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A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

Feld Thoughts

When David Cohen and I came up with the idea for the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) in 2010, we counted roughly 100 accelerator programs around the US that were founded following the Techstars model. Today, the Global Accelerator Network is a worldwide organization of 52 accelerators located in over 60 cities around the world.

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Startup Accelerator The Brandery Opens Applications For 2013

YoungUpstarts

A founding member of the Global Accelerator Network, the Brandery has been ranked as one of the top accelerators in the United States by the Kellogg School of Management/Kauffman Fellows/Tech Cocktail rankings.

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[Event] Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 To Hit Record 123 Countries

YoungUpstarts

The entrepreneurship movement around the world is growing from strength to strength, and much of that momentum can be attributed to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week. during Global Entrepreneurship Week include: Startup Weekend: Twenty U.S. 14 – 20, 2011. Some of the events that will take place in the U.S.

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4 Best Websites To Apply For Accelerators And Incubators

YoungUpstarts

In recent years, startup accelerators and startup incubators have become the place of choice for any budding entrepreneurs to be the next unicorn. Incubators, on the other hand, are focused on building the entrepreneurship foundation of first-time entrepreneurs. Europe, Asia and South America.

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The Top 3 Financial Perks of Launching a Startup Company During College

The Startup Magazine

In return, you may be able to get your hands on some seed money for your college startup. Alternatively, there are organizations for student entrepreneurs for networking and startup cash injections. These include: Young Entrepreneur Council. Global Student Entrepreneur Awards . Young Presidents Organization.

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Startups Should Make Their First Dollar Before They Raise Their First Dollar

ReadWriteStart

The world of startups is a bit like a gold rush right now: there’s lots of money to be made, almost no rules regarding who will make or lose it, and only a few will actually see a sustained profit at the end of the day. The world is so saturated with seed money right now that it’s easy to lose sight of what running a business is all about.

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Startup Business Investments Around The World

YoungUpstarts

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. You have a startup when your company is in its first stage of operations.