant and Armilar

TechCrunch

Fintech startup StudentFinance — which allows educational institutions to offer success-based financing for students — has raised a $5.3 The startup was founded in 2019 by Kostelec, Marta Palmeiro, Sergio Pereira and Miguel Santo Amaro. million (€4.5 million) seed round co-led by Giant Ventures and Armilar Venture Partners.

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking. Who can attend DX22?

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

In 2019 alone, the robotics space saw roughly 600 venture-backed fundraising rounds, while construction companies successfully raised roughly 200 venture rounds. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines.