Entrepreneurship

KNIFE CAPITAL - IS A SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIRM FOCUSING ON INNOVATION-DRIVEN VENTURES WITH PROVEN TRACTION

KNIFE CAPITAL – IS A SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIRM FOCUSING ON INNOVATION-DRIVEN VENTURES WITH PROVEN TRACTION

Established in 2010 as the incarnation of the South African venture capital division of ‘Here Be Dragons’ – a privately owned emerging market investment group founded by internet entrepreneur and cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife Capital accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in at […]

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NWABISA MAYEMA

NWABISA MAYEMA, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR, BRANSON CENTRE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOUTH AFRICA

We as a society cannot decouple our prosperity from our development. What we can’t do is decouple our prosperity from the challenges that we face. Those two go hand-in-hand. We simply can’t be prosperous without tackling certain challenges. Business can be and is a force for good. And in South Africa, that’s very important. Purpose-led

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YUNG WU, CEO, MaRS

It’s invaluable to work at a place that never stops innovating — especially in the face of a generational pandemic. From the outset of the emergency, MaRS has remained open at reduced capacity to help in the fight. Public health workers testing COVID-19 cases day and night; hospitals using our auditorium as a vaccine clinic;

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MERIC S. GERTLER

MERIC S. GERTLER, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

MERIC S. GERTLER PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ” INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE ” “U of T’s remarkable diversity provides both a springboard to social mobility and a superb environment for education, research and innovation.” – MERIC S. GERTLER, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO The strength of Toronto’s higher education, research and innovation enterprise is remarkable. More than 400,000

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ENTREPRENEUR FIRST -The World’s Best Place To Find A Co-Founder- Over 10

ENTREPRENEUR FIRST -The World’s Best Place To Find A Co-Founder- Over 10,000 Hours Spent Finding, Assessing And Selecting Canada’s Most Exceptional Talent

Join the world’s leading community of ambitious people who are ready to build. We believe the world is missing out on the best potential founders, and we’re on a mission to change that.   Entrepreneur First (EF) is a global leader in cofounder matching, with a track record of 10+ years of creating cohorts with

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MATTER-At MATTER

MATTER – At MATTER, We Help People And Organizations Transform Ideas Into Solutions That Improve The Healthcare Experience

At MATTER — a global innovation hub headquartered in Chicago — entrepreneurs come together with industry leaders, scientists and clinicians from across the globe to collaborate on developing next-generation healthcare technologies. We believe that collaboration between entrepreneurs and industry leaders is the fastest, most effective way to accelerate innovation, advance care and improve lives.  

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BRASTORNE ENTERPRISES - SELECTED AS A WINNER FOR THE MIT SOLVE 2021 INITIATIVE.

BRASTORNE ENTERPRISES – SELECTED AS A WINNER FOR THE MIT SOLVE 2021 INITIATIVE.

CONNECTING THE UNCONNECTED. Brastorne Enterprises has been selected as a winning solver team for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve 2021 Initiative. Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States of America with a mission to solve world challenges. Through open innovation challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based

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THE MAKERSPACE- WE DRIVE SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF MAKING

THE MAKERSPACE – WE DRIVE SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH THE COMMON LANGUAGE OF MAKING, A LANGUAGE THAT TRANSCENDS CLASS & CULTURE AND THAT UPLIFTS AS IT ENLIGHTENS

By leveraging the natural generosity inherent in maker culture, the project is able to unlock a new level of efficiency in skills transfer. Creating a safe environment where anyone can learn to use new technologies, where experienced professionals can share their knowledge and help the next generation. Makers” make things, using both cutting edge technology

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CONSULGAL

CONSULGAL

Services and ValuesEstablished in 1983, Consulgal provides an extensive range of services such as Engineering Studies, Design and Technical Consultancy, Project Management and Works Supervision, Operation and Maintenance. Being one of the largest and most prestigious Portuguese engineering consultancy companies, has developed its skills offering a wide range of specialized services in Transportation, Hydraulic Engineering

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BRITISH-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- FOR AN ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN 1911 (MAKING US NOW 110 YEARS OLD)

BRITISH-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- FOR AN ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN 1911 (MAKING US NOW 110 YEARS OLD), THE BRITISH-PORTUGUESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS HAD TO RE-INVENT ITSELF NUMEROUS TIMES TO REMAIN RELEVANT TO ITS MEMBERSHIP

In the good times we celebrate each other’s successes and achievements and during the more challenging periods we provide focus for the support group which companies look towards for guidance. Having survived two World Wars, a revolution, economic slumps, accession to the European Union, loss of the escudo in favour of the euro, the rapid

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TiE Ottawa - On a Mission to Strengthen the Ottawa Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

TiE Ottawa – On a Mission to Strengthen the Ottawa Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

TiE Ottawa is the most active sister chapter of TiE Global. Established in 1992, in Silicon Valley, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), TiE Global is a non-profit organization devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial lifecycle.   TiE was established by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and

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Martin Schaffel - I want to make sure that what we do and utilize in the classroom has long term value for all the students

Martin Schaffel – I want to make sure that what we do and utilize in the classroom has long term value for all the students

Learning“I want to make sure that what we do and utilize in the classroom has long term value for all the students” It was my second to last semester at the University of Florida when I got kicked out of the University’s MBA program. I was enrolled in Macroeconomics, where I would see my professor

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Imprint Genius - A Marketing Startup That Offers Promotional Items And Custom Apparel

Imprint Genius – A Marketing Startup That Offers Promotional Items And Custom Apparel

Imprint Genius is a marketing startup that offers promotional items and custom apparel. We work with clients to develop innovative solutions in a market saturated with boring campaigns and giveaways. With industry-first carbon-neutral solutions, exclusive product development, and physi-digital campaigns, we’re leading the industry toward the next generation of promo. Simply put, we owe the

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Scott Petty

Scott Petty, Founding Partner And Managing Director- Signal Peak Ventures

The early seventies saw the launch of the pocket calculator. As a kid at that time growing up in Palo Alto, I went door to door selling the Litronix 1100, one of the early pocket models. My father, an attorney who represented many startups including Litronix, would bring them home for me to sell. Compared to the “adding machines”

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Soul Vision Business

Soul Vision Business, INC – Getting laid off is a great wake-up call to help you see what you really want to do with your life

Getting laid off is a great wake-up call to help you see what you really want to do with your life, IF you can get past the fear that your one and only paycheck just ended.   It was the summer of 2008 when many people were impacted by the swift downturn in our economy.

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Entrepreneurs’ Organization - Peer-To-Peer Network Of More Than 14

Entrepreneurs’ Organization – Peer-To-Peer Network Of More Than 14,000+ Influential Business Owners With 195 Chapters In 61 Countries

The St. Louis Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization celebrated its 25 th anniversary in 2018. Among EO’s oldest and largest chapters, EO St. Louis gives its members the structure and support to learn, grow and develop meaningful connections in and outside of their businesses.   At a recent meeting for prospective members, Membership Chair Scott

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