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NFTE Founders Forum Pitch Competition Announces Student Winners

American Entrepreneurship

Three finalists received training via workshops and coaching from business advisors, fine-tuning their business plans and pitches for the showcase and pitch competition. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

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How Founders Can Win Media Coverage for Zero Cost

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Top 3 DIY tactics, according to a former BBC journalist turned media relations troubleshooter Image by author I sifted at least 100,000 story pitches when I worked on the main planning desks for BBC News (radio, tv, and online) and its investigative show Panorama. They just need the right insights and tools to pitch successfully.

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The Importance of Local Media to Boost Startups in Rising Cities

Revolution

In recent weeks, several major media organizations, including Verizon (Huffington Post, Yahoo, AOL), Buzzfeed and Gannett, the owners of more than 120 local media organizations across the country, announced thousands of newsroom layoffs in an attempt to reduce costs. It’s the Gannett cuts that worry me the most.

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Why we run this particular mission.

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6 Ways to Create News that Attracts Media Coverage

StartupNation

A steady stream of media coverage is one of the best ways to ensure that you are keeping your business visible and relevant. To keep your business in the eye of the media and public, try creating news. Media coverage: 6 ways to generate buzz. Related: Why Now is the Right Time to Pursue Earned Media. Host a survey.

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GSEA Studentpreneur Camilo Salinas: Entrepreneur first, business after

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Residia is a community management platform for residential complexes and condominiums. It’s a multiplatform application with over 15 functionalities to facilitate internal processes and ensure effective communication in residential communities. But the wild ads keep appearing all over my social media until I decided to apply.

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Beams wants to turn collaborative audio clips into a social media biz

TechCrunch

So organic community-building looks like a work in progress. While the group we saw that had the largest number of members (~1k) was an open pitch around podcast ideas and soliciting help for podcast projects. Why focus on short-form audio as a social media medium? “We raised $3M in late 2020.

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