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CCNY Student-Led Start-up Organovis Wins USD25,000 Top Prize at Standard Chartered 2023 Women in Tech Incubator Competition

American Entrepreneurship

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. We are thrilled to be named the winner of this year’s Women in Tech Incubator competition.

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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups.

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Strategic Casting: How to Fish For Your Ideal Clients and Employees

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. Look for CEO roundtables and forums. None in your area? Consider starting one. Fellow alumni may be running their own businesses. Research business or social clubs that cater to business leaders.

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How Mandela Day Can Be Used to Drive Self-Leadership and Positive Change in South Africa

Impact Hub

Self-Leadership in order to shape positive change. Self-leadership is an integral part of leadership; and that involves everyone, not just the people who are directly on the team. Leadership begins with each of us acknowledging that we have a valuable contribution to make towards shaping positive change. Zinhle Phakathi.

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$425M Consumer Brands Private Equity Fund Debuts by Forward Consumer Partners

American Entrepreneurship

It plans to make majority equity investments of $25-100 million in growing brands, back inspiring leaders, as well as operate Fast Forward , a strategy that incubates consumer brands from inception. They also will execute larger transactions via its sizeable co-invest network.

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How to Fix a Racially Biased Venture Capital Model and Commit to Diversity in Entrepreneurship

StartupNation

Data abounds that more diverse leadership and teams lead to better company performance and female founders return 35 percent more on the dollar than their male counterparts. Venture capital is driven by relationships and many investments are sourced via personal referrals, usually through one’s direct networks.

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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

Gust

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. networking with other entrepreneurs.