Revolution

AUGUST 8, 2023

The pre-2020 artificial eight-hour workday forced most people to spend the vast majority of their time in two distinct places: home and work. The most expensive markets lost population during 2020 and 2021 while more affordable cities such as Dallas and Phoenix continued to gain people. The trade-off is that work is leaky as well.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 16, 2021

In 2020 they launched Patch Animation , LLC, a remote full-service animation studio with headquarters in Ebensburg, Pa. On the technical side, the studio is betting on Unreal Engine, the open-source, live-rendering software initially developed for gaming, to produce the film.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

February 20, 2023) – The Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved the creation of a pilot program that will help boost small business owners’ liquidity following the purchase of a commercial property. For more information on the Main Street Acquisition Support Grant visit: [link].

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Even as VC funding dries up across the world, development finance institutions (DFIs) are looking to African startups to deploy their dry powder. The organization has invested in eight African startups since 2020.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. Your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which can provide assistance with business planning, access to financing, counseling services and classes. Go beyond a quick impersonal referral.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

About the NJEDA The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) serves as the State’s principal agency for driving economic growth. NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Small businesses encouraged to take advantage of the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program to develop website, marketing plan & implement online ordering TRENTON, N.J. This program is funded by the Main Street Recovery Finance Program, which was established under the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (ERA).

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

October 2, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that 28 emerging New Jersey technology businesses benefitted from $63.2 Based in Kearny, EV Edison is a leading developer and provider of high-power electric vehicle charging solutions. Based in Lakewood, Beable Education Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2019

His 40 years of economic development experience included tenures at the Michigan Department of Commerce; Secretary of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce where he created the nationally recognized Quality Jobs Program; and Partner in both Intersouth Partners and Chisholm Private Capital Partners of Oklahoma City. Gregory’s University.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 19, 2020

With a virtual audience of more than 100 Zoom participants, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, a panel of independent judges awarded (3) cash prizes in Ben Franklin’s $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest. The team is developing a web-based APP that empowers the development of an effective education for children with disabilities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. There are many reasons that we are seeing more women show interest in owning their own business.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Michael Reed, with Micro Gainz, has developed micro weight plates for barbell lifting. Nicole Sawyers, with Neonatal Loving Kare, has developed a patented, FDA approved neo natal postioning device, Nurture Rest. Gregory Kenning, with Nanomagnetic Electronics, is developing heat integrating sensors. Best of luck to all.

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StartupNation

JULY 1, 2021

In 2020, the Rocket Mortgage Classic raised $2.4 We built the Rocket Mortgage Classic here in the city of Detroit to create a vibrant event that has lots of great economic development impacts across the city of Detroit and does feature golf but also to really highlight the city of Detroit and to have ripple effects across our community.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. “The

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2023

Its lab-grown chicken is currently available in Singapore, where Eat Just gained regulatory approval to sell its lab-grown chicken meat in 2020. -based food startup Eat Just, says it is the only cultivated meat producer in the world with the ability to sell to consumers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021. Jamil Wyne. Contributor. More posts by this contributor. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

While more than 75% of the Fortune 500 is headquartered in cities all across the country, nearly 75% of venture capital dollars invested each year ( $130B+ in 2020 ) is concentrated in just three states: California, New York, and Massachusetts. We believe that transformative companies led by brilliant entrepreneurs can?—?and and should?—?be

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. ” On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Products developed to manage artificial intelligence data are still largely fragmented, solving one problem at a time for developers, but not the entire life cycle. CEO Wendy Gonzalez said the company is developing the first end-to-end AI tool for training data through machine learning. Going after the Series B was purposeful.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Since then, the company has become the top Amazon reseller in the PC category and expanded onto the Walmart Marketplace and Newegg Marketplace platforms while developing relationships with most major computer manufacturers. PCOnline grew nearly 300% in revenue from 2020 to 2022.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 10, 2020

In recent years, many states and communities have embraced food systems and ag/food sector development as core economic development strategies. In an effort to spur action, share lessons learned, and chart new directions, a new 2020 Food System Plan for Farm to Plate was released earlier this year.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Academic Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2023

April 19, 2023)—In recognition of 4/20 and National Cannabis Awareness Month, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced that the application for Phase I of its $10 million Cannabis Equity Grant Program will open on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Ben Franklin Technology Partners (Ben Franklin) Pennsylvania statewide network will present before the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the proposed 2019-2020 Pennsylvania budget at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6, live-streamed here: [link].

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sources say the company raised at a slightly higher valuation than its last $110 million valuation in 2020. . The news also comes off the back of the launch of Google’s first product development center on the continent, in Nairobi, Kenya, the city where Lori Systems first launched.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

million in Series A angel investment, the first Shrimpbox prototypes are currently being assembled in Guapinole, Oaxaca, Mexico and a farm for training and demo purposes is expected to open later this year in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. The company grew its Mexican business 5x between 2020 and 2021.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022. For every level of experience, ACA’s peer groups, events, and education courses offer unprecedented opportunities for angels to preview and connect in real time with companies, other investors, and economic development partners.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. However, in June 2020, the Italian government sponsored a €1 billion investment program aimed at the native startup ecosystem, creating a new venture arm: CDP Venture Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. It attracted backing from Facebook Brasil and grew 770% in 2020. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

Over the years, the program has supported startups and businesses from multiple fields like Artificial Intelligence, fintech, logistics, biotechnology, robotics, game development, IoT, e-commerce, etc. Teknobuilt got an overwhelming response from participation in KSGC 2020. And we got great discounts at the gym and cafeteria, as well.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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StartupNation

JANUARY 31, 2022

That’s according to the State of Latino Entrepreneurship 2020 study from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. Now, Paul, this is really an area that deserves focus, given that Hispanics overall account for over $2 trillion in economic development and employee over 3 million Americans.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Furthering Ada’s rich legacy of entrepreneurship, Dia developed The Big Pitch Ada, entrepreneurship meetups, networking events, and ultimately help implement a strategy that resulted in Ada being one of the three participants of the 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative to have been awarded a Build to Scale Venture Challenge grant from the U.S.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 9, 2023

Impact Hub Network April 10, 2023 qdqsdqds Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Impact Hub Candidate Bissau, for instance, has recently joined our global family through a seed programme supported by the MAVA Foundation and the United Nations Programme for Development (UNDP).

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Employers would get quarterly tax credits through 2020 to reimburse them for this expense. They have launched a fund: “Today, March 19, 2020, the Downtown Denver Partnership joined with Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) to announce the Denver Small Business Emergency Relief Fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In September 2020, Halifax-based fitness data management company Kinduct was acquired by mCube. In November 2020, Newfoundland-based Verafin was acquired by Nasdaq for $2.75 The narrative of the death of the coastal region became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then, during the pandemic, the narrative drastically changed. billion in cash.

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EntreWorks Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Big changes in CRA rules could have especially strong impacts on sectors like the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) industry, which relies heavily on CRA-related investments. If you have ideas and inputs, please share them so that they can be considered before a final rule is promulgated in spring 2020.

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