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EO Hosts International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations in Support of UN Sustainable Development Goals

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

The interactive International Entrepreneurial Summit (IES) focused on supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) —17 goals and 169 targets to eradicate poverty, reverse inequality and halt climate change by 2030. SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth. SDG 5 – Gender Equality. •

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. In the Middle East and North Africa, technology is expected to boost GDP by 40% or $1.6

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

The startup, currently with operations in Nigeria, Tanzania and India (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar), has set an ambitious goal of installing at least 5,000 mini-grids by 2030 and in the process make 1 million connections – half of which will be micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Image Credits: Husk Power Systems.

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Impact Hub and UNDP collaborate to support social entrepreneurship policy development in Jordan

Impact Hub

APRIL 26, 2021

Jordan, 23 April, 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to assist the social enterprise policy process in Jordan, led by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE), organised a workshop in collaboration with Impact Hub.

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NMSDC Partners with Leading Business Organizations to Offer ScaleUP Capacity Building Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2024

Rutgers University CUEED, Covenant Business Concepts, and Ideation to Valuation are supporting the NMSDC MBE Center for Accelerated Growth, Innovation, and Resiliency program pillar of contract readiness to help minority business owners scale their businesses. Defining Your Competitive Advantage. Recruiting, Hiring, and Training Employees.

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Role of Education on Climate Change

Impact Hub

MARCH 14, 2020

The climate literacy framework guides the governments affiliated to the United Nations on how to introduce climate change and sustainable development goals in education curricula. They will be growing up in a world where sustaining the environment will be as important as making headways in technological developments.

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The New economy starts with Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs

Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

These entrepreneurs are rigorously working towards the Sustainable Development Goals. They are now preparing ten families to become partner farmers and are looking to rural areas to create economic growth in the communities that are worst impacted by COVID-19. Emploi et Moi . NDN Collective.

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Building bridges towards social cohesion

Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

This initiative contributes to the 2030 Agenda by strengthening social cohesion in fragmented environments and building bridges between diverse communities through shared projects. . One example of this kind of initiative is the BEYOND divides program spearheaded by Impact Hub and supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation.

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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 21, 2023

June 21, 2023) – In May , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved five grant applications totaling more than $3.7 million under the Authority’s Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grant Challenge (Grant Challenge). TRENTON, N.J.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

“We are convinced that the contribution of these type of companies, especially the scale-ups, is super significant to the prosperity and to the economic growth of the country. The wider ecosystem of circa 450 scale-ups that EsTech intends to represent will have a goal of reaching 40% tech GDP in 2030.

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21 Facts and Statistics from 2015 Research Reports

Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2015

General Assembly approved a resolution in September 2015 that strives to achieve the following by the year 2030: Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger globally. Create prosperity through economic, social and technological progress. Up to 95% of women’s employment in the world’s developing regions is informal.

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3 Stories of Social and Climate Action in the Mediterranean

Impact Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The aim of this 4-year program is to promote an enabling environment all over the targeted region for the development of the entrepreneurial sector as a driver for inclusive growth and job creation. . Since March 2018, Impact Hub alongside other partners has been supporting Oxfam Italia in an EU-funded initiative called MedUP!

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

April 15, 2024) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB), which will make investments in the clean energy sector that will help advance the state’s efforts to make an equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy. TRENTON, N.J.

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Mobilising the Full Potential of the Social Economy in Europe

Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030.

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Integer Technologies’ Report Shows $63M Economic Impact on South Carolina’s Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 9, 2025

This figure is projected to rise to $112 million annually, culminating in a cumulative economic impact of $751 million by 2030. These findings highlight Integers rapid growth and its pivotal role in bolstering the South Carolina innovation ecosystem.

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Summit of the Americas inspires commitments on migration, green energy and climate?

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 22, 2022

The United States and partner nations across the Western Hemisphere came together at the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles to forge regional agreements and partnerships on subjects from green jobs to COVID-19 aid and economic growth. Expansion of legal pathways, such as the development of a $65 million U.S.

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The Innovation Imperative for the New Administration

Revolution

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Beyond the numbers, the impact of that capital has also translated into jobs, economic growth, and success stories that have inspired others to start or back companies in their hometowns. GDP to 2% by 2030 — creating a foundation for future investments as needed. As of last month, that number was $16.8B

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EO Hosts International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations in Support of UN Sustainable Development Goals

IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

Impact Hub and UNDP collaborate to support social entrepreneurship policy development in Jordan

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Nearly $4M in Grants to Support Offshore Wind Workforce Training Approved by NJEDA Board

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