American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some grants target underrepresented communities, others are open to all small businesses and others are tied to early technology research. Its mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through free mentoring and education workshops for small business owners. Small Business Administration. Full list of U.S.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

LANCASTER, PA – On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 six local tech-entrepreneurs made pitch presentations to a panel of judges for a chance to win up to $10,000. The audience of more than 70 people who attended also had the opportunity to vote for their favorite pitch. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

At these shows-within-our-show, you’ll engage with smart, driven founders, and investors and members of your community, and have the opportunity to cross-collaborate with leaders from other industries. In these salon-like sessions, industry leaders will share their deep expertise, insights and trends within your sector.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As part of the global Impact Hub Network, it actively engages in promoting circular economy principles, evident in its successful conclusion of the Circular Economy Acceleration Program. Impact Hub Network has delved into these possibilities, with 12 Hubs worldwide, including Impact Hub Kigali , integrating circularity into their programmes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

We’re talking everything from legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, tech stack, recruiting, pitch deck teardowns and more. Think of it as a condensed accelerator experience packed with workshops and highly interactive Q&As. We might be biased, but we’re not the only people raving about TC Early Stage.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. It’s essential to make sure your sales, pitch and negotiation skills are on point.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether it’s through a recruitment workshop I’m hosting, bringing on a company as a full-time client, or just networking, I love figuring out how a company can succeed through talent. In collaboration with local incubators, we plan to host recruitment workshops tailored to their startup members.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 4, 2024

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp In a world bustling with crowds, events, and public transport, individuals with impaired stimulus filtering often find themselves on the fringes of society. In 2023, sefit joined accelerators, including at Impact Hub, which played a pivotal role in shaping their journey.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Now that a new community exists within Rise of the Rest?—?comprised days of programming last month, we presented a series of mainstage exchanges, interactive experiences and tactical workshops that could help our founders continue to build and ultimately scale great businesses all across the country. The real value is the networks.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When facing the challenges of starting a business, a founder needs to be resourceful—and that includes having a network of contacts who are supportive and available to help. Find the networking arenas that align with your industry and entrepreneurial passion. If you are missing a skill, research ways to fill in that gap.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Looking for a supportive community of folks traveling a similar path? Know before you go: This is our first live event since well, you know, and we want you to learn, connect and network safely. We’re talking funding tips — like creative bootstrapping, securing that elusive Series A and perfecting your pitch.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Most obviously, ecosystem maps can serve as a resource guide for entrepreneurs in the community. There are many benefits to ecosystem mapping.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

These are some of the questions that the Impact Hub Global Network has been exploring over the past year. From the initial questions, the network moved to testing and piloting with local Impact Hubs. How would this impact ventures going through these programs and the environment at large? . The six startups embedding circularity.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One initiative that’s doing important work in this area is Start-Up Chile’s The S Factory , a pre-acceleration program specifically for female entrepreneurs that provides selected startups with mentoring, pitch training and workshops, along with a cash injection of $15,000. How do we fix funding?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

According to Diana Schwartz, Executive Director at River District Association, economic and societal shifts were having an enormous impact on the community’s economy, “For over 100 years, Danville, Virginia , has been a textile and tobacco powerhouse, and that is what the local economy depended on heavily for the majority of that time.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Christina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at the University of Indiana and Business Development Manager at the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Network (EERN). 2) If you’ve got a better idea for a project, pitch it! (3) 2020ecosyPDW ].

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers. Now that spring has reached Bergen, the community is engaging in an urban gardening project and beach clean-ups.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2019

Once a year, the top leaders from Impact Hubs around the world come together for the Global Gathering, where in one of our locations they review, shape, and decide on the strategy and governance of our network. This is an event for the network’s dedicated Makers (what we in the community call employees of Impact Hubs all over the world).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2016

By employing local artisans to create my items, by investing in the artisan community of El Salvador, I am able to give back to my hometown. In doing so, workshops are built, jobs are created in the community and their kids are able to go to school. “A The networking alone was amazing. To my surprise, I won first place!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

2) National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. The National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge is another great source of funding for minority start-ups. Through this competition, you get the chance to network with possible investors, and also win between $1000 to $50,000 in funding for their business.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We’re meeting them to bring them into our network and be there as a resource to help them further their careers. I think it’s probably about 40% with the portfolio, about 40% with the executive community, and then about 20% on work with the veterans community, which we can get into later.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 11, 2022

I’ve implemented them into my strategy, and I’ve got : Investment pitches Working with some big brands Building beta list Getting press releases Before diving into best practices for cold emailing, a little background. readers will share to their network ? Once they respond, they are likely to do what you’ve offered (ex.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

On Wednesday, March 3, leading experts, founders and social justice warriors will discuss topics ranging from systemic bias, essential workers’ rights and formerly incarcerated people to accountability in social media and funding for underrepresented communities. And that’s just for starters. Brought to you by StartOut.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

How to Turn Your Startup into a Social Star: From building your audience to creating viral content that moves your business forward, Redpoint’s Josh Machiz and Rashad Assir will tell you how to capitalize on the multiplier effects of genuine online communities. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks?

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Feedough

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

But the premium subscribers get to join the special community where they may have benefits like: Membership to premium Facebook/WhatsApp/Telegram group One-to-one consultancy Free ebook Free course Premium weekly emails, etc. There are a few well-known ad networks that you can start working with before you reach out to brands yourself.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

We’re talking dozens of workshops addressing operations, fundraising, pitch deck pointers, term sheet tips, product-market fit, brand building, growth marketing, recruiting, taming your tech stack and a lot more. Increase your knowledge, sharpen your skills, avoid pitfalls and expand your network. Don’t let the FOMO haunt you.

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