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#DevelUP is 5 weeks away! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gEef4xck On April 17-18, 2024, Baker Tilly US is hosting our third annual DevelUP conference—an event that transcends traditional conference boundaries. By attending you will join a dynamic movement that unites professionals and stakeholders from commercial real estate, economic development, and private and public capital. 🔑 Why Attend? Equity and Opportunity: We’re passionate about addresses barriers faced by minority owned businesses, including limited access to capital, industry relationships, and essential knowledge. Power Networking: Rub shoulders with visionaries, dealmakers, and disruptors during our 5 hours of networking time. Cutting-Edge Insights: 2 days. 70 speakers. 14+ panels. Whether you’re a seasoned industry professional or a hungry newcomer, the 2024 DevelUP will ignite your passion, fuel your ambition, and propel you to new heights. 🔗 Register Today: https://lnkd.in/gEef4xck 📣 Spread the Word: Tag your CRE, Econ Dev, Impact Investing and Venture Capital network and let’s make waves together! #DevelUP2024 #CRE #InclusiveEconomy #CommercialRealEstate #buildingequityfromthegroundup #inclusiveleadership #Diversedevelopers #equitableecondev

SOCIAL INNOVATION CIRCULAR Sign up to our monthly newsletter and stay in the know! Social Innovation Circular is our monthly newsletter, where we share insightful knowledge about how to finance your impact venture. Each month we'll be featuring a new topic relevant to founders and funders of social enterprises. In last month’s edition, we discussed how philanthropists can unlock capital to boost innovation. So what are you waiting for? Click the link below to receive it and any future insights from our Social Innovation Circle community!

🌻Calling all #founders in my #LinkedInCommunity! 🤝   Your insights matter! Together with Jessica Figge and Colin Wooldridge, Ph.D., I'm conducting a survey on "Decision-making in the management of start-ups" and would truly appreciate your input. Your experience and perspective can help shape valuable research findings. Click the link below to participate and share your thoughts: 📝 https://lnkd.in/esRs3RFk   👉 Thank you in advance for your support! Feel free to share the link to founders in your community or suggest them here in the comments section 👇   #FounderCommunity #Research #YourOpinionMatters 📸 ©garage33 by Max Zdnuek

Founders! Looking to be featured in an upcoming ClimateRaise newsletter? Learn more on our website (https://lnkd.in/gE2D8WA) and let us know through this founder feature form (https://lnkd.in/efSt5DuQ)! We feature early-stage climate startups (and sometimes funds!) led by founders from historically marginalized backgrounds. If you're raising now (or will be in the next 6-12 months), we'd love to get you into an issue.

The second installment of the CEC Monthly Exchange Webinar Series delved into the empowering potential of entrepreneurial education, as leaders Mark Cowsert of the Missouri AfterSchool Network and Desma Deitz from VentureLab illuminated how these skills can revolutionize rural communities and the lives of young individuals. Watch the recording for: - Inspiring Stories: Discover how communities like Fulton, Missouri, are nurturing young entrepreneurs who are making substantial impacts. - Expert Insights: Learn from Desma Deitz’s extensive experience in nurturing youth to develop the confidence and skills needed to navigate and shape their futures. - Practical Strategies: Hear from Mark Cowsert about the strategic partnerships and programs that are essential in supporting sustainable youth entrepreneurship. Questions we’re asking ourselves after this webinar: 1.     How can communities better support young entrepreneurs? 2.     What roles do education and local businesses play in fostering an entrepreneurial mindset among youth? 3.     In what ways can the skills learned through entrepreneurial education be applied to other areas of life and career? 4.     How can mentors and leaders more effectively connect with youth to inspire and guide them? This session not only highlighted successful strategies but also challenged viewers to think about how they can implement similar initiatives in their own regions. Watch the full webinar to gain a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurial education is a pivotal tool for economic and personal development in rural areas. Register for the next webinar on June 28 featuring a panel of specialists in networking and relationship building at this link: https://lnkd.in/gnQKYiKV https://lnkd.in/gQ9SefDq

Onto day 6 of sharing lessons from our Q2 Pachamama Ventures Investors & Founders Meeting! ⛰ 6️⃣ Founders who manage their time wisely instantly stand out. During our event we hosted a pitch demo and 5 early stage climate tech founders gave a short presentation (limited to 5 minutes each) about their company. I was impressed with all of them - the passion and dexterity displayed was nothing short of incredible. It was encouraging to hear about their stories, their why, and how they are willing their companies into existence through sheer grind and execution. I could not help but think that I have much to learn from them - how they took this one chance and made the most of it. Sometimes you will be given 5 minutes or less to make an impression. Preparation is absolutely crucial, but so is knowing your audience and being able to engage them in the best way possible. Fortune favors the prepared! #climatefounders #pitchdemo #climateVC

🌟 Join Us Today for Our Latest Instalment of the Discovery Series 🌟 📅 Date: May 22, 2024 🕔 Time: 5 PM PST This is the Wealthing VC Club's most important webinar of the series: "The Operational Framework." This session will provide an in-depth look at how we operate and the key strategies that drive our success. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just getting started, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss! 🔑 Key Highlights: - Insight into our unique operational strategies - Tips for navigating the VC landscape - Q&A session If you haven't registered already, this is your chance to learn from the best, our Serial Investor Queen, Alicia Castillo Holley, PhD, MBA, MSci 👉 Click on the link below to register. See you there! #WealthingVCclub #Webinar #VentureCapital #InvestmentStrategies #OperationalFramework #accreditedinvestor #angelinvestor

I’m unsure exactly what constitutes a “Top Voice” but I’m delighted to have been nominated as one and to be invited to LinkedIn’s Top Voice programme! My post can be sporadic to say the least but I hope that when I do share content that it’s educational and hopefully sometimes entertaining. So, what do I talk about and why? → Funding Access to, and understanding of, UK investment in scaleups isn’t widely accessible. By sharing advice from founders who’ve been there and done it or insights from our VC network on the current market, we’re helping overcome the venture funding accessibility barrier one hurdle at a time. → Female Founders Shedding light on the reality of entrepreneurship for underrepresented founders, including female founders. The stats are diabolical. This isn’t about fairness. It’s about the opportunity we’re missing out on if nothing changes. → Fun Because life isn’t all founders and investors! Running, weekends in Devon, Formula 1 and what to do when things don’t quite go as planned (watch this space 🥴) Here’s to having more of these conversations!

🌐 While 80% of Reg CF investments concentrate in the top 13 states, the real story unfolds at the community level. How do ecosystems in Texas, Arizona, and Nevada compare to giants like California and New York? Our annual report dives deep into the rankings, revealing the strongest hub for startups based on investor sentiment, business health, and more. Las Vegas was dethroned as the top ecosystem — but by whom? Discover the full geographical landscape and more exclusive insights only in our annual report. Essential reading for a heightened geographical understanding of private equity markets. 🚀 Get your copy now: https://lnkd.in/gxhARmzN #EcosystemInsights #AnnualReport2023

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡: We need to talk about FOUNDERS... HINT.... It's not good, Over the next few days, I'll be sharing some recent data and insights, but suffect to say it's: ⚠️Bad for founders, ⚠️the companies they lead, ⚠️Investors in those companies, and ⚠️the entire ecosystem. 🗓️Then, on May 28th, I'm hosting a community call where we'll dive into the neuroscience of sustainable growth and provide a space for open discussion. But beyond the science, know this: ✅ You are not alone. ✅ Support is a strategy, not a weakness ✅ Recharging is a strategy, not a failure Get on the invite list for HERE: https://lnkd.in/eHccYZhB Invitations with specific details will be sent out with the next week.  #FounderMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #EntrepreneurshipTips #BusinessPsychology #InnovativeLeadership #AtTheCore #DecisionSupport #DecisionsupportBaltimore  ------ Found this helpful? If you like my content, you will love to get the Founder's Core Guide, you can get it for FREE at. https://lnkd.in/erphwagR .