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Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way

Entrepreneurs' Organization

WEDO Canada’s mission is to educate, empower and support future women entrepreneurs by granting $1 million in scholarships to deserving female post-secondary students across Canada,” Milena said. As a speaker, I am often brought into rooms with women-owned, early-to-growth stage businesses, and I talk about the power of community.

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New Year, New Entrepreneurs: Five tips for supporting early-stage entrepreneurs ?

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To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. After working with over 100 communities, we know that resources tend to cluster around the type of entrepreneur served and stage of business. Include resources that specialize in supporting new entrepreneurs.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources.

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Supporting the Open Source AI Community

Andreessen Horowitz

We’ll support a small group of open source developers through grant funding ( not an investment or SAFE note), giving them the opportunity to continue their work without the pressure to generate financial returns. Obligatory xkcd homage (original) To help close this resource gap, we’re announcing today the a16z Open Source AI Grant program.

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SourceLink + National League of Cities – Impacting Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities

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Both communities recently participated in NLC’s City Innovation Ecosystems (CIE) program, offered in partnership with and support from the Kauffman Foundation. Our team’s experience in entrepreneurial data analysis and asset mapping helped both communities to organize and visualize their ecosystem of resources. “We

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Latest Update on the SBA Community Navigator Funding Opportunity

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Small Business Administration first released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Community Navigator Pilot Program. What does the Community Navigator opportunity mean for my community or my organization? What is the SBA Community Navigator Model? What is the SBA Community Navigator Model?

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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. With the support of the U.S. By Shannon Courtney.