American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The investment focus, within rural Colorado, is on founders and entrepreneurial teams in outdoor recreation, B2B SaaS (Govtech, Cybersecurity), Energy, Aerospace, CPG, and Agtech industries. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways. In the past four years, they have invested over $14.5m

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The investment focus, within rural Colorado, is on founders and entrepreneurial teams in outdoor recreation, B2B SaaS (Govtech, Cybersecurity), Energy, Aerospace, CPG, and Agtech industries. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways. In the past four years, they have invested over $14.5m

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There is another mechanism that ecosystem builders can use to have a huge impact connecting their communities—create and maintain an online hub of information about your startup community. While the engaging, heartwarming stories about entrepreneurs are great, we also need to share the more mundane happenings in our community.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

The soundbite: “The way to go fishing is by going where the fish are — we need to open source where federal funding is headed and how to get a piece of the clean energy and infrastructure pie.” Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 18, 2017

Not only does it provide entrepreneurial momentum in the Twin Cities, but it has provided a unique platform for EO Minnesota members to give back to the community and enriched EO as well. The post EO Minneapolis Event Injects Energy Into Entrepreneur Scene appeared first on THE BLOG.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

(April 15, 2024) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB), which will make investments in the clean energy sector that will help advance the state’s efforts to make an equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 7, 2021

And yet we want to avail ourselves of solar energy to benefit from the economics of solar, to reduce our carbon footprint, and to increase the resiliency of our property. So we are reaching out to some community solar developers in NYC who have built out solar infrastructure that the community can participate in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The strength of entrepreneurs has always been their ingenuity in resilience – their ability to triumph through adversity, devise new ways to push the world forward in dire times and inspire their communities to come back stronger. It enables the ripple effect.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2023

Through education, we can provide women with opportunities to change their lives,” says 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellow Frissia Monsivais. In 2021 I had the opportunity to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and be part of a roundtable to discuss women’s issues in Mexico.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this photo you can see three young women with their robot and a laptop with Scratch on it: At the end of that exercise, the students got the opportunity to ask Marco and his colleagues about working as a software engineer. It’s hard work getting the business community engaged with this work and supporting it financially.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The top CEOs will be honored at the 2024 MO CEO Summit being held in Austin, Texas In recognition that companies, and particularly their leadership, can significantly impact society and communities, Big Path Capital announced its 2024 MO 100 Ranking. brand of pasture-raised eggs in the country. brand of pasture-raised eggs in the country.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

WHAT: The planned NJGF will make clean energy investments to help facilitate an equitable energy transition in the State. Please note that an RFEI response is not a formal application for funding nor a binding intent to pursue investment opportunities that may be made available through the NJGF in the future.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

The company is tooling up to switch things up even further, developing what it describes as the “biggest innovation since the transistor” A bold claim, but, $150 million of fresh investment says that at least a slice of the investment community thinks the company is onto something.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 15, 2022

Sometimes you just need to be in the room—to feel the vibrations of energy and possibility all around you. When hundreds of EO entrepreneurs under the same roof connect with a speaker at precisely the same time, that energy is exhilarating. GLC is our opportunity for all of us to be open. and Barcelona, Spain, this was palpable.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community. When training other teachers, it is important for Alex to convey and encourage the same level of energy and passion that motivated him to start this school.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business founders. How can I help them grow as individuals, and help us grow as a community? It is a time that has tested many of us.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

Historically, the Black community in the U.S. Relegated for decades to a vulnerable economic and social class, the community is nearly always at risk of facing the brunt of natural disasters, no matter where they occur. The Black climate tech community is growing, according to investors and founders TechCrunch+ spoke to.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

“Their dedication and ingenuity exemplify the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem thriving in our community.” Zenedge (Marva Morris) – Zenedge is revolutionizing the energy drink market by enhancing packaging, introducing new flavors, innovating the formula, and prioritizing healthier ingredients.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 11, 2023

$43 million invested to foster regional collaboration to support the economic growth of communities through innovation Universities, nonprofits, businesses and other organizations across the U.S. “These awardees are part of the fabric of NSF’s vision to create opportunities everywhere and enable innovation anywhere.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). The Binghamton region is internationally recognized for its expertise in energy storage. Included is iM3NY , which opened the state’s first battery Gigafactory.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Since Allen owns her office building, she started a garden in the back for her community to grow and harvest vegetables.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 1, 2021

Those are great opportunities to recycle capital. The biggest driver of performance is finding the right opportunities and getting into them at the right time. So that is where most people in venture capital focus their time and energy and rightly so. Or it could be an investment that only sort of worked.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S. Fables of the reconstruction.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Climate change is a problem important and pressing enough that investors have begun to grasp the opportunities that arise when trying to solve it. Now, they’ve started to cast their nets wider for other, adjacent opportunities. The open ocean also contains tremendous amounts of energy.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

Lead investors include Allianz Life, Allina Health, Xcel Energy, and Abōva. This first close is a great step for further driving inclusion and innovation among our startup community in the Twin Cities,” said Jasmine Jirele, President and CEO, Allianz Life. The fund is managed by gener8tor partner Al Cornish.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2021

13 ) while building sustainable cities and communities ( SDG No. In the end, it was our lean manufacturing ideals applied to this problem that helped us find an opportunity to meet our sustainable development goals with the goal of making home automation available to the average homeowner. 11 ) is no easy task.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2023

As a leader, I want to guarantee open and safe spaces for people to develop their abilities, become global citizens, and realize that they have the power to change their communities. We work side by side with local organizations and create valuable partnerships to best learn how our modern education can impact our community.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Our 25th anniversary is not just a milestone – it’s a testament to the unwavering dedication of a community committed to innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. These statistics are more than just numbers; they represent lives impacted, dreams realized, and communities strengthened.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

While many think achieving that goal is unlikely, as investors with capital to put to work, we have to have a ‘challenge accepted’ mindset.” — Kristin “I look for tech opportunities that enable sustainable B2B change versus small lifestyle changes. degree threshold set by The Paris Agreement. That is no longer the case.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

EO Path of Leadership (PoL) offers members who have served in local or regional leadership positions an opportunity to grow their leadership skills as a leader of leaders while serving the organization as a whole. An opportunity to learn? So, the question for me has always been, “What will I do with this opportunity?”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

These companies will take part in a three-month-long virtual program (the details are not discussed in Apple’s announcement post) and then will have the opportunity to become suppliers for Apple’s carbon neutral supply chain goals. Apple announces new projects related to its $100 million pledge for racial equity and justice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2023

A Columbia graduate, the Atlanta-based life coach and counselor specializes in helping individuals and companies looking to turbocharge their commercial opportunities. Do the hardest jobs in the morning, when you feel most energetic, and structure your day around energy levels rather than time. You Don’t Have to Choose , to EO on Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Eligible companies for investment include those focused on commercializing technologies in advanced computing, advanced materials, biotechnology, carbon footprint reduction technology, electronic device technology, information technology, life sciences, medical device technology, mobile communications technology, or renewable energy technology.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A unique angle is critical — and with the rapid growth of podcasts as a media form built for communities, going niche and specific is key. Identifying a big mission or purpose — the reason why you started this thing in the first place — will propel you forward on the days you feel too busy or too low on energy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

The goal is to re-make our built environment to be energy efficient and drive down carbon emissions ASAP. Boots on the ground, people rolling up sleeves and getting hands dirty retrofitting existing infrastructure, such as poorly insulated houses, type stuff. So we really need lots and lots more skilled tradespeople — fast.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Despite the obstacles, it’s entrepreneurs who are driving real change and progress, transforming developing nations by growing knowledge-based economies, investing in local communities and solving challenges that Silicon Valley may not yet even be aware of. Educational opportunities. How local entrepreneurship addresses the UN SDGs.

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