Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Growing up in El Salvador, I was able to go to Bentley College in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduate with a degree in corporate finance and accounting. I gained a solid business background to support my creative side. Our partners usually help with opportunities in education and mental health. What is the mission of Masshii? .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

million seed round and a student loan financing facility of $25 million from Nigerian financial institution Sterling Bank. The student loan financing takes care of that, and students who take that option are expected to repay N3 million (~$6,000) in the space of three years. Today, Decagon is announcing its $1.5 also took part. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship. Can the community support them? GumGum – Raises $11 million financing.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The discussions will cover finance, retail, government, education, entertainment, and technology sectors on each of the show’s nine stages. The 300 speakers scheduled over the two-day Conference meet the immense demand for AI discussions, networking opportunities, and solutions.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators. On to of that, connected communities of entrepreneurs are better at incubating and supporting startups now than ever before.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Fintech startup StudentFinance — which allows educational institutions to offer success-based financing for students — has raised a $5.3 It now has 35 education providers signed up, managing over €5 million worth of ISAs. million (€4.5 million) seed round co-led by Giant Ventures and Armilar Venture Partners.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

First off all, not every company is right for equity financing—and many other companies would be better off starting without it. I can’t tell you how many companies I’ve run into where the inability to get financing, or the lack of interest in it, led them to building better companies. Want to get these folks help?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Purpose Driven Tours aims to protect natural resources and educate tourists while traveling as well.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

A Platform for All Industries Islands product is already being used across a wide array of industries, including finance, government, higher education, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail. Our customers input has been invaluable to securing their sensitive data, eliminating IT inefficiencies, and making IT work best for end users.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

First, he said that education is the most high-leverage way to make an impact on an individual, community and world. Hezarkhani’s early energy brought him to Carnegie Mellon, where he studied electrical and computer engineering, and Google, where he spent time on developer programs and Google for Education. Activation edtech.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. DoAmaral’s vision, built alongside co-founder Tán Ho, fueled Fiveable’s latest financing event. “I think there’s a few categories that are as dynamic as K-12 education right now,” said Rebecca Kaden, partner at USV.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education. accredited higher education and lets them study at their own pace. He also lauds the platform’s daily academic support and affordability, adding that conventional universities in the U.S. CEO Fadl Al Tarzi.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

What was it like seeing some folks raise tens of millions of dollars, and where has your financing mostly come from? From a financing perspective, to borrow from Peter Thiel I believe there is now more clarity between those who invest in and operate in the “bits” space vs. the “atoms” space.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. At home she had always learned to share and help others, and her desire to support increasingly more people evolved over time. Most YHS projects are supported through strategic partnerships.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

Bootstrapping Fundamentals At the outset, your startup might be fueled entirely by bootstrapping — utilizing personal savings, minor loans from close ones, or the proceeds from your first sales for financing. Here’s the core idea: Live Lean: Each dollar conserved is an additional dollar you can invest in your startup’s development.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Before considering how financial institutions can assist with crowdfunding campaigns, we must first look at the diverse array of impressive results from this financing option during the pandemic. Two Screens for Teachers will outfit all educators in Seattle Public Schools with a second monitor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

We spoke with Greg Crabtree , chair of EO@Wharton Executive Education program, to gain insights on how to plan during these uncertain times. Decide if you can support more labor at full or reduced pay, or if you have to cut faster and harder than you originally thought. Can you make temporary pay cuts? Or suspend their pay?

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentoring for entrepreneurs involves receiving personalized guidance and support tailored to the individuals unique personal and business needs. Emotional Support and Confidence Building Entrepreneurship can be an emotional rollercoaster. For many entrepreneurs, having a business advisor and mentor is a game-changer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

The education level required for the job will depend on the role you’re hiring for. For example, if you need a web developer to build the backend of your eCommerce platform, your candidate will need more advanced education and training than a social media intern. Experienced. Tech-Savvy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

EO offers great opportunity, education and tools to facilitate this, and create Instimacy (=instant intimacy) in business conversations. . In addition, ensure scalability by incorporating junior staff for tactical sales support and bringing on middle-to-high level sales leaders who can further and expand the customer relationship.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Assembled , which bills itself as a workforce management platform for customer support teams, today announced that it raised $51 million in a Series B funding round led by New Enterprise Associates with participation from Emergence Capital and Basis Set Ventures.

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Gust

JANUARY 13, 2013

While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard via ShinyShiny.tv.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Instead of picking a stage, say seed rounds and A rounds, and investing in a variety of companies as they pass through that stage, we take companies that we like and support them through each of those rounds. The traditional 22-minute, ad-supported scheduled timeslot may not be able to stay around forever.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Other Top States for Business Startups in 2025 While Florida takes the top spot, several other states also offer strong support for new businesses, providing a mix of affordable living, tax-friendly environments, and strong economies. Utahs young, educated workforce and entrepreneurial spirit furthers its attractiveness for startups.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Department of State is supporting five outstanding 2022 YLAI fellows to travel as youth delegates to the Summit of the Americas, where they will serve as a voice for the YLAI fellowship program, their communities, and youth across the region. Georgia Barbosa , Brazil, cofounder of Afroricas.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

million financing into the ultra-high-resolution 3D printing company that can print finely enough to aid in semiconductor and display manufacturing. . Arno Held (AH): E very time I introduce AM Ventures, I say we are engineers by education, entrepreneurs by passion, and venture capitalists by accident. The firm led the $9.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 4, 2020

From webinars with real-time information globally, to amazing educational sessions on leadership, finance, self care, and employment issues—all were at my fingertips.” In just 10 days, they provided more than 500 meals ! . Andrea adds, “During this time of uncertainty EO has been incredible.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Maybe they wanted the branding associated with a hot company, maybe they wanted to work with the other investors around the table or maybe they thought it was a cheap way to get educated on your market – it’s always easier to learn an industry when you’re on the inside. These are all dumb reason to invest – of course.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

IntellectoKids , a developer of educational apps for children aged 3 to 7 years, has raised $3 million in a Series A financing led by U.S.-based The platform offers parents of preschool children “gamified” educational content and structured lessons available on mobile devices.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

As NetSuite’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ramon will support NetSuite’s continued success in supporting small and medium businesses as they look to scale and grow. With the creation of the Entrepreneur-in-Residence role, NetSuite is strengthening its commitment to educate high growth companies and the entrepreneurs who lead them.

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Red Rocket

JULY 14, 2023

I was recently introduced to Tim DeBone a finance and accounting expert with The Bagchi Group , a business consultancy group in Morrisville, NC. He had some interesting suggestions about how best to staff your finance and accounting function within your company, and how that changes over time as the the company scales.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

Guests include other veteran entrepreneurs, mentors, and experts like attorneys and marketing specialists, including the leader of Verizon’s veteran employee resource group who shared information about Verizon support for small business owners along with his own personal experience as an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 28, 2016

How the business provides for the lives of the family members and employees it supports, and how it contributes to the surrounding community, should always remain top of mind. Separate personal and business finances. It’s not just common sense but also good business sense to separate personal finances from company finances.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 3, 2017

Additionally, setting up a professional support system can free up time to run the essentials of the business as well as allow more time for family. Let’s say a couple’s life goals include funding college education for three children, lifestyle maintenance, buying a second home and retirement planning.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We partner with early to mid-stage remote-first businesses of 50 to 2,000 employees in tech, consulting, professional services, and education. Our focus is on founders and heads of people, finance, and operations. News, Insights and Events from Remote Biz Wire Remote Supporter Content Want to hire talent overseas?

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