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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Why we run this particular mission.

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NEC X Accepting Applications for Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio

American Entrepreneurship

NEC X has graduated over 130 startups since 2018 that have worked with NEC X’s innovation team, researchers, industry experts, coaches, mentors, and advisors to develop their products and establish market fit. Ignite Venture Studio appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. The post NEC X Accepting Applications for Elev X!

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. Why do you believe it is important to be financially literate?

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Next Level Entrepreneurship: Investing in a New Generation of Startups

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“We brought together the best of all worlds: Conscious customers invested in uplifting the underprivileged, a low-cost and motivated rural workforce, and passionate leaders in urban communities who nurture and grow global opportunities,” Ravi explained in a 2018 interview published on Inc.

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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In 2019, the program was expanded in each of Ecuador’s provinces, providing “mini master’s degrees” in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership. Collaboration is at the cornerstone of entrepreneurship in my experience, and you need to build a support system with wise and trusted voices to keep you motivated.”.

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Her fibromyalgia diagnosis after university gave her even more drive to launch CAPAZ in 2018. In 2018, after Déborah finished researching the play, it went on tour around Lima, and her team launched their production with a new name, CAPAZ (Spanish for “able”). Déborah’s entrepreneurship journey had officially begun.

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What We Can Learn from the Biggest Tech Policy Mistakes of 2018

Revolution

2018 was a year filled with plenty of news to remind us of the importance of policy in the world of innovation. As we kick off 2019, let’s look back on some of the “greatest hits” of 2018, that highlight why policy now matters. But the company played defense for much of 2018, and the scrutiny is likely to intensify in 2019.