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

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After all, the only way to fill a gap is to identify it, and work collaboratively to address and overcome systemic barriers to better support small business success. 74% of employers in rural areas stated they had difficulty finding candidates with the right education, skills or training. Distance and transportation.

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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. Felt is meant to be a continuation of the collaborative software movement underscored by everyday tools like Google Docs and top companies like Notion and Figma, as well as a sequel to Hashemi’s previous company, Remix.

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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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Meet the Black Female Founders from TC Include at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

TechCrunch

We partnered with various founder organizations — who in turn nominated promising early-stage startup founders — and collectively provide educational resources and mentorship to help these young founders develop and succeed over the course of the year. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi. Go Together, Inc. : Founded by Kimberly Moore.

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Pangyo Korea Biopark: South Korea’s Premier R&D Center for Biotech Firms

AsiaTechDaily

Register Located in Pangyo Techno Valley, Korea Biopark collaborates with several global R&D companies and supports their research and development projects. The transportation grid encompassing the Gyeongbu Expressway, Bundang-Nagok Expressway, Bundang-Suseo Expressway, and the Shinbundang DX subway ensures seamless commuting.

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Asset financiers to the rescue as Bolt plans to sign-up 200,000 new drivers in Africa to meet growing demand for ride-hailing services

TechCrunch

Bolt’s Africa regional director, Paddy Partridge, told TechCrunch that the ride-hailing firm has experienced a spike in on-demand transportation services, and that the current drivers — especially in Ghana and Nigeria where “there’s a real shortage of cars” — are not enough to meet this growth. Image Credits: Bolt.

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

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A study by the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessment of Educational Progress suggests that poor students are less likely to have the equipment needed to attend online school; 7% of eighth-graders who are poor don’t have internet access compared to only 1.6% of non-poor students.