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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Both Sides of the Table

The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship. CEO on front cover of Entrepreneur magazine. So What is Different for Class Three? So we went ahead.

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4 secrets to successful social media

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Currently, we plan our posts based on engaging educational content leading into a ‘sell’ We have found that by communicating to our audience—by asking them a question like ‘which product do you like better’—really gets engagement up! “We She finds that engagement is key to get the audience interested in the brand.

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Sneak Preview of our Newest Octane Cover Story: Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa is ranked among the worst-performing education systems in the world.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

In my discussions with Korean friends they tell me that there is big pressure in Korea to work for large companies like Samsung over startups (this is similar to what I experienced in Japan) and that the more educated and hard working ones family was the more pressure to join a prestigious firm rather than starting a company or joining a startup.

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Working in Corporate Provided the Education She Needed to Become an Entrepreneur

Smart Hustle Magazine

SmartHustle Podcast with Ramon Ray · Working in Corporate Provided the Education She Needed to Become an Entrepreneur. The post Working in Corporate Provided the Education She Needed to Become an Entrepreneur appeared first on SmartHustle.com.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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The Economist magazine did a study in the late 90’s on the ROI of an MBA (maybe somebody can help me surface it?). I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education. From memory I believe that their study showed only 2 MBA programs had a positive ROI (Harvard and University of Chicago).

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