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InBIA Wins Stage One of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

INBIA

Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) as a Stage One winner for the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC).

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LUUM’s Eyelash Extension Innovation Garners $30M Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

Heublein remained with LUUM until early 2024 and is now the founder and CEO of Sk inSpirit , an award-winning medical aesthetics brand. In Fall 2023 and Fall 2024, LUUM began collaborations with Ulta Beauty and Nordstrom to pilot their innovative eyelash extension service in San Jose store locations.

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Forging Forward: Scenes and Sentiments from Rise of the Rest’s 2024 Founder Retreat

Revolution

We kicked off our 2024 Founders Retreat with remarks on the setting and its significance from Amazon HQ2 Head of Policy, Brian Kenner. A salient note on approaching partnerships: “Trust is important, but if you don’t have IP, it’s hard to collaborate and know what each partner brings to the table.”

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Acadian Ventures’ 2024 Future of Work 100 Shows Year-to-Year Changes

American Entrepreneurship

The companies in the 2024 list were impacted by several factors that slowed their growth. Acadian Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm, announced its 2024 Future of Work 100, an annual list of venture-backed startups impacting how work gets done in the future. “We billion to $108.9 billion, resulting from a range of factors.

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NEC X Accepting Applications for Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio

American Entrepreneurship

Those accepted into the program will strategically collaborate with NEC, receiving engineering expertise, extensive R&D resources, comprehensive support services, and funding to fast-track innovations.

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Creators as Small Businesses Recognized by Visa at Web Summit

American Entrepreneurship

Celebration of the creator spirit and the announcement of an expanded collaboration with Pharrell Williams were made. A major announcement came for Visa, celebrating the impact of creators and expanding the company’s collaboration with musician and filmmaker Pharrell Williams.

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Ben Franklin’s 2024 Program Overview

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

A SPOTLIGHT ON REGIONAL INNOVATION In a significant achievement, the North Central Regional Planning and Development Commission, in collaboration with Ben Franklin CNP and key educational institutions, secured a $400,000 Strategic Development Grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.