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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program.

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Incyte chooses to grow in Delaware with investment in new Wilmington site

American Entrepreneurship

I am extremely pleased to welcome Incyte to Wilmington, a city historically known as the home of corporate innovation, creativity and development,” said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki. Incyte is a company with motivated leadership that is addressing complex health needs throughout the world.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

billion to finance US startups.) It’s important to know that Latinos are now an economic powerhouse and if you want your company to grow you need to reach this audience. There are some powerful stats by the Latino Donor Collaborative that show just how powerful Latinos have become in economic development.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry? We celebrate our big successes, and rally together with creative solutions when challenged.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Intuitively most people know that LA isn’t just the entrepreneurial capital of the US but it is also the creative capital.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Zen Trenholm

Ecosystem Builder Hub

At the Democracy at Work Institute I run our SEED (Shared Equity in Economic Development) program, working with city governments and their community partners to foster the conditions to grow employee-owned businesses in their communities. So we need to think creatively about how to join multiple tools in multi-pronged strategies.