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Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way

Entrepreneurs' Organization

WEDO Canada’s mission is to educate, empower and support future women entrepreneurs by granting $1 million in scholarships to deserving female post-secondary students across Canada,” Milena said. “We The post Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Why Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mentorship is one of the best gifts. I’ve made monthly peer-mentoring sessions of 10 to 12 other entrepreneurs an integral part of my ongoing education. Peer-to-peer mentorship and learning programs provide multiple benefits—not the least of which is perspective. It’s what being an entrepreneur is about. Why Peer to Peer?

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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. The Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) will serve as a hub for financial technology (fintech) and insurance technology (insuretech) startups.

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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. The initiative aims to provide Singapore-based startups access to diverse funding sources and mentorship programs, nurturing innovative concepts into prosperous companies.

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Karakalpakstan Empowers Startups and Entrepreneurs with $200 Million Soft Loan Initiative and Youth Center

AsiaTechDaily

” The financing framework for the projects includes offering loans for investment endeavors at a low-interest rate of 5% p.a. This plan encompasses a multifaceted approach to strengthening local businesses and promoting youth education, with a strong focus on strategic investments. in foreign currency and 12% p.a.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

I want to thank my coauthor Akshat Dixit , a rising senior at North Carolina State University, intern at Versatile VC, and past intern with the HBS Alumni Angels Association and the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC. . Columbia , University of Washington , NYU ) have mounted formal efforts to promote interdisciplinary innovation.

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How to Create a Healthy Local Startup and Tech Community

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What you want, however, is to increase the chance that such a founder winds up in your locale—that not only is it routine to find such a person, but there’s also a path for well meaning, aspirational folks just starting out their career to grow into that founder through learning, experience and mentorship. You need both.