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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Starting a new business as a student is daunting. How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 Right here.

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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses?

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Fearless Fund in collaboration with Amazon awards grants between $10,000 and $20,000 to black women in their B lack Business Accelerator program and the Minority Business Development Agency in the past has awarded g rants to college and universities that assist undergraduate students with entrepreneurship. Full list of U.S.

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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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These 5 investors are betting on helping you live longer and better

TechCrunch

Interest in the space seems to be growing rapidly in the VC community, so I spoke with five investors to get a better idea of where longevity tech is headed and just how big the market stands to become. Once the first ones are proven in a clinical trial, we expect that to go from zero to a trillion-dollar industry within a decade.

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Moving Beyond Learning Differences to Support the Next Great Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“What if we created a research lab and business incubator that took these people with learning differences and put [them] together? It is the type of information you do not get from a typical college level business entrepreneur course or a business management course. EOBeyondBorders celebrates our rich, global community.

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

To give those initiatives the best chance of success, VCs need to expose themselves to the communities they want to empower. When investors spend time at an accelerator, they listen to brainstorming sessions, pitches and mentorship advice that includes a broad range of perspectives and opinions. Accelerators are hubs for diversity.