Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This was the shared dream of Rick Fiery and Tom Bergeron, the co-founders of InventiveLabs , a multi-track research center that supports Inventives, people who have non-traditional learning styles and are looking to make their passions a reality. What advice would you give other aspiring, young entrepreneurs?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. What is this, revenue growth for ants?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

Manage All of Your Crazy Ideas and Review Them Each Quarter Like most entrepreneurs, I have no shortage of ideas. No one can prepare for a crisis of that magnitude, but I learned that by relying on others for help and support, along with good problem-solving skills, I can get through anything. 9 different skin types.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

LANCASTER, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners is pleased to announce the winners of their TechCelerator pitch competition. The pitch competition was the finale for six teams who participated in an intensive 10-week startup boot camp offered by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. MEH Support took home a cash prize of $6,000.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Evaluate investors thoroughly, not just based on the size of their check, but whether they can provide strategic advice and introductions that support your vision. “Too many founders focus on pitching, pitching, pitching.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Joe is collaborating on an entrepreneurial enrichment program available to university entrepreneur centers across the country. “I I scrambled to get my application done and worked on my pitch.

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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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Impact Hub

APRIL 9, 2024

Salto Aceleradora: empowering Black women entrepreneurs The impactful journey of Salto Aceleradora, a programme dedicated to accelerating and supporting small businesses, particularly those led by Black women in Florianópolis and São Paulo.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 14, 2024

Four startup finalists pitched to an audience of entrepreneurs and angel investors For the sixth consecutive year the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), held at the University of San Diego, made sizeable investments into two startup finalists of its four-month-long program.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. Here is what 12 thought leaders had to say: Deliver the right pitch. Brett Farmiloe, Terkel. Master sales.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS). Franklin D.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

You can still shoot your shot to pitch to an amazing panel of judges and thousands of TC viewers. TechCrunch editors will select 10 founders from around the world to pitch on stage July 9th. Without further ado, here are your judges for the Early Stage Pitch-Off: Ben Sun, Primary Venture Partners. Apply here.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 1, 2022

Some entrepreneurs are born salespeople, others find it more awkward but ultimately realize getting comfortable pitching — to investors, to the team, to potential employees, and so on — is part of the job. Then support this with how long you think it’ll take and why this capital is 100–125% of what you’ll need to get there.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 21, 2023

For over a decade, the TechCelerator Startup Boot Camp has been supporting emerging entrepreneurs, and this year is no different. The entrepreneurial teams have been tirelessly crafting their business plan and pitch deck over the 10-week course. Tune in to watch these entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts!

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Exploring Shaun Gold’s Entrepreneurial Journey as Nightlife Ninja, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and VC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gold. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 12, 2019

With funding support from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority and business mentors provided by Ben Franklin and Gannon’s Small Business Development Center, the local entrepreneurs behind these startups have been participating in Ben Franklin’s business startup accelerator, the Tech Celererato r@Erie. If not, you soon will!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Otherwise, you lose sales even before you start Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Do not mistake the perfect pitch for the well-rehearsed (read: memorized) presentation. The cookie-cutter pitch presentation kills your sales pipeline before you actually have one. My team members call it the Pitch Perfect experience.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 20, 2019

SOMERSET, PA – For the past two months, several tech-entrepreneurs have been participating in a business startup accelerator program, the Tech Celerator @Somerset. On March 14, 2019, they each made a graduation “pitch” to a team of judges from the surrounding area. The post TWO SOMERSET ENTREPRENEURS WON $5,000 IN PITCH COMPETITION!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

SaaS is still open for business, but it’s going to take longer to buy and sell How to pitch CVCs Image Credits: Getty Images As individual VC firms pulled back and began amassing dry powder in 2022, corporate venture capital (CVC) funds stepped up. PitchBook found that CVCs played a part in 56.2%

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

I hope you’ll consider clicking that link and making even a small KickStarter contribution to support arts & innovation. Dorrian is an entrepreneur. It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. At D Elon said he worried that our most talented entrepreneurs these days were too small minded in their objectives.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 15, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of $10,000! We all worked collaboratively to support each other during the ten-week process.”. What an amazing group of entrepreneurs.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The post THE TECHCELERATOR@STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PITCH EVENT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The Future is Uncertain, Your Pitch Deck (and Profitability) Can’t be On the off chance you need to be reminded, factors that can make or break your business are unpredictable, and 2020 has reminded us in no uncertain terms how quickly market opportunities, customer demands, and institutions can change irrevocably at a moment’s notice.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Tickets for live pitch event now available. Visit www.thesdangels.com to see how SDAC helps entrepreneurs and angel investors “get to yes!” The fund’s portfolio companies have raised about $191 million so far as they scale and disrupt industries.”

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. A lot of startups with co-founders only have one of the founders pitching the idea. How did you break into tech investing? This was very insightful.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams will pitch their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The post THE TECHCELERATOR@STATE COLLEGE IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL PITCH EVENT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP. Dial in at [link].

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 1, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA –Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerator @StateCollege; a partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative, is again offering local tech entrepreneurs, grad-students, professors, and university researchers a fun, informative 10-Week Business Startup Boot Camp. Invite your friends and family to the pitch event.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

.” Maggie Horne, Director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaborative initiatives like the TechCelerator program in fostering innovation and supporting local entrepreneurs. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 28, 2021

Show your support for these local entrepreneurs! Each team will pitch their business concept to a panel of independent judges in hopes of winning up to $10,000! In addition, the audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite pitch and help one of the teams receive $1,000 as the “People’s Choice Award”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

The demand for a platform to make the art of advice more accessible is thus easy for entrepreneurs to identify then pitch, but the serendipity — or the chasm between what makes someone an effective mentor versus just a speed dial for questions — is harder for them to scale.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2023

Register Startup founders wanting to pitch to investors to raise money should not get into the “sell now” part of the conversation immediately but must instead lay the groundwork first, according to James Walker, Associate Counsel and Investor at Draper Associates. And when did you first think about starting a fund?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

To honor its entrepreneurial roots, the program’s goal was to elevate entrepreneurs from under-served communities through a range of support. Our goal was to support unparalleled innovation in white spaces that have the capacity to break through and succeed in the market,” said Piyush Jain, Maesa CEO.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Vinehealth , a 2018-founded, London-based digital health startup that’s built an app which offers personalized support for cancer patients while also making it easier to gather patient-reported outcome (PRO) data, including for drug development and clinical trials, has closed a $5.5

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

STATE COLLEGE, PA –Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerator @StateCollege; a partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative, is again offering local entrepreneurs, grad-students, professors, and university researchers its VIRTUAL 10-Week Business Startup Boot Camp. One-hour on-line mentoring/coaching sessions will also be provided each week.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. They introduced “Startup Showcase Live”, a pitch contest for seed and pre-seed startups, competing for a $500,000 investment. The Startup Showcase concluded V enture Atlanta 2023.

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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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