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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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4 Secrets to Responsive Leadership

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Jackie Jenkins-Scott has more than three decades of experience in executive leadership positions in public health, higher education and corporate and non-profit governance. Empathy is considered foundational to workplace cooperation and productive collaboration. We recently asked her more about responsive leadership.

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Felt raised $4.5 million to get you to ‘think in maps’

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Felt is a collaborative software company that wants to make it easier for people to build maps on the internet. Over time, Felt users will be able to see other user-generated maps and team projects on the interface — which they can then copy to add their own flair, or leave comments to support the community.

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COVID-19 Exposed the Digital Divide: Here’s How We Can Close it with 5G

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Yet many rural and low-income communities around the world, including those in large urban areas, lack reliable, affordable internet access. Furthermore, with the innovation 5G enables, we can transform industries like education and healthcare, job and skills training, civic engagement and even public services. of non-poor students.

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African Startups Raising Investment to Further Drive Economic and Social Impact

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In collaboration with the implementing country partners, local GIZ representatives and the investor committee, 40 top startups have been selected to partake in the program. The fintech company Kobopay provides a wide range of services using a community-based approach. Transportation and storage. Education and learning.

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Audi spinoff holoride collects $12M in Series A led by Terranet AB

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million), followed by a group of Chinese financial and automotive technology investors, organized by investment professional Jingjing Xu, and educational and entertainment game development company Schell Games, which has partnered with holoride in the past to create content. . million (~$3.9

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

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A collaborative effort by the five universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, the accelerator has supported over 4,000 entrepreneurs and helped their startups raise a total of £1.8 Pete Read , CEO and founder, Persona Education. Pete Read, CEO and founder, Persona Education. Ben Miles , CEO, Spin Up Science.

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