StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Bootstrapping.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

First off all, not every company is right for equity financing—and many other companies would be better off starting without it. I can’t tell you how many companies I’ve run into where the inability to get financing, or the lack of interest in it, led them to building better companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

He was placed with a professional tax and financial consulting firm where he received a game-changing introduction to a mentorship program at the Wharton School funded by the former famous bond trader and p hilanthropist Michael Milken. This will help you look for someone with specific expertise in those areas.

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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. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. Right here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. Our goal is to protect and retain the EO community of trust and respect so we can enjoy our “EO instimacy” at the event. Our DX events are truly done in the MyEO spirit: By members, for members. Who can attend DX22?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Department of State is supporting five outstanding 2022 YLAI fellows to travel as youth delegates to the Summit of the Americas, where they will serve as a voice for the YLAI fellowship program, their communities, and youth across the region. Get to know them here, and keep up with them during their time at the summit! .

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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. Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. in-kind support”) instead of financing.

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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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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

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. As you look around your local community, take the time to talk to people to discover unmet needs. What is missing that your community currently wants?

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

The Capsule programme, a European Erasmus+ initiative, set out to tackle this gap by providing mentorship, coaching, and hands-on training to young women in Romania, Hungary, and Croatia, equipping them with the skills and confidence to build successful businesses. Regular networking and mentorship events to foster long-term relationships.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

” Applicants must demonstrate the impact their small business has on their greater community, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here. Grants of $5,000 and $10,000 are being given to businesses that anticipate pursuing financing for growth for their “scalable, high-impact solution or idea.” Rebuild the Block Grants.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Collectively , they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.

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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. This is especially concerning when you consider that women make up a much bigger portion of the founder community than proportionately receive investment (around 28% of founders are women).

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Key Areas Covered in the State of Women’s Small Business Report The Economy Ninety-four percent of respondents felt ‘somewhat’ to ‘very’ positive about 2025 but expressed caution about finances given the current economy. Top Motivations Almost all (98%) respondents mentioned improving a community as a motivator to start their own business.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

And a group of community leaders brought together a space and an environment for thought leaders and innovators and people who are just passionate about what Christchurch could become post-earthquake and imagine that future. Lots of community discussions. James Burnes: Well, we started as a result of an earthquake and a city in ruin.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

He was placed with a professional tax and financial consulting firm where he received a game-changing introduction to a mentorship program at the Wharton School funded by the former famous bond trader and p hilanthropist Michael Milken. This will help you look for someone with specific expertise in those areas.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

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? But there’s an entire community of experts who can help us manage our cash flow and beyond.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 18, 2024

Bridge2 is an 8-week pre-accelerator program designed to nurture tech-enabled startups across Oklahoma, providing them with the resources, mentorship, and exposure to prepare their companies for Oklahoma-based accelerator programs and to pursue funding from private and public investment sources.

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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

JUNE 4, 2021

These funds are given to both community groups and individual artists in film, theatre, and dance. For you to be eligible you need to have at least 3 to 20 employees and your business has to be in an economically vulnerable community. 11) Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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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. Summit Fellows.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. It provides an agricultural commodity exchange market, alternative financing and post-harvest technologies to farmers.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator, in recognition of the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, aims to bridge the gap in mentorship, networking opportunities, and funding.

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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. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Yes, although I believe there are ways to ‘learn faster’ – which includes great mentorship, experiencing business cycles, and actually working to service investments not just make them. ] As to the “it takes a long time” advice. New managers should actively seek them out.

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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.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

Its fintech-focused research center, the Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies, collaborates with academic and industry partners on innovative solutions like decentralized finance, AI-enabled finance, quantum finance, and solutions to climate-related impacts on investment.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The NJIEF is unique to New Jersey because of its self-sustaining model, designed to create a continuous loop of investment and mentorship,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. As part of this financing round by Emerging Fund Management more fresh capital comes into the state to alongside Newark Venture partners.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

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.” The Fund is dedicated to WOC-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

Designer Fund, Combine, Lachy Groom, Slow Ventures and engineers from Airbnb, Notion, Rippling and others also participated in the financing. The first thing that really struck me about this community is just how diverse it is. The startup attracted the attention of Andreessen Horowitz, which just led its $4 million seed round.

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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

JUNE 19, 2024

Legal barriers further complicate refugees’ ability to become entrepreneurs, own and operate businesses, or access business financing. The local community and various organisations are incredibly supportive. Refugee in Malaysia Access to capital and navigation of local banking and financing systems pose universal challenges.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 19, 2024

The local community and various organisations are incredibly supportive. I speak a bit of the local language, but even then they still know that I am a migrant.” - Refugee in Malaysia Access to capital and navigation of local banking and financing systems pose universal challenges. — Quote sources: 1.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. If you have a low credit score, work to improve it in anticipation of one day needing outside financing. Find the networking arenas that align with your industry and entrepreneurial passion.

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