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Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way

Entrepreneurs' Organization

WEDO Canada’s mission is to educate, empower and support future women entrepreneurs by granting $1 million in scholarships to deserving female post-secondary students across Canada,” Milena said. We’ve helped our portfolio companies with introductions with potential customers, board members, key employees, and advisors.”

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

This is going to be BIG.

When Tinybop first launched, before they ever made their first app for kids, they started a newsletter that featured products they loved for kidsfrom everything from books to board games. It was carefully curated by an educational expert and for nine months, it built up a following of thousands of readers.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Even after Fowler’s article came to the forefront and investors Freada and Mitch Kapor broke ranks with their silent co-investors in their now-famous open letter , things didn’t get better. Investors let him control the board as long as he continued to make them paper rich, and then actually rich--so they couldn’t technically force him out.

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Protect Your Parents from Avis Budget: Direct Marketing Scumbags

Both Sides of the Table

But something happened during my Thanksgiving break that has me so extremely pissed off at the predatory practices of a financial institution the preys on the elderly, less educated and lower-income people that can least afford it. See this article talking about previous class action lawsuits. I hope you’re OK with that.

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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . As a next step, we recommend that you register at the major expert network websites, as well as LinkedIn and job boards, if you haven’t already.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed. Women need equal access to education, training and business opportunities. and more articles from the EO blog.

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4 Action steps to teach kids financial literacy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Play games involving money: Money-themed board games including Monopoly or Life are engaging, memorable introductions into understanding how money works. Unfortunately, most children grow up without any financial education whatsoever, whether at home or at school. Susan is a board member of EO’s New Jersey chapter.

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