Venture Well
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
In honor of our 25th anniversary, we're honoring the heroes of innovation and entrepreneurship working to build a better world. The post operating from optimism: honoring the heroes of innovation and entrepreneurship appeared first on VentureWell.
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
A new study reveals just how much the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating small business digital transformation. With this modernization increasingly becoming a necessity, both networking giant Cisco and market intelligence firm IDC recommend eight steps entrepreneurs can take now. These insights are from the 2020 Small Business Digital Maturity Study , commissioned by Cisco.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Here’s a fact: No matter how diverse or inclusive you believe your organization is, there is always more work to be done. As you hire new staff members , as you assign projects, as you assess salaries, as you engage with potential clients, as you set goals for growth, as you market your services—all the areas of running a business are impacted by how intentionally you advocate for equality, diversity and inclusivity.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
My friend and former colleague Charlie O’Donnell created a new kind of networking event for the moment we are in. These are virtual networking events designed to “include diverse perspectives in the innovation community.” They are called Circulate. These are curated discussions, meaning you sign up to participate and the right group is selected to attend.
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
¿Cuándo? Martes 22 de septiembre a las 3:00 PM hora de El Salvador. Tema: Retos del COVID-19 para los emprendedores y la economía. Descripción: Durante esta charla, el Doctor en Economía Manuel Sánchez Masferrer, abordará los efectos globales del COVID-19 en la economía y su impacto en las economías de ingresos medio-bajo de América Latina; el emprendimiento en las economías de ingreso medio-bajo en la región y su capacidad de respuesta para la pandemia; así como los retos y oportunidades hacia
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Paul G. Silva
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
For 14 years I’ve led the River Valley Investors angel investor network. A year ago the group was on death’s door. Membership was down to the lowest levels since I’d taken over leadership from our founder and my mentor, Joseph Steig. And none of us knew that COVID was just around the corner. If RVI failed then our region would have lots its only active angel group – a huge potential blow to local startups.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
We have been back in NYC for about a week after being away for the entire pandemic. We were in LA when the pandemic hit and then spent the summer on the east end of Long Island. Like everyone, we have read the horror stories of NYC being a wasteland of homelessness, crime, shuttered storefronts, filthy streets, and more. These stories occupy the front page of the NY Post every day and cannot be avoided.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
At the September 2020 Board of Director’s meeting, nine additional companies were approved to receive an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA and were added to the program’s portfolio of funded clients. Emerging entrepreneurs and small business owners who are developing a new, product, process, or software application – and need startup funding, need to know about the Ben Franklin program.
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Some entrepreneurs are looking to small business innovation to stem the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the sector. In the new What’s next for the small business economy ? report, Intuit QuickBooks surveyed 965 small business owners to gauge both the state of small business and what’s in its future. It finds some changes that are expected, like 34% of businesses cutting costs or 28% relying more on e-commerce.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
By Scott Meacham. Information technology plays a super-sized role In Oklahoma’s innovation economy. More than half of our TBFP Concept Fund investments and about 44 percent of investments from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund have been in IT, software, telecommunication, and internet firms, Brett Kolomyjec, Oklahoma entrepreneur and CEO of Happily, is upbeat about post-pandemic opportunities for businesses in these industries.
Feedough
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
If you are aware of crowdfunding , hedge funds, venture funds, private placements, then you must’ve come across the term accredited investors. These investors hold most of the cards when it comes to making investments in complex offerings and unregistered securities and takes on more risk than the retail investor. But what exactly is an accredited investor?
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
No one can predict the future and it’s especially true in the startup world. The statistics show that even though most founders bet their time and resources that their startups will be the best in the world, 90% of those new startups won’t be in operation in 10-15 years. This means that even though founders invest many years of their life studying markets and building their companies, and even though experienced investors pour billions of dollars into startups every year, 90% of the bets are wro
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
A new Cyber Readiness Institute survey finds that small business owners say employee social media use is a security risk. More than one-in-five employees admit to skirting company cybersecurity policies on a weekly basis. More than 80% of companies allow employees to use personal devices for work, but 46% are not sure or have no clue what social media apps are on those devices.
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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Showcasing the Startup Nation to our new partners in the United Arab Emirates. OurCrowd will create history on Sep. 22 when we host the first major public event showcasing the Startup Nation to our new partners in the UAE, allowing many Israeli and Emirati investors to meet online for the first time. In the first quarter of 2020, startups in the MENA region excluding Israel raised $277 million.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
This post is part of a series featuring highlights from the Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building campaign which shone a spotlight on 40+ entrepreneurial ecosystem builders from around the U.S. and abroad between February and September 2020. As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
I have written extensively on this blog over the last decade and a half about the significant negative consequences that the two large mobile operating systems have on distribution of software. I am strongly opposed to the monopolies that Apple and Google have over mobile apps that run on iOS and Android. I am rooting for Epic/Fortnite in their battle with Apple over the 30% tax that Apple charges developers for distribution in their app store.
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The latest update to Zoho Workplace has brought a focus on business context and continuity to the productivity, collaboration, and communication platform. Zoho Workplace is a suite of nine technology tools, which are integrated to their users’ business processes. It’s essentially a platform that ensures all its component apps are working perfectly with each other.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Jason Malki
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Introduction Here at StrtupBoost , it is all about scaling your business and helping your company grow. However, to help you scale, our team needs to operate productively. We need to stay focused on all of our clients and projects, making sure everything is synced. Every team member needs to know what he/she has to do next, but also what other team members are up to right now.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Aevus Precision Diagnostics is focused on developing an innovative tool to help physicians select and prescribe drugs on an individualized basis to patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Their test, known as PrecisionRx, takes a number of factors into consideration and uses machine learning algorithms to rank drugs according to predicted patient compliance and effectiveness for each unique patient.
EntreWorks Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
As small businesses continue the long slog of recovery from COVID-19 impacts, we’re going to need all hands on deck. We are going to need more resources for business technical assistance, more sources of business finance, and a greater focus on local business retention and expansion efforts. There has been an outpouring of new programs to finance small businesses affected by COVID-19 (you can access a useful resource list here ).
Smart Hustle Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Ramon spoke with two money experts — Carol Roth and Tricia Taitt — about how to handle finances and money during COVID-19. If you're a business owner, then you know first-hand how rapid the changes in cash flow have been. Did you prepare for something like this? Probably not, but that's ok! Most businesses didn't. The below tips should help set you in the right direction if you're still having a hard time managing your money right now.
Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker
The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Israeli-based behavioral biometrics company BioCatch has announced that it has been named to the CB Insights Fintech 250, recognizing it as one of the fastest growing companies working to innovatively transform the fintech industry. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in Find Biometrics] BioCatch Named to CB Insights Fintech 250 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Position Overview. The Staff Accountant position reports directly to the Vice President and Director of Finance and works closely with other divisions of the company to provide accounting and financial support services to the organization and its subsidiaries. i2E, Inc. is a multi-entity corporation consisting of for-profit and non-profit entities. .
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
I backed this project today to make large scale public art projects honoring frontline workers. Frontline workers have been and continue to be the heroes of this pandemic. They are out there delivering our packages, stocking our stores, caring for sick people, etc, etc. I really like the idea of honoring them. USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Sep 10, 2020 Mental Healthcare 3.0 Part 2.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
Social Venturers is launching a series of Fireside Chats to discuss what makes ecosystem builders effective. Every two weeks from September 10th until December 3rd, they are hosting peer-to-peer knowledge sharing sessions and you are invited! #2 Foster Inclusive Conversations (September 24, 2020, 2. p.m. EST). In order to move knowledge and resources from the people who have them to the (social) entrepreneurs who need them, we need to create conversations and interactions.
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