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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

In 2021, we extended a grant to Grand Valley State University’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Lab. This program is preparing and connecting Metro Detroit Black-owned businesses to various funding resources to ensure their sustained success. Veterans and/or military spouses work on their business launch over a three-month period.

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The end of a second straight month of layoffs in tech

TechCrunch

However, effectively navigating today’s reality requires investment in long-term sustainability. In a written statement, CEO Adam Hughes confirmed the percent impacted and said that “due to the current macro-economic environment, we have decided to take some proactive adjustments to ensure Amount’s ability to thrive for years to come.

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

It’s just different in different economic environments, it’s never shut, so to speak. After that $150 million is in, tell me about that next stage — that’s going to require more creative business models, different go-to-market strategies that generate revenues along the way.

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