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HBX Launches Course To Help Startup Leaders Navigate Rapid Growth And Change

Entrepreneurs / 14th December 2018

Harvard Business School’s online initiative, HBX, has developed a new program to help startup founders and senior leaders successfully scale. Scaling Ventures will be taught by Harvard Business School (HBS) entrepreneurial management professors...

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Women-Owned Small Businesses Facing Growth Challenges Despite Overall Small Business Optimism Heading into the Fourth Quarter

Entrepreneurs / 6th December 2018

Access to bank loans for small businesses climbed last quarter signalling strength and optimism in the economy, according to the latest Private Capital Access Index (PCA Index) from Dun &...

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Leading Fund Founder Concerned Investment Equality Won’t be Reached ‘Until 2040 at Current Rate’

Entrepreneurs / 20th November 2018

A prominent VC firm has kick-started a campaign to increase the number of applications for investment from female founders. Fuel Ventures wants to hear from start-up companies with female founders...

Jenzabar Continues Strong Momentum with Five New Customers and Expanded Engagements for Cloud-based Student Systems Solutions

Entrepreneurs / 6th November 2018

Jenzabar, a leading technology innovator in higher education system solutions, today announced that it has added five new customers and expanded engagements, continuing its momentum in helping higher education institutions digitally...

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RedShelf Secures $25 Million Series C Financing to Continue Expansion of Digital Course Materials in Higher Ed

Entrepreneurs / 16th October 2018

RedShelf, Inc., a leading distributor of digital course materials in higher education, today announced the closing of a $25 million Series C financing led by an entity advised by DNS Capital (DNS). The...

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Tony Elumelu Foundation to Launch World’s Largest Digital Platform for African Entrepreneurs at TEF Forum 2018

Entrepreneurs / 9th October 2018

Africa’s leading ‘entrepreneurship-focused’ philanthropic endeavour, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem –  TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s...

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Taiwan Signs the gAsia Pass Digital Entrepreneur Card Initiative Framework with Six Asia-Pacific Markets

Entrepreneurs / 8th October 2018

The “” is a first-ever startup resource sharing initiative for APAC entrepreneurs. Taiwan Association of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE), and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) have proposed the initiative, which is...

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Angel Investments – Finding Finance Outside of the Den

Entrepreneurs / 28th September 2018

Over the years, programmes such as Dragons Den have both glamorised yet alienated the role of angel investors, with the most prolific image of stern faced investors surrounded by stacks of money ingrained into popular media....

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Holt Fintech Accelerator is Bringing the Future of Fintech Together

Entrepreneurs / 18th September 2018

Innovation knows no bounds. Today, Holt Fintech Accelerator welcomed 13 teams that will participate in their 12-week program. Announced earlier this year in Montreal, the project serves to continue Sir Herbert Holt’s entrepreneurship legacy. Holt...

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Headstart Launches #StartupSaturday in Gurugram With IILM University as Knowledge Partner

Entrepreneurs / 30th August 2018

India’s largest grassroots level organization for start-ups, Headstart, has launched #StartupSaturday, its flagship event in Gurugram with IILM University as Knowledge Partner. #StartupSaturday, one of India’s most popular start-up events, holds talks, panel...