business ‘You don’t want investment and connections to start out a enterprise’, six-figure atchar startup proves Christin Hakim, June 18, 2022 Musi Atchar is a small atchar enterprise began via Modikoe Musi in Pretoria all the way through the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It began as not anything greater than a problem to turn out that no longer everybody wishes investment and connections to start out a enterprise. Despite the… Continue Reading
tech Market Downturn Hits Tech With Layoffs, Stock Plunge, Slower Funding Christin Hakim, June 9, 2022 Tech firms saw massive gains over the past two years during the pandemic. But an economic downturn could shake out which companies can withstand recession. Insider explains how tech giants, startups, and the workforce are responding to the changing market. Loading Something is loading. Tech firms just experienced years of… Continue Reading
business Van Hollen, Cardin Submit Direct Funding Requests for Community Projects Supporting Economic and Small Business Development Christin Hakim, June 4, 2022 June 02, 2022 Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced their direct federal funding requests for Maryland community projects under the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee for fiscal year 2023. The Senators worked with local community leaders to identify these projects, which will… Continue Reading
business Student Start-Ups Awarded Funding – News Christin Hakim, May 9, 2022 This spring marked the 18th Graves Business Plan Competition, in which six University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student start-up companies were awarded a total of $20,000 in funding. Hosted by UT’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the competition is designed to give undergraduate and graduate student entrepreneurs a real-world experience… Continue Reading
business Approaching $30 Million In Funding, 9-Month-Old Startup Wander Shows Surge In Demand For Viable Web3.0 Business Model Christin Hakim, February 10, 2022 The exterior of the Joshua Tree property Wander Short-term luxury rental company Wander announced today a Series A raise of $20 million and the opening of their booking platform to the general public. Founded just nine months ago, by Forbes’ 30 Under 30 alum John Andrew Entwistle, the startup has… Continue Reading
tech 10 of the most eye-catching UK tech funding rounds in 2021 Christin Hakim, January 4, 2022 In 2021 UK startups secured record levels of funding amid pandemic uncertainty. Flush with investor cash, many have attained unicorn status – privately held companies valued at $1bn or more. Other have gone on to become public companies, either via direct London listings or mergers with special purpose acquisition companies. … Continue Reading
Automotive Why is it still so hard for women to get funding for startups? Christin Hakim, November 18, 2021 If you are an angel investor or venture capitalist, and unless you have been living in a cave in the mountains of Afghanistan without the internet, you are aware of the mismatch of desire and results in the realm of finding and funding female founders. Maybe I will start the… Continue Reading
Real Estate Spokane-based online real estate platform Doorsey launches, raises $4.1 million in seed funding Christin Hakim, November 9, 2021 Doorsey, an online real estate platform founded by a group of Spokane entrepreneurs, launched this week and secured $4.1 million in a seed funding round. Founded by Jordan Allen, Nick McLain and Matt Melville, Doorsey is an online bidding platform they say takes the guesswork out of buying a home… Continue Reading
Automotive Four secrets to landing venture funding. Why the smart money is on women entrepreneurs Christin Hakim, November 7, 2021 Women of color face even more challenges. Black women, for example, are more likely to start a business than white men or white women, according to research by Babson College, but they face enormous barriers to growing their businesses. The result: Only 3 percent of Black women entrepreneurs are running… Continue Reading
business Crowdfunding As a Funding Source For a Startup Christin Hakim, September 23, 2021 GeniusMaker / Pixabay The founder of a company not only needs to study the market well, come up with an excellent business idea and understand how to generate income with its help but also find money to launch a project. There are various options for raising funds, each of which… Continue Reading