American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. LU UM was co-founded by Kurt Amundson, Lynn Heublein, and Nathan Harding in 2017 collectively leveraging their backgrounds in technology, robotics, and marketing. That caught the ready support of investors.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

For example, 2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett uses her baked goods company Délices by Marie Flore Florett to promote women’s empowerment in Haiti. Janese Henderson, also a 2017 Fellow, encourages confidence and mentorship with Jan’s Empowerment Institute in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. I cannot change the world, but I can contribute to make it a better place to live.”.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With the support of the U.S. 2017 YLAI Fellow Andrea Puente Salazar has had her share of obstacles on her way to entrepreneurial success. Her advice to YLAI Network members on overcoming obstacles is to “assume people are willing to help and ask for help and support when you need it. If I can keep moving, I can maintain control.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

At EO, we celebrate and support entrepreneurs on World Entrepreneurs’ Day—and every day! EO supports entrepreneurs at every age and stage. EOA supports growth through direct learning, access to mentors, leaders, peers, and experts. As a mostly freelance firm with contractors, it was very difficult to scale.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Nayleen, a 2017 YLAI fellow, is from a small rural village in the province of Los Santos, Panama. Santé is about much more than a product named cutarras, it is about Nayleen’s passion for the tradition, the history, the identity, and the support of the local economy in her community in Panama. By Elise Kemp. Nayleen Quintero. “It

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Mat, a former senior engineer at Toyota, was made redundant during the closure of the automotive industry in Australia in 2017. Using his redundancy payout, he worked for two years as a volunteer before formally establishing Free 3D Hands as a charity supported by public speaking, donations and corporate sponsorship.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020. In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2017, we shared 3 ways to empower your entrepreneurial community. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources. Here are some additional recommendations for empowering your network in 2022.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. In the time since TransWave’s beginnings, Neish has made sure to focus on setting up roles of ‘ambassadors’ to support the work of the organization and provide more opportunities for the local community. “I

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

I had the support of other business owners in the community who encouraged me to leave. In 2017, I started my own facilities maintenance company, Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH). In 2017, I started my own facilities maintenance company, Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH). million in 2021. IFSH ranked No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

As a member of EO Puerto, he’s also seen the company through the 2017 hurricane Maria. We have goosebumps every other day at each manifestation of loyalty and support. We are catering to these segments with low prices (barely covering our costs), hoping to support them in this hard time. Maintaining Customer Focus.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

We named it Operation Rose because my father, who lost his battle to cancer in January 2017, used to pass out roses in church—simply because it made people happy. We’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the local community and media. We knew from experience that a real problem exists in local motels and hotels.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

Because it’s more convenient to shop online or support a larger business, people weren’t supporting smaller businesses as much as bigger ones. LinkUp launched in 2017. What issues in your community drove you to create this company? One of the issues we have facing small businesses as a country is the number of imports.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Carey Lai and Paul Yeh started the firm in 2017 after Lai had been with IVP and Yeh with Kleiner Perkins. They did exactly that to continue to support our deal as agreed to, and our round was closed during the pandemic. I will always remember that about Conductive and who they are.”. Bank then acquired TravelBank in December 2021.

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

million seed round in 2017, uses DSLR cameras and computer vision to create 3D experiences. The product offers 3D file support for AEC design tools like SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, and FBX. The company, which raised a $1.3 The startup partners with local real estate photography and video firms to get its product into the hands of users.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We launched Startup School as an online program in 2017 to support founders actively working on building their companies. We’d love to support you however we can. On November 9th, we’re also opening Startup School to potential founders who are interested in starting a company in the future.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germany. He also hopes to make an impact on the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

2017 feels like a very long time ago. That support we get when we show ourselves not at our best—and realize we are accepted even more—makes it possible to transform and to move forward. By Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The world has changed significantly. A global pandemic. A brutal war.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Andrea Puente Salazar has had her share of obstacles on her way to entrepreneurial success. Assume people are willing to help, and ask for help and support when you need it. By Jewelle Saunders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

Going back to Pete, he decided to gather six stakeholders composed of one manager each from the four departments that urgently needed to be shifted to a work-from-home setup, as well as one team leader each from the two teams which would provide auxiliary support to Pete’s team while they were facilitating the transition of the teams.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Coordinated by Delaware Prosperity Partnership and innovation-supporting partners from throughout the Delaware business community and beyond, Startup302 launched in 2020 and has provided $800,000 in funding to 52 ventures since 2021.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Allen Institute for AI has a small accelerator that launched in 2017, which provides up to a $500,000 pre-seed investment and up to $450,000 in cloud compute credits. Beyond Converge, surprisingly, there aren’t many incubator programs focused exclusively on AI startups. involved in developing state-of-the-art AI systems.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

On the east side, a “ Business Support Hub ” that would support startup companies, and a hotel were planned to be built. The LH Business Support Hub opened in 2017 and is currently being used as a space for startup companies.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The research and evidence supporting the impact and value of startup community building is strong. Startups and entrepreneurs need ecosystems and communities of support to be successful. Startups and entrepreneurs need communities of support to be successful. They need a community of support. Let’s explore each of these.

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2022

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Potomac, MD, the company set out to transform the process of getting homes move-in-ready with a streamlined approach to better automate home improvement. Where They’re Headed: Curbio’s $65 million Series B will accelerate the company’s growth and its support of real estate agents across the country.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. SafeBoda has rarely announced any of its funding rounds since its inception in 2017, but people who know the company’s dealings say it has raised over $20 million.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Since 2017, Seongnam City has made substantial efforts to bring UAM technology into the mainstream, with Pangyo Techno Valley at its heart. Chosen companies receive support, including a 40-80% rent subsidy, public laboratories, indoor drone testing grounds, and meeting rooms, enabling them to concentrate on technological advancement.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

And when communities work best these new advocates form their own support groups to help each other out and work together on initiatives and once they’re a “member of the tribe” there’s a benefit of attracting other members. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Derek founded Bevy ?—?a

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

By 2017, the majority of employees reported significant improvements in how they were treated, a stark contrast from their response in 2015. In addition, Nathan supported Bob and Mike in adopting a stakeholder-oriented approach.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

Rachelle received her Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from the Milano School for Management and Urban Policy in New York City in 2017. Rachelle founded Dare to Run, a nonprofit that trains women how to run for public office, in June of 2017. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachelle Suissa. Prior to that, Ms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

If you watch the short video below you’ll have a great sense on what is uniquely LA in 2017 — hearing from Mayor Garcetti, Kobe Bryant, Tyra Banks, Baron Davis and so many great advocates for the uniqueness of our city and some of our key stats. link] There’s no doubt in my mind that “LA is having a moment” and both VCs and LPs realize it.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

For example, in 2017, we returned to Kansas City at the invitation of our co-investors and friends at the KCRise Fund to participate in a community event and meet with their portfolio. It was at that event that we first met BacklotCars , a Kansas City-based online marketplace for wholesale used cars, and its co-founder/CEO, Justin Davis.

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