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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

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In 2021, we extended a grant to Grand Valley State University’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Lab. To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences. Veterans and/or military spouses work on their business launch over a three-month period.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fighting fundraising fears, XaaS CS strategy, the ‘collapse’ of VC

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In this TC+ post, she discusses the current economic environment and shares “actionable tips for closing pre-seed to Series B rounds.”. 9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising. 9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising. Thanks very much for reading! Walter Thompson.

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

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After that $150 million is in, tell me about that next stage — that’s going to require more creative business models, different go-to-market strategies that generate revenues along the way. It’s just different in different economic environments, it’s never shut, so to speak.

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The end of a second straight month of layoffs in tech

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Strategy ranges; some companies are laying off specific teams, others are distributing cuts across all departments, and many aren’t responding to comments when asked for further information. Either way, the data is grim. Amount, a fintech that reached unicorn status last year, has laid off 18% of its workforce , reports Mary Ann Azevedo.