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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups.

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How To Grow Your Economy. Build It, Don’t Buy It!

Ecosystem Builder Hub

And yet, our economic policies espoused by governments and traditional economic development approaches continue to focus on attracting big businesses. It’s time for a radical rethink in how we do economic development. Ecosystems need to intentionally build and nurture a startup community.

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5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change

TechCrunch

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. He has worked with the World Bank, IFC, UN, Clean Energy Venture Group, Schmidt Futures, Ashoka, and other organizations. Contributor.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

In doing so, they’re participating in an economic revival that could change the destiny of the depressed Atlantic region. In January 2021, Prince Edward Island-based ScreenScape Networks was acquired by Spectrio for an undisclosed fee, then Halifax-based storytelling platform Wattpad was acquired by Naver in a deal worth $600 million.

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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. She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City.