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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. Communities, economies and trade benefit from strong businesses that have learned to weather unexpected challenges. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster. By Shannon Courtney.

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Leveraging Your Community and Networking Online

Smart Hustle Magazine

This conversation focused on community building, networking and how to do it virtually. Rodney started Opportunity Hub (OHUB) with his wife seven years ago. It’s become the leading technology, startup entrepreneurship, and venture ecosystem building platform. It happens through community building. Sign Me Up!

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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

But Detroit prevailed in large part because a handful of companies within the auto manufacturing community served as “tentpoles,” firms so powerful and successful that they anchored an entire economic ecosystem. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?

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Alumni Ventures launches Women’s Fund 1

American Entrepreneurship

Women-founded startups show measurable positive results compared to those of men Alumni Ventures (AV), the most active venture firm in the U.S. Serving as America’s largest venture firm for individual investors, AV’s dedicated fund will now make investments in companies founded by highly accomplished women entrepreneurs.

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Accessibility as an Advantage in Venture Capital: Why Creating Value for Everyone in the Community Wins

This is going to be BIG.

Today's top founders will undoubtedly start something new in the future, but they won't make up the majority of innovators going forward--just as prior generations of venture backed founders don't make up a majority of those who are succeeding today. I didn’t say venture investing was easy—but at least we got a look.)

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The entrepreneur in all of us – How COVID revealed gaps and opportunities in the entrepreneurial landscape

Source Link

In 2021, among SourceLink’s network of statewide affiliates, we have seen a 20% jump in the number of entrepreneurs accessing digital resources compared to the same period in 2020. Business owners accessing these statewide networks showed two main areas of need—business planning (42%) and financial assistance (25%).

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Fundraise for network access with Sapphire Ventures and Medable

TechCrunch

Along the way in raising $479 million, Sapphire Ventures invested in several rounds, providing Longmire with new relationships and opportunities within Sapphire Venturesnetwork. EDT with networking. Already part of the TechCrunch Live on Grip community? PDT/2:30 p.m. The interview begins at 12:00 p.m.