Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 26, 2022

Nearly 20 participating EO chapters are already reaping the value from this initiative, including EO Toronto, EO New Zealand, EO Brisbane, EO South Florida, EO MEPA Bridge, EO Fort Worth, EO Europe and EO Western New York. no matter how different your businesses are. Software and virtual assistants (VAs) manage it all.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“I am so grateful to Venture Atlanta, BIP Ventures, Catalyst by Wellstar, Florida Funders, and Knoll Ventures for this incredible opportunity for growth,” said Jordan. ” Jordan’s passion and the early monetization of her business model bested three tough finalist competitors, two of whom were also female founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

By Davide Frau, EO South Florida. It was one of my business partners, Barnabas Carrega. That Thursday, we decided to pull the plug on our first promotional event set to take place during the Sony Open in Miami, Florida, USA. In business, there is always a moment when you think you have lost everything.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Contributed by Colin Campbell , EO South Florida, is an internet pioneer since 1993 and EO member since 1996 who has built multiple companies with his partners that have a combined market value of more than US$1 billion. That’s when I started getting a lot of calls. I am the founder of the relatively new domain extension “.club,”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

She’s a former Kansas City Police Officer, who transitioned to entrepreneurship through a series of tough lessons, school of hard knocks and the joys of the freedom of business ownership. But that’s only a small part of her business. She launched the business in 2008 and in 2016 started her first franchise mode.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

Side , a real estate technology company that works to turn agents and independent brokerages into boutique brands and businesses, has raised “$50 million-plus” in a funding round that doubles its valuation to $2 billion. Today, Side supports more than 1,800 partner agents across California, Texas and Florida.

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StartupNation

APRIL 20, 2021

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares U.S. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn where Detroit ranks on the list! for the WJR Business Beat. If so, contact us at editor@startupnation.com and we’ll feature you on an upcoming segment of the WJR Business Beat! WJR Business Beat Transcript.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

By Davide Frau, an EO South Florida member. I recently survived Hurricane Irma as she unleashed all the fury of a Category 5 storm on South Florida. However, while looking at the candle that provided the only light in my room, I started to feel a sense of great calm, contentment and happiness.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

People lost homes and businesses—banks blew up—but then we went on an 11-year bull market run that sent unemployment down to historic lows. Similarly, startup returns haven’t necessarily reflected our ability to create meaningful and lasting new businesses either. The Financial Crisis of 2008 sure seemed bad in the moment as well.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Amazon employees in Florida, New York and Washington State will be the first to try the tool. Eligible employees can access these benefits starting on the first day of their employment with us, regardless of role or location.” ” It’s a creative, but also surprising, partnership.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

I had the good fortune of providing leadership in an acquired business located in Orlando, FL while being an executive at a MedTech Fortune 500. and yet I always had the desire in my heart to start my own health technology company that would improve people’s lives. Florida is the gateway to space for us! Yes, absolutely.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 18, 2022

If you’re interested in starting or working at a startup, we hope to meet you there. You’ll meet Brandon Hill (Founder of Vori - YC W20), Sean Mitchell (Founder of REZI - YC W17) and James Murray (Founder of Therify - YC S21) who will talk about their founder journey, the YC experience and share advice for starting a company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With a stated goal of aligning the mortgage industry with consumer interests, Austin-based UpEquity has raised $25 million in equity and debt funding to expand its business. Chief executive Tim Herman started the mortgage lending company to take advantage of what he saw as inefficiencies in the $2 trillion U.S. housing market.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 30, 2019

Last week I hosted/emceed the 3 day Small Business Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida hosted by the Jim Moran Institute and the Florida Small Business Development Center Network. An entrepreneur takes some measure of risk and looks to grow their business, first, and get profits second. So what are you?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Sam Parr, founder of HubSpot-acquired newsletter and media brand The Hustle, doesn’t watch “Succession” because “it’s too real” (and because he prefers watching comedy compared to behemoth business billionaires fighting). Then they are interviewed for culture fit and to confirm that they are building digital-first businesses.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The company currently operates 500 units across South Florida and New Orleans. “Starting a company as a bootstrapped founder gives you a perspective that can’t be emulated, but like any other team member at Roami, your position has to be earned each quarter. It is not a title for life.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

Five years ago, desperate to learn how to grow and scale my franchise business, I searched through the MyEO groups. Past trips took us to Orangetheory Fitness headquarters in Florida and The 1-800-GOT-JUNK headquarters of Brian Scudamore , an EO Vancouver member, in British Columbia, Canada. MyEO Franchisor Group.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America can find it difficult to get the funds they need to export their goods to the United States. For small and medium businesses in trade, this is important for companies creating a high level of job growth and lowering the poverty rate,” Shoihet told TechCrunch. “By

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

a lot more business. Co-founders Shay Bloch, CEO, Kaushik Pendurthi, COO and Moshe Levi, who used to be a locksmith, started Jobox in 2016. Even if you ask her today, what is the cost of sales and what is the bottom line of her business, and she won’t know. Jobox teamImage Credits: Jobox.ai. We also saw Fuzey bring in $4.5

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Barclays US Consumer Bank today announced Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs as the winner of its “Small Business Big Wins” promotion and the recipient of a $50,000 grand prize. The small business community has suffered so many devastating blows over the course of 2020,” said Nancy Parnella, Director of US Business Cards at Barclays. “At

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff reveals the results of a Kings Crowd study on how online equity crowdfunding is changing the landscape for startups. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about where the shifts in crowdfunding are changing: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 28, 2023

The Innovation Space 1st: Ecotone Renewables (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – $25,000 2nd: New Breed Meats (Atlanta, Georgia) – $14,000 3rd: Frontline Waste (Delray Beach, Florida) – $6,000 Early Stage Sponsors: Delaware Prosperity Partnership, Delaware State University, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

If anyone came to me with this as an idea for a business, I’d advise them to run the other way. “When I started to talk to people about digitizing the plate, to my surprise, everybody was open to it, because they realized that I was looking at it from a partnership point of view. It’s a perfect storm.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

“Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. 7 questions to ask before relocating your startup to Florida. 7 questions to ask before relocating your startup to Florida.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

He teamed up with Eddie Lim and Eoin Matthews to start Point in 2015 prior to joining a16z. Once all closing conditions are met, Point says it will fund the investment within four business days. Rampell is on the company’s board, but is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. So, what exactly does Point do?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

CEO and co-founder Aaron Polhamus said he, Miguel Arroyo and Jaime Rodas were driven to start Mexico City-based Vest in December 2020 because of their belief that while Latin Americans work hard for their savings, “historically their savings have not worked hard for them.”. Because Vest is structured as a U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

After a difficult first quarter, investing app Robinhood is doubling down on new product launches , particularly in its crypto unit, in hopes they will help buoy the business. The rollout will start at the end of the summer, he added. The market environment has posed challenges for the company as trading volumes have plummeted.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

million in a combination of Series A equity funding and a credit facility to continue developing its technology and payments platforms for e-commerce businesses. He left JP Morgan in 2016 with a drive to start his own company. SellersFinding is helping small businesses get this credit, and rightly so.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

We last checked in on Errett two years ago , when she discussed Madison Reed’s hair color bars, how the pandemic affected the business and a possibility of creating a men’s color category. We realized we need to follow where the customers are, and then our business exploded.”. We are serving the consumer, and they shop everywhere.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

The funding, which brings Finn’s valuation to “more than $500 million,” comes at a time when consumers are starting to shift away from traditional car ownership models like leasing or financing. at the start of 2022, at which time its German fleet totaled 10,000 cars. In the U.S., Finn only launched in the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. But what about when your business partner and your marriage partner are the same person? “She

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2018

Joel Gandara is an EO member in South Florida and CEO of Morro Capital who is now focusing on a new venture, Freedom Experts, which helps fellow entrepreneurs optimize and automate business processes to reclaim the time and freedom entrepreneurship offers. How did you start teaching your children about entrepreneurship?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Once you’ve figured it all out, that’s the time you start marketing your products or services to them. Blogs like “best places to hike in Florida” or “what to pack on your first camping trip” will get your audience hooked. And focusing on intent can help protect your business from algorithm changes. Transactional intent.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

The circular hoops : We wouldn’t dunk on cool tech like this — Ingrid reports that Huupe, a “smart” basketball hoop startup, starts a full-court press with $11 million in new funding. The circle of checks : Well, it was fun while it lasted! The circle of life : What if the bacteria already within us could help cure cancer?

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TechCrunch

JULY 24, 2022

Despite a cooling market, corporate spend management startup Ramp reports that it has more than doubled its revenue run rate since the start of the year. With this new feature, users can purchase products from small businesses and track orders via direct messages on Instagram in the United States. Weekly News.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

EO Accelerator allowed me to accept my mistakes, fill my experience gaps with wisdom and create an inspiring vision for my business.” It piques my curiosity and I start to wander around, trying to find the source. The tapping continues and I’m starting to feel like the poor soul in Poe’s tortuous poem, The Raven.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 9, 2019

Two indicators focus on company creation: the rate of new entrepreneurs and the percentage of those new entrepreneurs who created a business out of choice rather than necessity. Two indicators measure the number of jobs created in the startup’s first year of business and first-year survival rate. 42 percent), and Florida (.42

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