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Be who you needed when you were younger

Entrepreneurs' Organization

These people might have been our colleagues, our managers, our HR business partners, or even an intern or a consultant. EO’s chapter-based mentorship programme fosters relationships aimed at high-level leadership and personal development within a structured timeframe. Does this mean they are excused for their behaviour?

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South African crowd-solving startup Zindi building a community of data scientists and using AI to solve real world problems

TechCrunch

Zindi announces these challenges and invites its community of data scientists to take part in solution-finding competitions. So far, Lee is excited about what Zindi has achieved and is enthusiastic about the community’s future given how the crowd-solving startup has grown since launch.

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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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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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Edlyft Co-Founder and CEO Erika Hairston: How Community Can Elevate Tech

Y Combinator

Her old high school classmate, Arnelle Ansong—a computer science graduate from Stanford, who was working in the Bay Area as a consultant—also had a huge passion for the problem, and the pair joined forces in 2018 on the emerging app. The pair also continues to find support with the YC community. Find Your Community.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. Right here.

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Substack acquires team from community consulting startup People & Company

TechCrunch

New media poster child Substack announced today that they’ve added a small community-building consultancy team to its ranks, acquiring the Brooklyn-based startup People & Company. In a blog post , Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie said that the company had previously used the People & Co.