Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 7, 2020

Posted by Youth Ambassadors Guyana 2015 on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. As a serial entrepreneur she uses her skill as a Brand & Business Development Consultant to create sustainable models for development and social good within multiple business ventures, owned and managed in partnership with husband, Miguel Gurchuran.

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HPA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Seed round in the first quarter of 2020, Rheaply has seen record growth. Rheaply continues to onboard organizations from a variety of industries that have made sustainability, net-zero waste, reuse and inventory management a top priority. Rob is the Founder of Thrive Advisory Services, a boutique enterprise sales consulting firm.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020. Grant Easterbrook. Contributor. Share on Twitter. His work has been cited in the media over 150 times. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the fintech phenomenon.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Oatly began using Einride’s electric trucks on its delivery routes from each of its Swedish production sites in October 2020. Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and we work hard to lower our emissions across the board. It’s a potentially huge opportunity in the $260 billion U.S. trucking market alone.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The company was founded by Oskar Ziegler, Franz Purucker and Leo von Kleist in July 2020 to offer software and operational services, including transparent cost structures, special features and sustainable packaging and shipping. Hive founders, from left, Oskar Ziegler, Franz Purucker and Leo von Kleist. Image Credits: Hive.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

It continually surprises me that so many leaders fail to grasp how much the creation and protection of a sustainable brand is in their hands. Assigned to consultants and marketing people with varying degrees of expertise, the creation of the brand is put at risk of becoming a kind of bolt-on feature.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Any major shift that a company makes still needs to align with overall business objectives and maintain sustainable growth.”. between January 2020 and May 2021. Speak with a marketing or branding consultant before making any major shifts or changes in your company. Marketplace Insights. Tips for Rescuing Your Brand.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

“The ATC continues to drive private investment into promising, emerging New Jersey businesses, following enhancements to the program resulting from Governor Phil Murphy’s signing of the Economic Recovery Act of 2020 in early 2021,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

.” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. And in 2020, we actually saw a backward trend for female founders that’s preventing some really great breakthroughs. In January 2020, they closed a $5.5 They also earned a 2020 BIG Innovation Award.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Impact Hub Phnom Penh has been working with the winning team to conduct market research on the feasibility of their idea (a consulting agency that provides energy audit services to Cambodian organizations and small enterprises) and helping them prepare to pitch for the Business Model Competition in 2020.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

When March 2020 rolled around, Jonathan Goldberg figured his new startup, Carbon Direct , was in for a long slog. If Carbon Direct sounds like a carbon consultancy, that’s not far off. The COVID pandemic was beginning to upend the world, and it suddenly didn’t seem like a great time to launch a business. “I He needn’t have worried.

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Feedough

JANUARY 10, 2021

These markets have a sustainable demand but do not see significant growth or innovation any longer. dollars in 2020 , making it one of its most important business segments. The concept of cash cows was first propagated by a model developed by the Boston Consulting Group. Today, the economy houses several matured markets.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. Airway Innovations is one of five first cohort companies out of Grand Rapids taken on by the new Conquer Accelerator run by Michigan State University (founded 2020). million in funding.

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Startup Blogpost

APRIL 21, 2023

This can include initiatives such as charitable giving, community outreach, or environmental sustainability programs. Harry Morton , Founder, Lower Street Wellness Resources Since 2020, wellness has become increasingly important, and employees are more aware of its significance.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. Softjourn A full-cycle consulting and software development company.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As an example of this: businesses with above-average gender and racial/ethnic diversity in leadership roles are eight times more likely to be in the top 10% of organizations for financial performance, according to DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast Diversity & Inclusion Report 2020. Actions in support of diversity and inclusion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

With the new money, Sketchy plans to build an in-house animation studio and hire more artists and doctors, some of whom are currently consultants. So the real trigger for today’s fundraise wasn’t COVID-19 momentum, but instead, a push to capitalize its sustained growth into more digital curriculum verticals. The story.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

This program is preparing and connecting Metro Detroit Black-owned businesses to various funding resources to ensure their sustained success. In 2021, we also established a partnership between Verizon’s Pro Bono Program and the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance ’s Capital Connect Program.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

.” Mozilla’s experimental Builders incubator program was a short-lived initiative that pretty much started and ended in 2020, though Mozilla said it culminated in more than 80 small investments. and Europe to bolster the fund’s investment ambitions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In this TechCrunch+ piece , Amsterdam-based Grant Easterbrook (fintech consultant and co-founder of Dream Forward) focuses “on fintech ideas that received some degree of initial hype and momentum, but ultimately did not live up to their promise.” million Series A raise back in 2020. TechCrunch had covered its $20.8

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Six successful restaurant and retail entrepreneurs will be matched with a team of high-level consultants and executives from diverse fields and given the tools to uplevel their growing businesses. . It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 10, 2020

This effort kicked off in 2009, and, since then, a wide and deep statewide network has been pushing goals of supporting sustainable economic development, improving soil and environmental quality, and ensuring that every Vermont resident has access to healthy local food. It’s definitely worth a read even if you’re not a Vermonter.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

In late 2020, the CEP asked approximately 300 Surdna and Andrus Family Fund grantee organizations to participate in an independent, confidential survey. We want to thank everyone who completed the survey amid a pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. Offering access to financial consulting. Learning together.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Six successful restaurant and retail entrepreneurs will be matched with a team of high-level consultants and executives from diverse fields and given the tools to uplevel their growing businesses. It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020.

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Impact Hub

JULY 22, 2020

At Impact Hub we measure change through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and we apply the same vision when addressing COVID-19. The 2020 programs that are run by and at Impact Hub Johannesburg focus on young women of color. How am I dismantling the status quo? Zinhle Phakathi.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

So the team decided to support that experience, starting out by recruiting 50 brands with an offer of free consulting — as long as they were willing to be one of the brands on the marketplace when it launched in October 2019. Jet co-founder Nate Faust is building a more sustainable e-commerce experience with Olive.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

That’s in part because hardly any companies comprehensively track their emissions — just 10% log or estimate carbon pollution across all phases of their products or services, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Ignorance won’t get them far for long, though. The round was co-led by Union Square Ventures and Voyager Ventures.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“It was never our plan in the beginning of 2020 to sell the company,” Haukeland told me on a call last week. And I think what we experienced in Norway four years ago was that a lot of the really good people went into either oil and gas or, you know, consulting.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

You must show proof that your small business was started either before or on 1st January 2020 to stand a chance. Subsequently, it provides an opportunity for sustainable growth of minority small businesses that are underfunded. For the Small Business Relief Fund, there are up to 15 winners chosen every month. Website: [link].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

This year’s IWD falls on 8 March, 2020, and its focus is #eachforequality, which recognizes that equality is not a women’s issue—rather, it’s an economic issue. As consultants, we spend a great deal of time designing business plans, hiring and training programs, and brands with our clients.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In 2020, Glassdoor came out with a list of the top 25 U.S. In 2020, they were named one of the Best Places to Work in Financial Technology 2020, and the TAG FinTech ADVANCE program recognized Autobooks as one of the most innovative U.S. Guardhat is the maker of smart safety gear for workers, and they had a pretty big 2020.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

People care about food waste and sustainability, but it is difficult to envision any operational change when the industry is so fragmented,” Cheung said. “We We also don’t charge ongoing consulting fees and are building out a library of features so customers can pick and choose what they need.”. and almost no technology built for them.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of these companies is 7Analytics , a Norwegian startup founded back in 2020 by a team of data scientists and geologists to reduce the risks of flooding for construction and energy infrastructure companies. “We close this gap with a high-precision risk tool.” market, 7Analytics today announced that it has raised $2.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Currently, Aaliyah works two full-time tech jobs – neither company knows – and she runs a consultancy business on the side. The first time, Mary reflects, was in March 2020 when “the world was falling apart.”. “It When is it enough to sustain your workforce – what math is happening here?”.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

After two years of new construction, they opened in March 2020, and had to shut down two weeks after opening for the pandemic. This reflects the rougher side of the pandemic some coworking spaces endured as people were forced to work from home and dropped either their office rental or their entire business in 2020. “In

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Prior to starting Urban Innovation Fund, Brenner was in commercial real estate development and met Lein, who was doing political polling and consulting, at business school at MIT. The firm invests in companies working on issues of livability, sustainability or economic vitality and often have a lot of regulatory and political challenges.

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