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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. Consider how you can partner with trusted organizations in your community to reach underrepresented groups who need customized support. Make your ecosystem inclusive.

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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Each of these represents a significant governmental effort to strengthen American competitiveness by affirming the idea that cities can be renewed and rise again if they develop a vibrant startup culture. Startups are the lifeblood of our economy, driving innovation, creating jobs, and fueling growth in red and blue communities nationwide.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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I grant you, it’s not like Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto – but there is a burgeoning tech community much as you’d find in NYC these days. In my mind, Randy Newman said it best, “ I love LA &# – idyllic weather, a mélange of cultures and big industry. Communities outside the Valley have matured.

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Eliminating gender-based violence in Peru one ‘sonrisa’ at a time

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

My two friends and I started Tejiendo Sonrisas, a Peruvian nonprofit organization, on March 1, 2011. We saw very clearly that there are problems in our community and we saw it was important that somebody act on them. The biggest problem in my community and in my country is indifference to cases of violence and trafficking.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. 2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. Do they have a strong sense of culture? I find no better way to get a feeling for local communities than to sit with a group of early-stage entrepreneurs and talking about the local scene. ” So true.

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What Does Social Entrepreneurship Look Like?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. RH/ “And really, that’s where SPARK Schools comes in.

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Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. So after exploring our options, Stacey and I formed SPARK Schools, a series of private schools for underserved communities. You’re strengthening communities through an innovative approach to education.