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NJEDA Hosts Diversity Finance Advisory Board Meeting, Convening Diverse Group of Entrepreneurs and Investors

American Entrepreneurship

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Achieving net zero: Facts vs Fiction?

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Renewable energy investment, reduced consumption, and sustainable practices are vital for true progress. It fuels innovation, economic growth, employment, and public health. Investing in renewables generates jobs, reduces pollution, and betters health. Net zero demands genuine emission cuts, not just offsets.

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BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

“With East Africa’s abundant renewable energy, this market can leapfrog to clean, modern electric transit at the exact moment that African cities emerge as the next center of economic growth. Adopting EVs, therefore, is expected to lower noise pollution, the emission of greenhouse gasses and health complications.

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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

In future NJIF cohorts, the NJEDA will look forward to that might additionally include infant and maternal health care and clean energy. Moreover, the company will utilize integrative therapies to make clients feel restored, exhilarated, and energetic and will focus on helping clients achieve optimal health with preventative care.

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NJEDA Board Makes Wide-Ranging Set of Approvals to Continue Growing NJ’s Economy

American Entrepreneurship

Approvals made by the NJEDA Board include: Aspire Program : Three residential development projects in Camden, Morristown, and Newark were approved under the Aspire Program for tax credits to help bridge financing gaps. This marks the first residential Aspire Program approvals, which was created by the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020.

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African Startups Raising Investment to Further Drive Economic and Social Impact

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Meet some of the outstanding African entrepreneurs addressing challenges in sectors ranging from finance to healthcare to education and keep an eye out for the program’s Dealbook, where the full cohort will be featured. Human health and social work activities. Electricity and gas supply. Technology services.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

” As part of the package that directly impacts startups, there’s a proposal for a $27 billion Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator to mobilize private investment, according to the White House. Financing the future startup nation. Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.