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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

Ecosystem Builder Hub

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. We developed and deployed a broad reaching awareness campaign.

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African Startups Raising Investment to Further Drive Economic and Social Impact

Impact Hub

Uwana Energy provides affordable solar energy products to low-income Nigerian microentrepreneurs. Hinata Energy aims to provide affordable energy for a healthier cooking environment by offering biofuel-powered cookstoves. African aesthetics have inspired the global fashion industry and cultural icons worldwide.

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How to Become a Circularity Entrepreneur with a Soul

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Some say that economic growth and environmental protection are on opposing sides. Developing countries like India and China have slowed or leveled off coal consumption as renewable energy sources become cheaper. Creating a company culture that values the growth, vulnerability and compassion innate in all people.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

TechCrunch

“We are convinced that the contribution of these type of companies, especially the scale-ups, is super significant to the prosperity and to the economic growth of the country.

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. I’m already a busy person, some days having the time and energy to get everything done can be overwhelming.

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A Samurai, a Knight, and a Yankee

Entrepreneur's Handbook

In my defence, I informed them I did not possess the latest technology and was thus incapable of accessing the font of all culture and knowledge, TikTok. The gods saw fit to bless my kingdom with sufficient food and energy to weather this storm. The inflation driven by YCC is exacerbated by Russian food and energy sanctions.

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Andreessen Horowitz

We believe growth is progress – leading to vitality, expansion of life, increasing knowledge, higher well being. We agree with Paul Collier when he says, “Economic growth is not a cure-all, but lack of growth is a kill-all.” We believe everything good is downstream of growth. Energy Energy is life.

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