American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

Fearless Fund and the Tory Burch Foundation continue their partnership to boost women of color entrepreneurs by awarding grants ranging from $10,000 to $20,000. In mid-July 75 women of color-owned small businesses will learn of their grant awards and be given access to a “self-paced learning portal and peer-to-peer community networking.”

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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. LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. It is a great resource for minority entrepreneurs with a more specific funding need.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Fast-forward just two years to today, and Joe’s growing team has financed and built 21 modern, solar-powered water wells in Uganda. What would you tell other student entrepreneurs about the GSEA competition?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

Some MyEO DX members are angel investors and serial entrepreneurs with deep knowledge about the process and strategy behind buying and selling companies. The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. million in bonus grant funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator , funded by a $300,000 contribution from the bank, aims to empower female entrepreneurs dedicated to creating a positive social impact. Through this initiative, aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs will have access to vital resources such as training, mentorship, and seed funding.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

NJ FAST will allow for new entrepreneurs to bring their world-class ideas to New Jersey, increasing our state’s already impressive talent pool, all while capitalizing on the resources and expertise of our partners at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prudential is thrilled to become an anchor partner on the NJ Fast accelerator.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Department of State and several other private sector partners to launch The GIST Network (GIST Net), an interactive online network connecting science and technology entrepreneurs in emerging economies. GIST Net will provide entrepreneurs with the resources and mentorship they need to collaborate, seek funding, and grow their businesses.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Pursuing a second career after leaving the military can be challenging, which is why a growing number of veterans choose to become entrepreneurs. Although veteran-owned businesses are often more successful than the average startup, they still need mentorship, funding and support to take their idea from concept to market.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up applying for small business loans or try crowdfunding to start or expand their companies. Here is a list of grants for minority women entrepreneurs: Power Forward Grant Program. Rebuild the Block Grants.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

I began comparing my personal experience as an entrepreneur starting my business 50 years ago to the entrepreneurial ecosystem today. Unfortunately, we have created a widening opportunity gap for most Americans to become entrepreneurs. We start half as many new businesses in this country today as we did 30 years ago.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Impact Hub Zagreb: Microentrepreneur support for Fierce Women Society The launch of the Fierce Women Society is a collaborative initiative by K-zone and Impact Hub Zagreb, aimed at providing comprehensive support for micro-entrepreneurs of all genders. The STARTER programme equips individuals to start impactful businesses.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This should come as no surprise, given that fintech combines two sectors traditionally dominated by men: finance and technology. In the long term, there needs to be foundational change to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. VC funds must look at ways they can bring in more women decision-makers, all the way up to the top.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Guy Raz’s book “ How I Did It ” unpacks the journey of so many entrepreneurs. Mentorship. Mentorship has been so important to me in building SmartHustle. Kat Cole mentioned her mentorship guidance in a recent interview with Dave Kerpen. Does this mean we should ignore finances, of course not?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 23, 2020

As the crisis mounts, Ramon Ray , entrepreneur, best-selling author and founder of Smart Hustle Media in a recent Facebook Live session with Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship and the Small Business Leadership Conference titled, “ Think Bigger. He highlights the need to focus on the community as a measure to bring down stress.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch. By conducting a self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses, an entrepreneur is better prepared to meet the challenges as they arise.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Get started!

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

The other day, Ron Conway said at an event that “ he hopes that any entrepreneur that has “the guts” to start a company gets funded.” First off all, not every company is right for equity financing—and many other companies would be better off starting without it. Step one: Ask for money.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The report features details of how communities of entrepreneurs globally are creating significant change in combating the world’s most challenging problems and are contributing significantly to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Impact Hub is a global network focused on building communities for impact at scale.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. (co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

collaboration with Impact Hub, world’s leading network focused on building entrepreneurial communities. finance, transforming India into an Impact Startup nation.”. “We 16,500+ change driven entrepreneurs in 100+communities, 450 incubation, acceleration and scaling. for impact at scale. Impact Hub builds.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. (co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars. But it also created two big problems for Techstars as a business: cash flow and brand identity.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Courses and mentorship to help start a business. If its finance you should write around finance and the subject around finance. Just like i have tons of experience in finance and building a startup ( techstars backed) and so i write and blog around these 2 subjects. Self-employment and remote work is the future.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. Part of the magic of revenue-based financing is how historical performance and strong, achievable financial projections are ultimately the backbone of how RBI/RBF investment decisions are made.” Lower level of community familiarity. Of the Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

EO members Jeff Crilley and Joel Patterson recently held a short interview on The Jeff Crilley Show , a radio program in Dallas, where they both discussed the roles of business, family and community in their entrepreneurial journeys. Jeff and Joel also discuss how they have benefited from their Forum through experience sharing and mentorship.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

I went to Georgia Tech for my undergrad in Computer Science, and I just found such a supportive community there that it was able to help support my natural interest, but also help me through the hard times. I think the relationship between creators and entrepreneurs is very similar. ” The reality is, most likely, you can.

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