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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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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

With this funding, recipients will launch innovative training programs focused on strengthening and diversifying the state’s offshore wind workforce, with a particular emphasis on serving Overburdened Communities. All programs are either led by or partner with a community-based organization serving a New Jersey overburdened community.

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

The NJGB is a component of the 2019 Energy Master Plan and Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 316 directed the NJEDA to implement programs supporting building electrification through the NJGB. The NJGB will inject capital into New Jersey’s clean energy economy and support green businesses and good-paying jobs in the field.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. It’s a project that startups like BlocPower are already deeply involved in supporting.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Business Impact of University R&D (Episode 173)

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Well, certainly from the entrepreneurial community at large, and of course within businesses themselves large and small. Well, certainly from the entrepreneurial community at large, and of course within businesses themselves large and small. Where do the big ideas come from around which startup businesses originate? Good morning, Paul.

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African Startups Raising Investment to Further Drive Economic and Social Impact

Impact Hub

The fintech company Kobopay provides a wide range of services using a community-based approach. It works with local businesses in their communities to offer their services offline, thus reaching the last mile. It is supported by a secure and trusted escrow infrastructure to handle payments anywhere in Africa.

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Impacting world hunger via SMS

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With unpredictable weather conditions and a variable distribution of rainfall occurring in the tropics, forecasts are critical: they play a major part in deciding which crops to grow, when to harvest them, and when to transport them. Future vision.