American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 21, 2023

The provision of wraparound services including transportation, career coaching, and other supports is a core component of the awarded programs to expand access and address barriers to entry. These training programs will provide a pathway to high-skilled, good-paying job opportunities and position individuals for long-term career success.”

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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. Transportation and storage. Education and learning. Electricity and gas supply. Technology services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. The fourth round of the Transit Tech Lab has launched and is looking for technologists to submit ideas on ways to restore customer confidence in public transportation, improve resilience to weather extremes, and further reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

One garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or incinerated every second – representing a lot opportunity of USD 100 billion annually. Impact Hub’s mission is to bring about a just and sustainable world where business and profit are used in service of people and planet. Impact Hub is committed to taking environmental action.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

“We always say unapologetically: we’re here to win, we’re here to win big, and our opportunity is big.” Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity. You need to paint the biggest picture of your opportunity, and you need to be unapologetic about that,” Lori said.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

The year 2020 threw online education into the spotlight, but this Ann Arbor tech company has known the value of it since it was founded in 2017. Amesite , founded by top Midwest female founder Ann Marie Sastry, uses AI to improve the online education experience. Just last month they raised $11.8 In 2020, they raised $5.5

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

While Anchor institutions’ economic development strategies were pioneered in the world of higher education and healthcare – the so-called “eds” and “meds” – the field is evolving to activate other types of institutions that share similar traits and that can be harnessed to advance inclusive growth opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Online education. Similarly we backed another great team out of MIT called GroveLabs that is building a company to allow you to grow fresh vegetables, herbs and some fruits in your kitchen with no pesticides, no transportation and greatly reduced water consumption. Almost nobody believed and now look at it. Startup Lessons'

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TechCrunch

JUNE 18, 2021

Evette Ellis and Ben Schippers took to the main stage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to share how their companies capitalized on the new opportunities presented by the electric transportation revolution. Few people are more closely tapped into the innovations in the transportation space than investors. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2016

They had been calling strikes here and there, and it affected the transportation of building material. That stopped the transportation of our building material for a few months. The one and only way to do that is to help them become economically self-sustainable. Grab every opportunity to serve the people in need.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Tens of millions of workers don’t earn a living wage, and it’s not for a lack of job opportunities. Airspace Link is also a top Detroit startup because of its culture—great benefits, real work/life balance, and the opportunity to work with a high-growth, high-potential tech company. Back in June, Vroom went public with a great IPO.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

It's a lot more lucrative to convert a warehouse into a condo building--especially if it's anywhere near the city--but it's those areas where innovators are creating economic opportunity as well, and where they need commercial space to thrive. 33 Flatbush.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 10, 2022

The world of education is changing. We think they are the future of education and the future of communities.” In my latest Investors on the Frontlines column, I deep dive into three OurCrowd startups – Intellact , SeeTrue and Freightos – which have all created technologies that can improve our jet-lagged transportation networks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. If you are simultaneously interested and confused by sustainability, you are not alone. Of that material, 99% is no longer in use after 6 months.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

When you look at where the economic opportunities are, you have to look at where the problems are, and we face no greater existential threat to our economy than climate change. We’re not going to create lots of jobs building cars, but we might be able to do it building those windmill farms the President likes to make fun of. I’m an investor.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Only through annihilation of distance in every respect, as the conveyance of intelligence, transport of passengers and supplies and transmission of energy will conditions be brought about some day, ensuring permanency of friendly relations. Ecosystem Builders need a sustainable business model. He also founded and leads theClubhou.se

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