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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Startup Fundraising that Meets Investor Expectations

American Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. If the founding entrepreneurs believe their business models will scale quickly, they will need a good deal of funding to support growth.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. By making corporate funders, and not startup founders, their primary customer, Techstars built a centrally-controlled sales- and operations-driven culture that made startups the product, not the customer.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Requires Columbia affiliation. Notley Ventures. “The

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

When an entrepreneur takes on investors who take equity (i.e. Local means more hands-on mentorship. There was a lot of fighting between founders and funders that the independent quit his job because he didn’t want to get in the middle. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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Investments of time and money are critical for startups’ success

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Mentoring is one of the most valuable venture services i2E provides to Oklahoma’s innovators and entrepreneurs. In no area is the “why” discussion more important than when we are advising entrepreneurs on raising capital. Funding is almost always top of mind for most entrepreneurs—and that’s appropriate. (I’m

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World Refugee Day: Navigating the challenges of refugee employment and entrepreneurship​

Impact Hub

Legal barriers further complicate refugees’ ability to become entrepreneurs, own and operate businesses, or access business financing. There is an emerging body of good practices in entrepreneurial support for newcomer entrepreneurs.