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Hacking Innovation Education in New York

This is going to be BIG.

The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. Where are all the heads of entrepreneurship education and why aren’t they out there participating both online and offline in things that startups are going to?

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One social entrepreneur and activist’s mission to defend the environment and indigenous communities in Venezuela

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team asked Victor a few questions about his strong commitment to justice and his dedication to never letting anyone or anything stop him from doing what is right. Entrepreneurship is not a road that can be traveled alone. What is the mission of CIMAS and how is it being enacted??. government.

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5 Tips for Making Time to Make a Difference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Form a strong network of support. In less than two years, he has reinvigorated the heritage footwear industry in Kolhapur and the agro-ecologically sensitive honey segment as well as redesigned a branded retail structure for both industries. What’s his secret to keeping it all moving forward? Put a sustainable plan in motion. .

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Circularity Tales: environmental entrepreneurship in Dakar

Impact Hub

Environmental entrepreneurship is an appealing concept to the Senegalese youths. Named “Wërngël-Bi”, a term in Wolof that translates to “The Circle”, the circularity programme at Impact Hub Dakar supported different entrepreneurs carrying out projects that ranged from eco-construction to ecological toilets.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The national strategy envisages entrepreneurship/startup innovation as the driving force at the top of a pyramid that sits atop existing sectors of the Spanish economy — “spearheading the innovative system that we want to generate”, as Polo puts it. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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Circularity tales: Environmental entrepreneurship in Dakar

Impact Hub

Circularity tales: Environmental entrepreneurship in Dakar In Senegal, the surge in environmental entrepreneurship among the youth is evident through projects addressing sanitation, pollution, and plastic waste. Impact Hub Dakar’s circularity programme, “Wërngël-Bi,” has been pivotal in nurturing these initiatives.

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SoTecIn: Connecting people

Impact Hub

At its core, SoTecIn Factory seeks to confront the inherent shortcomings of existing industrial models, which pose challenges both from a social and ecological perspective. But the outcome will be the same: trust, courage and collaboration, the three founding values of the Impact Hub Network!

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