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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. Dr Jenny Douché, Callaghan Innovation.

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Investing In Distressed Communities. Opportunity Zones

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon Ray got a chance to talk with Scott Turner, the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, which is quite a mouthful, so you can refer to it as WHORC. Opportunity Zones and What They Are. They often have a high crime rate and lack of quality education, as well.

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Business Ramifications of Legalized Marijuana: Trouble or Growth Opportunity?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Q: What business challenges and opportunities has your company experienced? At the same time, it has created an opportunity for us because we have more clients that are doing more testing, especially for safety-sensitive positions such as commercial driver’s license holders and other regulated positions.

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Sneak Preview of our Newest Octane Cover Story: Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa is ranked among the worst-performing education systems in the world.

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Pacific Kids’ Learning

NZ Entrepreneur

As a creative tech employer, we are committed to growing our local economies by providing job opportunities and promoting a career in creative technology. Our goal is to become a top provider of high-quality educational content for kids with a curriculum-focused approach that separates us from bigger streaming tech companies.

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GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship

NZ Entrepreneur

Like all entrepreneurs, he looks for and takes advantage of opportunities while managing risk. While Moskovitz believes our startup ecosystem is in good shape, we are missing opportunities due to a lack of structure and resources – and it is this that the manifesto seeks to address. These issues are discussed in the manifesto. “If

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A Non-Linear Sales Career: An Interview with a VP of Sales at an AI Startup

Jason Malki

I studied Psychology and Sociology in university and wanted to apply my education to a non-clinical setting. I was living in San Francisco California, an epicenter of technology, and I got a job as an Account Executive at a technology focused magazine within International Data Group, IDG (now Foundry).