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…by paying attention to what the business owners in his communities were doing, and putting work into the things he knew would earn him money or eventually get him to where he needed to go.
In 2010, rapper Logic, born Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, released his first official hiphop mixtape, titled, “Young, Broke & Infamous”. Mixtapes are a staple
Jumping Jack Taxes is a tax company started by husband and wife duo Prince Donnell and Dana Chanel. Their vision was to make entrepreneurship possible
Troy Carter is an entrepreneur that made his name in the music business as a manager for Lady Gaga. He is the founder, chairman, and
Have your friends ever asked, “Why did Google enter the mobile phones market?” No? Mine neither. Anyways, if they did, below is the process I
Podcast name: How I Built This Business name: FUBU FUBU is an American apparel brand, created by Daymond John, specializing on clothing prevelant in the
Firebase is the front-runner in the mobile Backend as a Service (BaaS) industry, with an estimated annual revenue of $7.9 million, double that of the
Startup Weekend 2019 By all accounts the second annual Startup Weekend hosted by the Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club and supported by the Center for Innovation and
Founder Claire Cheney ’07, founder of Curio Spice Co. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an adventurous, self-taught cook who has traveled throughout the world. Over the
Product design is arguably one of the most important functions within a business. If a business exists to add values to consumers. Its products, therefore,
By the definition of business magazine, Inc, a surge city is one with a clear or potential economic upswing inbound, where aspiring entrepreneurs can go
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-elon-musk-brain-chip-company-neuralink-2019-7 Elon Musk, a CEO of TESLA, SpaceX, and several other companies, is planning to start his new project of linking people’s brain to the
WeWork, a commercial real-estate company founded in 2019, provides tech startups with comprehensive working spaces designed to inspire collaboration and creativity. The company’s eccentric Founder
CB Insights — founded in 2008 — is a company that analyzes massive amounts of data in order to predict market trends and highlight key
The CEO of Hesed Consulting, Vumile Msweli, is an international speaker and a career coach . Hesed is a consulting firm particularly focusing on career coaching, women
MVP stands for minimum viable products, and are used as an attempt to learn more about the market, and if the product will go on
In Lluis Pareras’ TED talk “5 Keys to Success For Social Entrepreneurs,” he speaks about what makes a good social entrepreneur. He sees hundreds of
Bunker Labs is an incubator located in the Merchant Mart of Chicago. They are a non-profit that has created a network of veterans who want
In Chicago, there are a lot of incubators and accelerators. 1871 is a community of, and for startups. Being a technology-focused incubator, 1871 has created
The perfect elevator pitch, one that could land you a valuable investment to help make your idea a reality, isn’t as easy to achieve as
In 2009 Yael Afalo started Reformation, a sustainable clothing brand. It all started after she took a trip to China to see the manufacturer of
ConnXus is a Startup based in Cincinnati, Ohio that aims to ensure that companies partner with a diverse range of minority and women-owned suppliers. Their
Social entrepreneur and health food alchemist, Michelle Valentin, is the founder of Maui raw. Maui Raw is a vegan, non-GMAO, raw-foods producer of crave-able food.
Jumping Jack Taxes is the first black owned tax company to bring professionals to customers. Customers can simply locate a partner by downloading their app
Coffee IXV is a zero waste coffee shop in Brooklyn, New York City. Their goal is to reduce the waste in the city by eliminating
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Career Community was one of four communities to launch last summer. Twenty-nine alumni with their own businesses or startups or those
