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What Benefits Do Startup Employees Want?

Startup Blogpost

Seminars, workshops, and events are excellent venues for employees to meet others in their field and expand their network. Nilesh Rakholia , Director, Abelini Mentorship Programs Startup employees often desire mentorship from someone within the organization, ideally through a formal company-wide mentorship program.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Participants from all over the world are eligible to compete for more than $100,000 in prize money and also receive mentorship and other resources. Eligible startups compete to win funding, legal support, and mentorship totaling more than $100,000. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000.

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Substack acquires team from community consulting startup People & Company

TechCrunch

New media poster child Substack announced today that they’ve added a small community-building consultancy team to its ranks, acquiring the Brooklyn-based startup People & Company. In a blog post , Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie said that the company had previously used the People & Co.

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How To Succeed in Business. 8 Ways We Did It.

Smart Hustle Magazine

Not a mentor, not a paid consultant but a sounding board who’s directly invested into the growth of YOUR (and their) business. Mentorship. Mentorship has been so important to me in building SmartHustle. Kat Cole mentioned her mentorship guidance in a recent interview with Dave Kerpen. However, be careful.

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Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it?

TechCrunch

If you feel like you need some extra training in this area, seek out workshops or mentorship opportunities to make sure you have these skills down before you pitch for funding. Confidence is key when it comes to fundraising. It’s essential to make sure your sales, pitch and negotiation skills are on point.

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Edlyft Co-Founder and CEO Erika Hairston: How Community Can Elevate Tech

Y Combinator

Her old high school classmate, Arnelle Ansong—a computer science graduate from Stanford, who was working in the Bay Area as a consultant—also had a huge passion for the problem, and the pair joined forces in 2018 on the emerging app. There was just one issue.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

They offer a Business Consortium Fund whereby you can get a loan and consulting services tailored for your business. They attend workshops on business financing and money management. It provides them with education, mentorship, access to resources and so much more. Website: [link]. 24) Shea Moisture Women of Color E-Lab.