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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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Komunal secures $8.5m to strengthen Indonesia’s neo-rural bank ecosystem

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The fintech company, which was the first to digitize BPR in accelerating the financial inclusion in Indonesia’s tier 2 and tier 3 cities, said that the funding round was led by East Ventures (Growth fund). The fintech industry has enormous potential in Indonesia, particularly in fostering the growth of MSMEs.

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Entrepreneurial Networks are Driving Global Change, According to Impact Hub Network’s 2019 Global Impact Report

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Partner and collaborate with other members: 76%. The report also highlights how Impact Hub members are encouraging economic growth, especially in the social impact sector, with 10,000+ new ventures and 29,000+ net new jobs created since 2012. Gain access to a better working infrastructure: 78%. Strengthen their motivation: 77%.

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Impacting world hunger via SMS

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In this article, we explore what the innovative start-up does and why the world needs cutting-edge solutions like this, especially now that we’re facing a climate emergency. By collaborating with Mobile Network Operators, Ignitia can send simple text messages with updates to those signed up.