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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru By Jewelle Saunders “Art can transform society,” says Déborah Grández Seminario. D éborah’s aim for the future of CAPAZ involves establishing a physical space to network and hold workshops for the community.

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Why Creativity is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Television networks figured out new ways to produce live shows. All are examples of creative thinking to solve problems. Entrepreneurship is a creative activity. Those of us working from home faced the challenge of how to be creative, productive and keep our businesses alive. Creativity is a job. Confront it.

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Creative ways to earn money in difficult times

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Markets take a turn, opportunities disappear, and unforeseen circumstances prevent us from being able to follow through with business as usual. This is an opportunity to come out stronger and more resilient — and to get creative. This is an opportunity to come out stronger and more resilient — and to get creative.

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Promoting women’s advancement in Haiti through creative baked goods

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett , has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to seek employment opportunities and work to decrease the job and wage inequalities present in Haiti. Advice for YLAI Network members. “Be By Caroline Sachdeva. Be open,” Marie advises.

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Exciting Protocol Lead Opportunity

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Last month our portfolio company Kickstarter announced the creation of a protocol organization that will develop a web3 protocol for the crowdfunding of creative projects. And so leading this protocol effort will be an opportunity to help shape what that looks like.

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

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Extra time at home allowed many people to tap into their own creativity and inner entrepreneur—not just for those who were unemployed or pursuing a change, but also those dealing with virtual work. Business owners accessing these statewide networks showed two main areas of need—business planning (42%) and financial assistance (25%).

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Superside nabs $30M to connect and manage freelance creatives working with in-house marketing and design teams

TechCrunch

And today, a startup that’s helping companies connect with a wider range of designers and other creatives to meet that demand is announcing a round of funding to fuel its business growth. “It’s important for us to think of us all in the same boat and creating equal opportunities globally,” he said. .