Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The business case speaks for itself — diverse teams are more innovative and successful in going after new markets.” Coalitions are partnerships formed in support of a common goal: bringing together groups of people from various racial, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

Education, powerful connections, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences are all keys to entrepreneurial success. Education, powerful connections, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences are all keys to entrepreneurial success. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing, privately held companies three years in a row.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

This event, heralded as the industry’s flagship, convenes a diverse community of new and experienced angel investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurial minds to explore critical topics and trends in angel investing.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This 10-month regional accelerator program is designed to promote and nurture innovations in Responsible AI in South and Southeast Asia. AI4Health Asia offers entrepreneurs tailored support, seed funding of up to USD 6250, peer learning and coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, investment readiness, and follow-on funding. “At

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses? Brianna Ellison.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. With little formal education and using this principle, Cheung Yan founded Nine Dragons Paper and became one of the richest women in China.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Access to capital and network is the most critical barrier to entrepreneurship for underserved communities. The New Roots brand represents a startup program for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities that started in London (Impact Hub King’s Cross) in 2019 and has now scaled to Munich.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 13, 2020

One of my favorite jokes goes something like this: Whenever a new position opens up, and I have to sort through a stack of resumes, the first thing I do is take half of them at random and throw them away. I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. As with many good jokes, it’s funny because it has a nugget of truth to it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Doyobi , a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. Doyobi has partnerships with educational platforms Leap Surabaya, Coderacademy and private schools like HighScope Indonesia, Mutiara Harapan Islamic School and Stella Gracia School.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

The region had seen “lots of innovation for patients through a proliferation of telemedicine apps and even innovations for doctors, but the pharmacy and its workforce were largely unaddressed,” SwipeRx CEO Farouk Meralli said. The app also helps pharmacists search for new job opportunities or to post job offers.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of angel investor community. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of the angel investor community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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. Curiosity will play a critical role in steering an organizational transformation, creating a new product, innovation or better understanding the competition.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

As part of the Insights from the Field campaign, I wanted to hear from other ecosystem builders in the field about their approaches to DEI, and hopefully identify specific techniques that they’ve incorporated in their communities. Kate Jackson, an ecosystem builder in the Chicago area, described the ‘why’ of this beautifully.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

The year 2020 has emphasized one certainty: In times of crisis, entrepreneurs innovate, adapt and continue to give back. This is just the latest example from many years the Karma Foundation has been making a difference in the community. I strongly believe that collaboration is the way to drive large scale community transformation.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

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. Right here. 1) Your school. school of engineering). school of engineering).

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Over the last few years, we have been supported by our dedicated volunteer and professional staff to continue to offer better member experience, expanded our professionalized education programs and continued to be the voice for protections and incentives for angel investors in the public policy arena. Identify like-minded investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

A variety of backgrounds in your business means a variety of perspectives—which leads to unique innovations. McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. No one can dispute the inherent benefits of diversity in the workplace. How to Build Diversity in Your Organization. WALK THE TALK.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

The MSP Equity Fund is an engine for growth and innovation for our region’s economy,” said Peter Frosch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the GREATER MSP Partnership. “The Inclusion is the imperative in this next era of innovation. Research has shown that diverse-fund managers often outperform their non-diverse peers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa is ranked among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB: “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

The details of exactly how this was going to happen were a bit sketchy, but having a big hairy audacious goal galvanized the innovation community into achieving something spectacular. In today’s world, one of the bottlenecks we have to innovation is the lack of software development talent. Are we moving them from other cities?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In August 2019, Kimberly Hickok Smith spoke at the MyEO Women of EO Summit in Bogota, Colombia. While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . Living every day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa ranks among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB/ “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

The future of our economies and our communities is at stake. More than ever, we need innovation. Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. We will grow the angel investor community by expanding our strategic work in four key areas: Community Networking.

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

Larissa de Moura, a Brazilian social innovator based in Spain, has experienced first-hand the challenges of being a young, migrant entrepreneur and developing her startup on her own, in an unknown country. We are changemakers, doers, social innovators, dreamers, thinkers, disruptors and much more. . A: An explorer of new experiences.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Cheryl Campos, Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships at Republic , said, “Republic is a legal innovator with five experienced attorneys on staff helping democratize investment.”. One of the best business models ever is creating a marketplace between investors and investment opportunities. Administration , e.g., 409a valuations.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

s read only web with static pages (print media, educational sites, online directories, or archives) and the user-generated content of Web 2.0 s innovative potential come to life. It’s a leap from the early days of Web 1.0’s The Decentralized Web: Building Blocks for Web3 Web 3.0 is built on a foundation of decentralization.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

How can your brand be a source of information, education, entertainment or inspiration? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4% year-over-year.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know. per month.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Lawrence Kosick is the co-founder of GetSetUp , the largest online learning community designed specifically for older adults. We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. Older adults have so much to offer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 7, 2016

As the Director of Strategic Communications for the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , I am fortunate to be on the forefront of some exciting, new communication strategies that align with our department’s goal of educating and inspiring EO members—and all entrepreneurs—around the world.

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Forward Cities

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Convene cross-sector community and civic leaders across the city/region to help advance ongoing understanding and support for leveraging the assets and addressing the gaps of the city’s equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem . The E3 Alliance of Greater Pittsburgh is now looking for a Director to lead this effort. .

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

Robb took these insights and, in addition to publishing a ground-breaking book, she decided to create an innovative program focused on growing female angel investors, and piloted it in the United States and Europe while a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation. Kauffman supported the education and training part of the program.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

State College, PA – Our schools are charged with creating safe environments where students learn, thrive, and grow into the adults who will ultimately be our next leaders, employees, educators, and parents. Covert commented, “As educators and researchers, we know that numbers can tell a tale. But, we’ve all seen the statistics.

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