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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. Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market.

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The State of America’s Zoomtowns

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As such, these towns are facing both good (how to spend increased tax revenues) and bad (how to manage rapid growth) economic development challenges. These places were attracting many newcomers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace of in-migration seems to be accelerating even faster now.

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Impact Hub Scaling Green Ventures: Meet The Innovators Accelerating Climate Action

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Ghana Design Spirit was also organised to find innovative e-mobility solutions for the country’s transportation challenges which is a critical step towards a more sustainable future. By identifying the root causes that require innovative solutions, the program seeks to foster economic development and innovation through technology.

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Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action

Impact Hub

Ghana Design Spirit was also organised to find innovative e-mobility solutions for the country’s transportation challenges which is a critical step towards a more sustainable future. By identifying the root causes that require innovative solutions, the programme seeks to foster economic development and innovation through technology.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Eric Parker

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Only through annihilation of distance in every respect, as the conveyance of intelligence, transport of passengers and supplies and transmission of energy will conditions be brought about some day, ensuring permanency of friendly relations. It all starts with choosing to give people a hand up.

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Newsletter: Schrödinger’s Unicorns + Startups solving airline jet lag

OurCrowd

Spanish transportation tech giant Indra will be integrating the airport operations management platform created by our portfolio company IntellAct into their own products, Passenger Terminal Today reports. Singapore Economic Development Board inks first Israel partnership with OurCrowd. OurCrowd is leading this $1M SAFE round.

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