Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. Developing the skills to be resilient is essential in order to be a strong leader, to recover from setbacks and to adapt to whatever challenges come your way. Missteps make for great lessons in learning how to thrive.”. By Shannon Courtney.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. While those tips are still relevant, the pandemic and heightened awareness about the importance of building equitable and inclusive ecosystems has surfaced new challenges. Here are some additional recommendations for empowering your network in 2022.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

There will be both short-term and long-term impact as consumers and businesses are forced to change their behavior radically for weeks or months. Perhaps organizations will see value in remote work and allow employees to continue it after the pandemic passes. These behavioral shifts are creating rapid changes in our economy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Heidi Zak , Elon Musk, Oprah, Warren Buffet, Kendra Scott , Sara Blakely and Bill Gates—entrepreneurs may appear quite diverse, but they typically share a few key qualities. What makes an entrepreneur? The adage couldn’t be more true than in the context of successful entrepreneurs. A passion for connection.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. However, by 2022 (with most pandemic restrictions in the rear view mirror and financial markets facing challenges), investors began gravitating towards perceived safe havens, as reflected in the data.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2020

In early March, when the COVID crisis hit the US, Andy Steggles of EO DC was completing the final part of Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management (OPM) programme. Before leaving campus, Andy and his fellow students discussed a variety of ways they might help with the many challenges the pandemic brought.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2023

Contributed to EO by Abeer Qumsieh, a seven-year EO Jordan member who is the founder of Better Business , the leading organization for management consulting and human capital development in Jordan, and Khibraty , an intelligent digital matchmaking marketplace for expertise seekers and providers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , our mission remains engaging business owners at every stage with the tools, education and community necessary to learn and grow to new levels of leadership , in business and beyond. As a member of EO Puerto, he’s also seen the company through the 2017 hurricane Maria.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market. The term “entrepreneur” encompasses a wide range of diverse businesses in rural communities, from those thinking about starting a business to longtime business owners.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

While the entrepreneurial journey can be deeply fulfilling, it’s important to acknowledge the mental health struggles that often go hand-in-hand with the challenges, uncertainties, and responsibilities of starting a business. My greatest source of relief from business responsibilities and mental stress is my family.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. How we acquire, use and manage our money are largely influenced by the information we received from our parents during childhood. even if you’re not a certified teacher!

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StartupNation

MARCH 26, 2021

If you think you’ve missed out on the e-commerce boom and should have started an online business long ago, here is some reassuring news: the industry’s rapid growth isn’t slowing down any time soon, and selling your products online has never been easier. But if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, it may be overwhelming.

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StartupNation

JUNE 10, 2021

Starting a side hustle or turning a passion into a career is becoming more popular, but how can aspiring entrepreneurs ensure there is demand for their services as well as growth potential in their field? Even better, many of the fastest growing businesses can be launched from your own home! Online consulting.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Minority businesses make up a large part of the American economy. Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, these businesses have had the hardest time scaling up, in part because of a lack of funding. These are needed for any business to grow. Website: [link].

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

The following is adapted from “ Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams” by Matt Blumberg. In April 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning to wreak havoc on markets, commerce, communities and the general public, I started a business along with a group of friends.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Managing Editor Danny Crichton spearheaded the development of The TechCrunch List earlier this year to help seed-stage founders connect with VCs who write first checks. I have been a no-code user for some time: Using Zapier to send automated invitations via Slack for group lunches was a real time-saver in the pre-pandemic days.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you’re thinking about starting an e-commerce business, you’re in good company. Not only is the demand for online shopping skyrocketing, but it’s also never been easier to start an online business. Not only is the demand for online shopping skyrocketing, but it’s also never been easier to start an online business.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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StartupNation

JULY 29, 2021

As businesses reopen, they offer clues to which industries proved to be pandemic-proof, meaning they were hit hard but show strong promise of recovery, and which ones appear gone forever. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. Is it worth your investment?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The pandemic has hit investor and customer confidence, forced teams across the world into their homes, and caused many businesses to close down entirely. Working in public relations has allowed me to see businesses in a different light. Here are some tips and insights on getting through COVID-19 as a business owner.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As Managing Directors of Techstars Seattle, we raised a series of funds from mostly local LPs, including participation from some of our best-known local VC firms, as well as many of the mentors who worked with the founders during and after each program. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

million in funding recently , they expanded their team that is creating security solutions for businesses focused on ransomware attacks and data breach protection and resolution. AdAdapted creates technology that helps you add advertised products to your grocery list with one click. After raising $10.3 Applty now to Blueflite.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Not surprisingly, the tighter your relationship with the firm, typically the more money you will earn: . At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

If you’re not growing your business online in the current climate, you will likely leave a lot of money on the table. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. How can your brand be a source of information, education, entertainment or inspiration?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Rebranding and expanding your target audience with a social business expert from Brazil. Entrepreneurs are discovering new and innovative ways to reach their target audience and express their mission, through their branding. By Shannon Courtney. Turn challenges into opportunities and know when to rebrand and redirect.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

I later moved to Denver, Colorado, and have worked in the world of banking and real estate as a partner and co-CEO of a company called Legacy Management Group since 2004. I was honored to come to America to pursue my business goals and kick-start a successful career. The importance of community is higher than ever for business success.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board. making an expansion into Europe your best growth lever.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

“Selling a tenth of your company for north of a quarter-billion may be somewhat common among late-stage software startups with tremendous growth,” he says, but “don’t laugh — the round actually makes pretty OK sense.” 2020 was a disaster, but the pandemic put security in the spotlight. Stage Light on Black.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Jess suggests starting with local economic development offices.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. As we entered 2021, I wrote about the big question on every startup’s mind for 2021: How will a cataclysmic event such as a pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? Thank you so much for your continued readership during this wild year. RIP Y Combinator.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Working With A Chinese Factory, Hardware Entrepreneur Edition. Clothing, electronics, toys, automobiles, musical instruments, furniture — you name it and you’ll find a manufacturer in China who can turn your intangible concept into mass-manufacturable reality in mere days. Rui Ma is a partner with 500Startups based in Beijing.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. experiments to build a product, find customers, test business models and hire amazing people. Our world is changing, and fast. Risk and reward.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Then LinkedIn came out with their list of the top cities to launch your career in. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. In 2020, OneStream Software was named a Leader in the 2020 IDC MarketScape for Cloud Enterprise Performance Management Software. Cities for jobs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Downtown SF hasn’t bounced back from the pandemic, but this is a prime location with lots of foot traffic. Hopefully, after Silicon Valley Bridge Bank winds up its operations, a viable business will move in. But that’s just one street corner. The second-largest bank failure in U.S. But for how much longer?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

While Y Combinator isn’t the definitive source on what success in early-stage startups looks like — it quite literally has a post-mortem dinner after Demo Day to celebrate failure — it does serve well in providing an illustrative glance of how entrepreneurs are thinking about certain sectors in a given moment in time.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Chris Donan works for AT&T Business as the VP of Business Sales. His job is to serve small, medium-sized businesses across the United States. He has the responsibility of leading and working alongside 1,300 solutions and technology specialists that work directly with small businesses. Keep reading to learn more.

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