Source Link

DECEMBER 15, 2021

First, we congratulated affiliates selected to participate in the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program including National Urban League , Nicolet Area Technical College , New Bedford Economic Council , Rochester Economic Development Corporation and Forward Cities. Reflecting on 2021.

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Source Link

MAY 10, 2022

On Thursday, April 21, SourceLink hosted Building Rural Communities Through Entrepreneurship , a webinar on strategies for growing rural communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development. In 2021, she realized city government needed technical support to figure out how to better support entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the September 2021 Board of Director’s meeting, five additional companies were approved to receive an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. $20M program matches investors’ direct investment in product-based companies TRENTON, N.J.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The climatetech venture builder also has the support of EDB New Ventures, the venture-building arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 21, 2023

June 21, 2023) – In May , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved five grant applications totaling more than $3.7 million under the Authority’s Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grant Challenge (Grant Challenge). TRENTON, N.J.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

The KSGC program, launched in 2016, supports international startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the Asian region. The program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc. Khenda won the top prize for its technology in KSGC 2021.

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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. Since the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program launched, the NJEDA has connected 152 small businesses to consulting firms, representing over $1.1

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

207 Applications Approved for over $8 Million in Tax Credits to Support Investment in 28 Companies TRENTON, N.J. 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 Lakewood, Beable Education Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

NJ’s Strategic Innovation Center will support 100 new companies over next five years, generating at least 2,500 new jobs NEWARK, N.J. HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 16, 2021

Patch has already generated diverse support and identified potential funding, according to their Startup Alleghenies Coach, Blake Fleegle. Not only are they breaking new ground in short film development, they also are shining a spotlight on the Alleghenies as a great place to start a successful business.” www.griefhaven.org.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 18, 2021

ERIE, PA – On Thursday, January 14, 2021,with more than 160 viewers in the zoom audience, seven companies made their final pitch presentations to four independent judges; a panel which also included a past BIG IDEA winner, Dr. Wei-Shin Lai with Acoustic Sheep.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. The NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides investors with a one-year guarantee of up to 80 percent on a convertible note or bridge loan to a qualifying company.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

May 8, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today designated Netflix Inc. The expanded Film and Digital Media Tax Credit program, coupled with strong state support, make a compelling case for the return of major production companies to New Jersey – the birthplace of film,” said Governor Phil Murphy.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metals company,has chosen Dover, Delaware, to base its operations to support global decarbonization and establishment of the hydrogen economy. February 26, 2024 ) – FFI Ionix Inc., Christiansen. About FFI Ionix FFI Ionix Inc.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 9, 2023

Semente Verde: Cultivating Bissau’s blossoming impact ecosystem As one of the largest networks for entrepreneurial support, Impact Hub continuously grows in different ways, shapes and colours. Do you and your organisation have what it takes to help us build healthy, supportive and thriving social entrepreneurship ecosystems?

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As one of the largest networks for entrepreneurial support, Impact Hub continuously grows in different ways, shapes and colors. Impact Hub Candidate Bissau, for instance, has recently joined our global family through a seed program supported by the MAVA Foundation and the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP).

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OurCrowd

JUNE 24, 2022

Singapore Economic Development Board inks first Israel partnership with OurCrowd. OurCrowd is the first Israeli company to partner with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), under its Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) programme, StartupHub.ai for AI-powered coding tech BioLumic wraps $13.5M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

This offer is only available to readers in Europe and expires on April 30, 2021. Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Then, in 2021, Morrison left Calgary for Halifax, Nova Scotia, back east. In January 2021, Prince Edward Island-based ScreenScape Networks was acquired by Spectrio for an undisclosed fee, then Halifax-based storytelling platform Wattpad was acquired by Naver in a deal worth $600 million. billion in cash.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Indeed, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade & Investment Agency in London have even been known to fund Italian entrepreneurs abroad to help them gain more experience. And finally, WeWork is opening two more buildings in Milan, taking it to five locations in the city, by mid-2021. More than 50%?

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

We’re so grateful for the ongoing support from sponsors and community members for this exciting competition, and, as usual, we were extremely impressed by the quality of the startups who made it to the finals,” said DPP Director of Innovation Noah Olson. These included a welcome reception on May 15 and a breakfast with investors on May 17.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2023

June 26, 2023 ) – Blindsight Delaware Enterprises (BSDE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social business enterprise founded in 2021, has chosen Wilmington, Delaware, as the site for a $2.3 The City stands ready to support this effort in any way that we can, and we wish BlindSight Delaware Enterprises much success.” WILMINGTON, Del.

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Revolution

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the following series, I’ll examine the current status of “work” and how it impacts lives — from where people are moving to how they are spending their time — and various business models that support these new habits. While growth had been slowing in urban cores in the years preceding the pandemic, the trend accelerated in 2020 and 2021.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

Ben Franklin’s investments paid huge dividends for the commonwealth as the state continued to rebound from the pandemic, according to the statewide initiative’s “2021 Annual Statewide Impact Report,” with clients generating more than $2 billion in revenue and securing $917 million in post-Ben Franklin financing.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Ben Franklin Technology Partners is Pleased to Announce the Following Finalists Will Be Competing (Virtually) on October 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM: Swift Aeroseed LLC (Molly Cheatum, Jay Shettel, Bill Chain) , located in Cumberland County, is an agricultural drone service company capable of carrying twice the amount of payload/seed.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Excerpt from Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing by Ilana Preuss.Copyright © 2021 Ilana Preuss. They are the hidden gems in the economic development strategy and downtown reinvestment efforts of every place (yes, I really mean every place). The Secret Sauce: Small-Scale Manufacturing.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 15, 2021

On October 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the eight finalists competed virtually via Zoom. Over the course of the summer, hundreds of people located in Ben Franklin’s 32-county footprint in Pennsylvania, visited BIGIDEA.BenFranklin.org to check out the rules and the easy application process for our $50,000 innovation contest.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 13, 2021

Ben Franklin Technology Partners, an award-winning, tech-based economic development program, is offering emerging entrepreneurs and small manufacturers the opportunity to participate in our fun, risk-free $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest. The deadline is August 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Because they want to win!

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

On August 20, 2021, Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit program rule changes made by Louisiana Economic Development went into effect. Advocates garnered support from legislators in each chamber of the Legislature from all regions within the state of Louisiana.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 10, 2021

In fact, the company was recently voted one of the top 50 medical technology innovators of 2021 by MedTechInnovator.org”. Dr Vaitekunas remarked, “The tools we have developed at WaveClear have implications far beyond that of just a less expensive technique or the inconvenience of overnight hospital stays.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We’ve had amazing success — claiming thousands of victories in supporting companies, people and families to live and work legally in the United States. In any group it is possible to make jointly supported decisions, taking the needs and resources of all into consideration.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Data captured from the small businesses supported by SourceLink® affiliate organizations provides valuable information for our network to report to their community stakeholders. Tracking and supporting job creation. Our special guest, Mark Werthmann, Economic Development Representative for Nebraska, Kansas and western Missouri U.S.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Both the New and the established business owners need guidance, training, and support repeatedly to stay afloat. SBDC is to celebrate SBDC day on March 17, 2021. It has America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). The fifth annual SBDC Day will take place on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Jetstream has grown its trade finance product from the $1 million debt it secured in mid-2021 to about $9 million in total loans disbursed so far. Also, we don’t give the money to the cargo owners but to the nine vendors directly.”. R: Miishe Addy (Jetstream Africa CEO).

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