TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

First Complete Cycle of Investment Under Novel State Program Benefits Newark Provider of HR Gaming Platform TRENTON, N.J. October 12, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the first investment in an emerging New Jersey company from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 13, 2021

Thornburgh took stock of Pennsylvania’s numerous resource – four of the top 50 research universities in the country and a substantial workforce of engineers produced by universities across the state – and formulated an action plan that would eventually become a national standard for innovation-based economic development.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2024

I want to thank Incyte’s leadership for their commitment to Delaware.” I am extremely pleased to welcome Incyte to Wilmington, a city historically known as the home of corporate innovation, creativity and development,” said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki. Incyte’s research makes a huge difference in peoples’ lives.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Silicon-Valley based VC firm 500 Global and German’s economic development agency Gesellschaft fu?r “500 has been investing in companies in Africa for a decade and continues to be excited about the growth of the African tech ecosystem.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. Increased investment into New Jersey companies is essential to supporting Governor Phil Murphy’s vision of bolstering the Garden State’s longstanding leadership in innovation,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We asked the 40+ Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building which skills they would invest in to become even better at what they do. Hard skills training: Facilitation & leadership, more and better business support for entrepreneurs, organizational skills, work-life balance. Lauren Mehler Pradhan. Denisse Rodriguez. Mara Hardy.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Ben Franklin Program invests in and supports technology-based start-ups, innovative manufacturers, and a technology-based ecosystem throughout the state. In fact, the most recent independent economic analysis shows that every dollar invested by the state into Ben Franklin generates $3.90 million per year.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

Newark, NJ — Choose New Jersey, New Jersey’s leading nonprofit economic development organization, today announced that Enzene Biosciences, Ltd., ’s commitment to investing in Biologics CDMO,” said Sandeep Singh, the Managing Director at Alkem Laboratories Ltd. site,” said Debbie Hart, BioNJ President and CEO.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

(May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark. headquarters.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. This was a focused effort to support our mayor’s goal of investing in women-and-minority-owned small businesses.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

(September 21, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the establishment of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) which will work to increase access to institutional capital for women- and minority-owned startups.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 17, 2023

Last week, the ACA Public Policy leadership, alongside members of GrayRobinson , made a visit to Capitol Hill to support expansion of Section 1202 exclusion of gain from the sale of qualified small business stock. ACA believes in the impact and benefits of angel investing to entrepreneurs, job growth and the economy.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Their years of experience in business and leadership positions and through working at Startup Junkies Consulting and the Conductor in Arkansas position them as leading experts in the field of ecosystem building. There is no special training required to be a Startup Junkie.

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EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2019

They can raise money for specific projects, but can’t invest in their people or in building up their organizations. Starved for funds, grantees can’t invest in retaining talent, training people, developing new skills, and maintaining an experience base about what works in the field. They fund projects, not organizations.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Under the leadership of Nancy Meyers, a Pennsylvania attorney, the team at Advocord developed a mobile responsive, web-based software platform that is a compliance tool that effectively protects those who have a fiduciary/legal obligation to act on the behalf of another.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

I come to this work from spending over 17 years in Big 4 management consulting leadership roles and my hypothesis is that there is a space for a professional services firm with ecosystem building as it’s core service offering that can help grow the field and deliver on multiple projects across the country, if not the globe.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FFI Ionix’s decision to stay and grow in our state is great news for Delaware and our leadership in the hydrogen economy,” said Governor John Carney. “We We recently announced investments in downtown Dover, and this expansion will bring even more activity to our state’s capital. About FFI Ionix FFI Ionix Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

May 8, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today designated Netflix Inc. These substantial investments will create thousands of good-paying jobs, support small businesses and vendors, and stimulate the regional economy.” Netflix plans to open the full facility in 2028.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Small businesses encouraged to take advantage of the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program to develop website, marketing plan & implement online ordering TRENTON, N.J. About the NJEDA The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) serves as the State’s principal agency for driving economic growth.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Their primary mission is to assist the Governor and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce by supporting and encouraging business investment and jobs in the state. The Oklahoma Business Roundtable, formed in 1991, is a non-profit public/private partnership. The purpose of this award? The Process?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

Servant Leadership. ” The trait of servant leadership—one who leads by doing and amplifies the work of others rather than themselves—emerges throughout many of the responses. .” “Someone that is willing to invest their time and energy into understanding what the community needs to grow and taking action.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019. How can a decade have flown by!

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are deeply grateful to our dedicated volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise and dedication to our mission. Investments made by individual angels and angel groups continued to “fuel the tank” for entrepreneurs and kept investment pipelines flowing for venture capitalists.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2019

HOPE is an organization, a family of nonprofits that focus on revitalizing Oak Park, Sacramento through public education and economic development. They run a K-12 charter school network, a real estate portfolio, and they invest in businesses and entrepreneurs. . Empowering People. I own this. How am I going to make this better?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

I come to this work from spending over 17 years in Big 4 management consulting leadership roles and my hypothesis is that there is a space for a professional services firm with ecosystem building as it’s core service offering that can help grow the field and deliver on multiple projects across the country if not the globe.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. The Emerging Developer Fund will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. and abroad between February and September 2020. Ellen Bateman. Gabe Munoz.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

Without a focused approach to encourage collaboration across organizations to support inclusive innovation, we risk investments in support organizations and systems that replicate and perpetuate the unequal distribution of resources. Intersections of Partnership and Leadership in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Comparing Three US Regions.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 By identifying the root causes that require innovative solutions, the programme seeks to foster economic development and innovation through technology. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 31, 2022

To serve the growth of different industry sectors in the Bradford community, the Bright Bradford Fund consists of two distinct investment opportunities — the Bright Bradford Innovation Fund (BBIF) and the Bright Bradford Development Fund (BBDF). Ben Franklin is a national leader in tech-based economic development.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 3, 2025

February 24, 2025) The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research announced the creation of a new Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) in Camden, leveraging the world-class assets available at Coriell to support biomedical research and innovation.

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