Business Development

GREATER MSP is a public-private partnership of more than 4,500 individuals from over from 300+ leading businesses, universities, cities, counties, and philanthropic organizations in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul region (Greater MSP). Leading executives in the region came together to create GREATER MSP so they could work in partnership to accelerate the competitiveness and inclusive growth

Small businesses in San Diego are not likely to be less innovative simply because of their size. In fact, as Annie Aguilar of San Dieguito Engineering (SDE) knows, the opposite is often true. Due to their agility, SDE has, in fact, tackled many large projects with early-to-market technologies that larger firms haven’t yet adopted. Aguilar,

NEST Global Solutions is the owner of proprietary AI/ML software “DocBloxs” that provides Document Digitization & Workflow Automation solutions to achieve the highest level of Chain of Custody & Asset Protection in several industries. These include Financial Services, Legal, Real Estate, and Healthcare among others. NEST utilizes next-generation technologies to reduce liability and risk for

Three Five Two is an innovation and growth company based in Gainesville. They help companies find, build and grow their next big thing. They do that through innovation services, digital development, and growth marketing. ,     Did You Know: Three Five Two’s largest client is Nationwide Insurance. Nationwide has a goal of creating billions

Utah ranks 37th in the nation for what women earn in the workplace and 51st for gender pay parity. Through relationship and skill building, Braid has set out to shift the economic trajectory of Utah women. Three Aims of Braid The idea behind the name Braid is that one strand by itself can easily bend

Several years ago, I saw a good friend put a lot of money into manufacturing his product without first completing all the necessary steps that would have given him the best chance at being successful. Our founding team has felt the pain, the fear of making the wrong choices in those early stages. We have

Hownd™ is the first of its kind, Effortless Foot Traffic™ generation platform for local business owners that drives sustainable growth by curating experiences for consumers that pair them with the right merchant at the right time. Through an elegant combination of web, social, email, and the MyHownd™ consumer mobile app, the proven platform has already

Purpose First Advisors works with entrepreneurs and the organizations that serve them to build profitable ventures that create generational wealth for founders and their families. Purpose First Advisors is particularly focused on helping women and entrepreneurs of color—those visionaries who are typically underrepresented and underestimated—build wildly successful businesses. Founder & CEO Christy Maxfield’s portfolio includes

Founded in 2008 as the IT Entrepreneurs Network, ITEN’s mission is to be a catalyst for tech innovation by supporting the development of fast-growing and successful technology businesses. Designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we require neither payment nor equity from early-stage startups. We accelerate scalable technology startups by providing unique entrepreneurial training and education, mentoring