Sentences with phrase «efforts by entrepreneurs»

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The best spaces do this by minimizing the effort needed for their resident entrepreneurs to excel.

The federal governments has been making efforts to boost entrepreneurial outcomes, with a new startup visa for foreign - born entrepreneurs and $ 400 million in funding to create venture - capital funds led by the private sector.

So entrepreneurs should not only create internally branded content but also distribute material crafted by others that supports their company's business - development efforts, knowing the solid outcomes from material derived from authoritative third - party sources.

He says venture capitalists gauge an entrepreneur's passion level by their commitment of time, effort, and money to their idea.

Examining the influence of unconscious bias is by nature a self - reflective activity - something that has only recently caught fire in boardroom efforts to address disparities, but which has been alive and well in the hearts of accelerators, especially those focused on women entrepreneurs.

He has visited over a hundred cities worldwide by train, plane, and bus in an effort to find new entrepreneurs and help people supporting them.

By establishing a standard for measuring such efforts, B Corporations are a step in that direction — giving social entrepreneurs a place in the legal infrastructure of the corporate system and investors a framework for assessing their performance.

The budget could include an effort to increase procurement opportunities for female entrepreneurs, following the recommendation of the Canada-U.S. women - in - business group created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump.

First, by unifying our various efforts, we will give entrepreneurs a single point of entry to engage with Microsoft.

The news is an encouraging milestone in an ongoing effort by JPMorgan Chase, the country's biggest bank, to steer more of its corporate philanthropy toward revitalizing inner cities — particularly in Detroit, where the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund is part of a $ 150 million, five - year commitment by the bank.

Regardless of their business model, Chapter 5 guides entrepreneurs though the often confusing world of social media and helps them to harness the power of this amazing business tool, by providing a detailed action plan designed to maximize their social media efforts.

The mission is part of BDC's effort to support women entrepreneurs, which includes C$ 1.4 billion in loans to women - owned firms by 2021 and $ 200 million in investments through the Bank's Women in Technology program.

This means finding new ways to close the opportunity gap by helping entrepreneurs and communities prosper, and supporting efforts to drive a more circular economy.

The Startup Visa program was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in April 2013, with the participation of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) in order to support the efforts of Angel investor groups in bringing innovative young companies and their entrepreneurs to Canada, furthering our innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

But interviews with two dozen top investors and entrepreneurs suggest it is having a profound impact on innovation in Silicon Valley, by creating a strong disincentive for investors and start - ups to put money and effort into creating products Facebook might copy.

Not a food - gathering entrepreneur by nature, the current national bird prefers sponging off the efforts of smaller, more capable food - finding species whenever he can.

LOWER EAST SIDE — A small - business forum to spearhead recovery efforts for local entrepreneurs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is being hosted Friday by government agencies and elected officials.

As a result, universities in Singapore are going all out to inspire a new generation of dynamic entrepreneurs, and they are sparing no efforts in bringing out the best from Singapore's new generation of technology - savvy young people by providing them all the required facilities and appropriate training and support.

Entrepreneur by nature, always seeking out the least amount of effort to get the biggest gains, put myself through school and now pretty successful, good easy life..

Inspired by true events, Big Miracle details the media circus that ensues after a small - time reporter (John Krasinski's Adam Carlson) breaks the story of three whales trapped in the ice within the Arctic Circle - with the ensuing efforts to break the animals free eventually involving everyone from a local environmentalist (Drew Barrymore's Rachel Kramer) to a pair of struggling entrepreneurs (James LeGros» Karl and Rob Riggle's Dean) to the President of the United States.

In a study conducted by Target Training International, a business consultant and research company, they studied 17,000 working adults and found that serial entrepreneurs tested above average in goal orientation, which they defined as being able to identify a goal and focus their efforts to achieve it.

We Are Still In is an effort coordinated by The American Sustainable Business Council, B Team, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Center for American Progress, Ceres, CDP, Climate Mayors, Climate Nexus, C40, C2ES, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Entrepreneurs, Georgetown Climate Center, ICLEI, National League of Cities, Rocky Mountain Institute, Second Nature, Sierra Club, Sustainable Museums, The Climate Group, We Mean Business, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Ignition Law won the ABS award for its efforts to disrupt the legal sector by providing high quality legal services to entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses at a more affordable price.

In the spring, two efforts to launch a Bitcoin ETF (exchange - traded fund)-- including one backed by famous tech entrepreneurs the Winklevoss twins — were rejected by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Telegram, founded by Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov, has been fighting an effort by the FSB, the state's security service formerly known as the KGB, which last year demanded that the company for its private encryption keys.

But there has been an effort underway to stop the emigration and to keep the talent here by cultivating a supportive community for entrepreneurs.

Mr. Kenner has also focused the agency's efforts on supporting Mayor Bowser's vision of inclusive prosperity by developing an inclusive Economic Strategy, funding a grant program that supports women entrepreneurs and establishing an inclusive innovation incubator on the campus of Howard University that serves entrepreneurs and businesses from underrepresented communities.