Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. As someone who gave them an opportunity.”. Growing the Foundation for YHS.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. It is a great resource for minority entrepreneurs with a more specific funding need.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most important for a small business to succeed is to keep moving forward—which means the entrepreneur must always be on the lookout for resources that will help the business grow and become profitable. One-on-one mentoring is a great benefit to entrepreneurs, as well as webinars, workshops and other online resources.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

From Filmmaker to Entrepreneur: A Unique Path Unfolds Jeshua’s journey kicked off in Singapore, where he defied the norms of traditional education, dropping out of a top Junior college at 17 with nothing more than a PSLE certificate (primary school education).

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. The program includes learning modules, expert coaching, peer networking and a marketplace of tools and solutions.

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Gust

JANUARY 13, 2013

Many believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made. While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. We can all point to examples of successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of college, but still went on to make a big impact.

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Feedough

JANUARY 11, 2021

Today, women entrepreneurs are making it big in the entrepreneurial world. To shed light on women’s problems as entrepreneurs, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is celebrated on the 19th of November. To shed light on women’s problems as entrepreneurs, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is celebrated on the 19th of November.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As chair of the entrepreneurial practice at Forbes Books, a former director of an entrepreneurial center and a tech entrepreneur, I drill this philosophy into aspiring entrepreneurs. Studies show that record numbers of Americans now identify themselves as entrepreneurs?approximately Chances are it’s been thought of. even a book.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . Getting financing for the contract was a struggle. Given that I am also a woman, I guess that makes me the first Woman of EO.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion. The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion. It may be a hobby or something of personal interest that enables you to develop a level of expertise that other people value.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator , funded by a $300,000 contribution from the bank, aims to empower female entrepreneurs dedicated to creating a positive social impact. Through this initiative, aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs will have access to vital resources such as training, mentorship, and seed funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. out of its 33.6

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. 1) Your school. 1) Your school. school of engineering).

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Each industry stage will also feature partner sessions , where TechCrunch partners get the spotlight to share their POV on their sector directly to an audience of their peers. Fintech Stage: Digs into the evolution of monetary exchanges across DeFi, challenger banks, blockchain, NFTs and web3. Sessions will include Google and Citizen Lab.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2017

Meet Hana Laurenzo—one of the many entrepreneurs who discovered a wealth of learning and possibility in the EO Accelerator program. But it wasn’t until a client told her about the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) that she felt she was on to something special. She relished the accountability of her peers and advisors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. In the past week, Coderhouse, a live cohort-based learning platform, and Crehana, an on-demand skills development service for the enterprise, both announced financing rounds.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

The opportunities, however, are different than they used to be. One thing that I see too many people moving from the finance world doing, both in attempts to get into VC and to startups, is relinquishing the resources they have at their old job. When Amrit was applying, I told her she was a lock for the job.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. As insurtech valuations have become more realistic, many companies are probing, looking for M&A opportunities,” Wechsler said. “I

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Founded by L GBTQ+ entrepreneurs Rob Curtis (CEO), Billie Simmons, a trans woman (COO) and Paul Barnes Hoggett (CTO), Daylight is announcing today that it has secured $5 million in a seed funding round. Over the past year, there has been a surge of newly formed digital banks aimed at specific demographics.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is an exciting opportunity for women entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs will get to participate in virtual programming that’s been custom-tailored to meet the needs of businesses during COVID-19, receive access to an online network of 130+ peers, $5K for education, and much more. www.guidantfinancial.com. How to Apply.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). Where are we today? 50x more Internet users (2.4 Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5 Why is this?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The startup was co-founded by Lyn Johnson and Sara Sparhawk , who met when they both worked in finance. Johnson remained in finance, but Sparhawk later moved on to work at Amazon. A new digital marketplace called West Tenth , now backed by $1.5 where they only own 32 cents to every dollar in financial assets than men own.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

for instance, borrows money at an interest rate over 13%, compared to their local peers who can secure the same amount of credit, if not more, at less than half of that interest rate. Leap Finance , a two-year-old startup with headquarters in San Francisco and Bangalore, is attempting to solve this problem — and many others.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

As a mother and business owner, Deepti Sharma is passionate about policies that support and enhance mothers and entrepreneurs. Her company, Food to Eat specializes in connecting immigrant, women and minority-owned food vendors to opportunities for growth. Smart Hustlers seek to build healthy, profitably, great business.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SBA Local Assistance : Provides you with a list of local Small Business Development Centers that you can contact to find grant opportunities. Accelerators are highly competitive programs designed to help entrepreneurs succeed. You know you’ll require startup funding, but aren’t sure where to start. Will you self-fund and bootstrap?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2017

Introduce Them to Entrepreneurs : Kids are inundated with all sorts of images of high-paying professions they might want to pursue when they grow up … but rarely is entrepreneurship an option. For better or worse, we’ve all come across those disconnected trust-fund children at some point in our lives.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Surely because they are more successful than their peers, it stands to reason they’re extremely sharp or even smarter than their non-CEO cohorts. Closely Monitor Finances. But if you are starting a company, responsible for part of an organization, or making bets on entrepreneurs, you are most likely to succeed if you act as a sponge.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. Our members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $600 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

When leveraged properly, an exit can be the beginning of a firm’s true impact, especially when we’re talking about giving all founders equal opportunities and empowering the best ideas. More posts by this contributor. Miami won’t be the next Silicon Valley because we don’t need another one.

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Continuations

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We reached out to Shai Reshef , the entrepreneur who had announced this audacious idea, and have been supporters ever since. Talent is equally distributed, opportunity is not” is a great summary of the problem that University of the People is helping to address. First, except for a small paid core team, everyone is a volunteer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2019

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), we help entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey achieve new levels of leadership by providing the knowledge, skills and resources to grow and scale their operations. When it’s time to go all-in and start scaling your business, entrepreneurs must be ready to do just that?go Not a label.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

This makes us a somewhat unique case in the ecosystem and among our fintech peers in general – few companies have managed to reconcile over 100% year-over-year growth with a positive bottom line,” he told TechCrunch, describing Mercado Bitcoin as “the crown j ewel” of 2TM Group. Today, Mercado Bitcoin has about 500 employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

Like many entrepreneurs, I tend to be a perfectionist. I talk ideas out with peers, gather feedback and then methodically move forward. Failing is scary, so many entrepreneurs spend precious time and money perfecting a product or service before they launch it to the market. Start before you’re ready? I’m no different.

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