Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. After rigorous evaluation, six outstanding contenders have emerged, each presenting groundbreaking solutions in diverse fields.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

The company’s services are targeted toward LGBTQ+ people, their families, and allies — or as Dayilght describes it, “values-based consumers who want to support the queer community.”. At the same time, many members of the community also have lower income levels due to “continued workplace discrimination.”.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

Understanding the difference between equality and equity is a great way to start thinking about treatment of others in your community and in your business. Should students who come from marginalized communities or lower-income backgrounds receive more support than those who don’t? Let’s consider educational costs.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

Learn more about the company from founder and owner Good Things Growing, founded by Joshua Zucal (Emporium, PA): Good Things Growing focuses on biochar production, presenting a dynamic solution for soil remediation and holistic health enhancement. Third Street from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm with a networking reception immediately following.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 16, 2022

Immersion in a peer-to-peer learning environment provides a space to be real in all aspects of your life. She also serves as president of the board of directors of The Dream Factory , a non-profit for children with life-threatening illnesses. I joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization four years ago, unsure what to expect. Raising the Bar.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

A lot of people are willing to break the law to use psychedelic substances, whether recreationally, as part of spiritual practice or as a tool to explore and work on mental health issues. Mental health is getting a lot of attention right now, and a lot of things are shifting in the world of drug decriminalization.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

Lived is a revolutionary peer-led platform that is changing the way people approach alcohol. With content recommendations and a live community that evolves with your goals, mood, and experiences, Lived finds what will work for you—on the good days and even the more challenging ones. What’s the backstory for your business idea?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . Most of my closest friends are people that I met as clients, peers, or through my entrepreneurial journey. At the core of Entrepreneurs’ Organization ‘s mission is helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

We are encouraged to see so much support for this strategically important investment that improves access to capital for under-represented founders and entrepreneurs.” Lead investors include Allianz Life, Allina Health, Xcel Energy, and Abōva. Research has shown that diverse-fund managers often outperform their non-diverse peers.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . 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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 29, 2020

He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter. . “If If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Nikola Tesla. Life is busy, and focus is hard to come by. We have a plethora of responsibilities, and it’s often hard to choose where to focus our efforts.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

On the education front, he says the outfit provides online accredited education, drug information, job listings, discussion boards and everything else its community of pharmacists needs to advance professionally and better serve patients. The app also helps pharmacists search for new job opportunities or to post job offers. ”

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 22, 2023

I discovered something that was responsible for cell death but supported life. Called crazy by my peers I left the science community and started my company. I discovered something that was responsible for cell death but supported life. Called crazy by my peers I left the science community and started my company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There is a seldom talked about price of being a founder — the impact on one’s mental health. A recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health found that 72% of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly impacted by mental health issues. I am in no way a mental health expert.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

But attaining the right resources, funds, and support can be an uphill battle. Thankfully there are other companies happy to help show support. So the Tory Burch Foundation created a fellowship program to support women-owned businesses and help guide them toward success. www.guidantfinancial.com. The Tory Burch Foundation.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ambition 2030 provides direction for how we will create more value for the planet, for the people that comprise our community and our wider allies through pursuing – together – tangible transformational shifts in society. We’re excited to share that Tatiana Glad joins the Impact Hub global team as our new Executive Director.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

After 20 years managing the digital agency she founded , Adrienne now pursues opportunities to share her knowledge with other entrepreneurs, to grow alongside her peers, and to meaningfully explore the world. . We immersed ourselves in the culture and the community. Here’s what she shared: . What brought us here?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Commenting in a statement, Samina Hydery, kegg advisor and women’s health investor, said: “Investor interest in femtech and fertility has accelerated over the last few years. Fertility tracking has seen an explosion of startup activity in recent years. Femtech startup Lady Technologies is adding to this rich mix with the full U.S.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. 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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2020

The current health crisis has thrown our world into disorder. Be present: Keep in mind that your people are socially removed from their peers. Here is what the CEO of a home health company did to facilitate the process. “I The exercise reinforced for them that the community needs them and the products they provide.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Being tasked to tackle everything from fundraising, to scaling, to managing your own mental health is quite taxing, and you’re often alone. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? What motivates you as an ecosystem builder? What is the most successful/impactful program/event/thing you do/have done in your ecosystem?

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

Enter Charlie , a new startup offering banking services for the 62+ community, which launched last week with $7.5 The company’s goal, according to co-founder and CEO Kevin Nazemi (who also co-founded now publicly traded Oscar Health), is to help retirees and soon-to-be-retirees “make the most of their limited resources.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New financing and the boom of the mental health focus amid the coronavirus pandemic puts Expectful in a coveted spot. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year. The stress of her pregnancy led Walton to download Expectful, a meditation and sleep app for new mothers.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Digital health pioneer DayTwo has created technology that helps those afflicted with type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases manage their day-to-day lives, reducing health risks and cutting costs for insurers. Some 37M people in the US are affected by diabetes, leading to $237B in direct healthcare costs. Sign NDA to Learn More.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs). Collaboration between organizations providing various services creates a cohesive network of resources better suited to support innovation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The latter bit is important because it takes a video repository, which has health outcomes baked into it, and helps get those same users some real-life support. These exercises are created in tandem with professionals, and are based on peer-reviewed and evidence-based articles on musculoskeletal health.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

We’re proud that grantees noted Surdna’s focus on social justice as a strength, describing the Foundation as clear and consistent about its “strategic investments in communities of color.”. If you’re like us, you probably thought, “Why didn’t anyone tell me?” Yet we all know that honest feedback is essential to improve our work.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Peer-to-Peer: Investors Connect with your community of startup investors to share connections, insights and expertise. Peer-to-Peer: Early-Stage Founders Meet the founders also launching at Disrupt to share insights and grow your support network. Yeah, you did.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Her experience led her to found and lead She Matters , a digital health platform focused on supporting Black women experiencing postpartum comorbidities, and providing cultural competency training for care providers. “It’s Training requires providers to attend courses but also interact with Black women in the community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2019

Ruari Fairbairns is co-founder of One Year No Beer , a community of nearly 40,000 people in 90 countries who are resetting their relationship with alcohol. Whilst I never felt like I had a problem, I had all these niggling health issues that I was independently trying to solve. Then they see it for what it is.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The app-based coaching program packaged as Rosita Longevity focuses on encouraging (gentle) exercise as a way to boost seniors’ mobility and decrease frailty, as well as increasing their social connections (via cohort-based group classes) for an age group that can suffer especially from loneliness and associated mental health issues.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The new funding will go toward supporting the platform’s development and integration of the company’s research data set. Our platform should help the scientific community get a bit closer to the answers.”. The company is close to publishing a peer-reviewed paper on that study. To do this, the company took in $2.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The pitch: Video has emerged as one of the prominent ways for enterprises to communicate internally and externally with their customers and partners. The startup’s API links to farmers’ bank accounts, where its algorithm assesses financials to provide a “farm read,” scoring the farms’ financial health.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

This is just the latest example from many years the Karma Foundation has been making a difference in the community. Karma Foundation is primarily focused on community development across the entire socio-economic spectrum. Other Karma initiatives include: • Sahara is a program that expresses our core value—support.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Recently, I worked with a community that was struggling to explain what they thought success looked like in ten years to their funding organizations. And the ecosystem building metrics stem from the outcomes derived from the community. We asked ecosystem builders why practical metrics and methods is important to them. “I

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a consumer-focused financial platform—that is also now the primary bank account for millions of UK consumers—in the midst of a once in a century pandemic is close to impossible. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. This did not happen by magic. Banking is a ubiquitous but hard to crack industry.

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