Austin Stack, a student in Stanford’s Hacking for Climate and Sustainability class this past quarter, thought he had a simple solution to prevent mega wildfires. He was convinced that incentivizing private landowners to preventively burn trees and plant debris before they could fuel the fire was a “no-brainer.” So were […]
Entrepreneurs
Futurpreneur and Youth Business International Announce New Program to Support Young Indigenous Entrepreneurs, Supported by Accenture
In collaboration with Indigenous community leaders and entrepreneurs, the OHPIKIWIN SERIES: Journey to financial empowerment will foster economic inclusion and resilience nationwide TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Futurpreneur is pleased to announce the launch of an all-new informative series dedicated to the financial empowerment of young Indigenous aspiring […]
How 2x Founder Lexie Smith Is Helping Entrepreneurs Increase Their Impact and Achieve Accelerated Success
Lexie Smith, Founder of THEPRBAR inc. and Co-Founder of Ready Set Coach, is on a mission to help companies and entrepreneurs gain accelerated success through the world of relationship-driven marketing and public relations. Her first company, THEPRBAR inc. was born as a result of Lexie’s personal need to upgrade up her lifestyle for […]
Cuban Entrepreneurs Hope for Room to Grow as the Government Ponders Reform
By Marc Frank and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) – For those seeking proof that even modest foreign investment can help propel Cuba’s fledgling entrepreneurs, look no further than Oscar Fernandez’s Havana-based dried fruit business. Thanks to a $40,000 loan from abroad, the family-run company, registered last year after a government […]
Looking to grow your business? Endeavor Malaysia wants to help entrepreneurs like you.
Growing a business as an entrepreneur is not a walk in the park. This is why Endeavor Malaysia, the world’s leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs, is launching its third ScaleUp program. What is Endeavor Malaysia’s ScaleUp program? The ScaleUp programme is a four-month-long non-dilutive program that supports exceptional entrepreneurs in […]
5 Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs
The uphill battle facing any budding entrepreneur is a steep one but the mountain female entrepreneurs must climb is even higher. Obstacles come fast and furiously at female entrepreneurs which makes their success even more impressive. There are so many incredible businesswomen who are inspirations for the next generation of […]
Meet the 5 young African entrepreneurs on the 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst list
Five African entrepreneurs were selected including Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, PiggyVest; Olugbenga Olubanjo Olufemi, Founder and CEO, Reeddi; Gregory Rockson, Co-Founder and CEO, mPharma; Gloria Walton, CEO and President, The Solutions Project; Wemimo Abbey, Co-CEO, Esusu “The new class of Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts are brilliant innovators […]
Prelude to ESG 2022: The Third Generation of Chinese Entrepreneurs Is Taking the World
In the history of Chinese entrepreneurship, people generally regard 1992 as the base year. Although some well-known companies were already established, the wave of entrepreneurship brought by ‘Deng Xiaoping’s south tour’ in 1992 and the subsequent establishment of the Socialist Market Economy are the real driving force for the first generation of startups and entrepreneurs to […]