Entrepreneurship

How a Mississippi nonprofit is helping black entrepreneurs get funding

How a Mississippi nonprofit is helping black entrepreneurs get funding

How do you start a business when you have nothing to use as collateral? In most cases, the answer is simple: you can’t — a bank won’t lend you money. But a Mississippi-based nonprofit called Higher Purpose Co. is trying to change that for black business owners in the Mississippi Delta. In a state that …

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The One Business Idea You Need to Start Making Money

The One Business Idea You Need to Start Making Money

If you do a Google search for “business ideas”, you will quickly be overwhelmed and confused by articles with lots of random suggestions. And while some ideas may be inspiring, they also miss the most obvious – and easiest – way to generate income as an entrepreneur. Lindsey Thoeng Become a professional service provider by …

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Venture Catalysts++ Delivers 54 Startups Over $50M in 7 Years

Venture Catalysts++ Delivers 54 Startups Over $50M in 7 Years

Venture Catalysts Group (Vcats++), an integrated incubator and comprehensive investor for early-stage and growth-stage startups, announced that approximately 54 of its portfolio startups have crossed a $50 million valuation this year. Despite tough times that led to a 70% drop in funding this year, Venture Catalysts has grown significantly, home to over 33 soonicorns and …

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Big 12 Conference Forms Business Advisory Council of Entrepreneurial Icons and Industry Leaders

Big 12 Conference Forms Business Advisory Council of Entrepreneurial Icons and Industry Leaders

History links Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark today announced the formation of a Business Advisory Council to collaborate and help co-draft business strategy for the conference. The Board of Directors is comprised of some of the most successful leaders from a variety of fields – entertainment, finance, consumer brands, technology, media and more – who …

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Job-Tech Platform FastJobs.io Raises Undisclosed Amount in Pre-Seed Round From Super Angel Investors

Job-Tech Platform FastJobs.io Raises Undisclosed Amount in Pre-Seed Round From Super Angel Investors

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur the contributors are theirs. You are reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Job-Tech platform FastJobs.io has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round from a group of super angel investors led by Ashish Hemrajani, founder and CEO, BookMyShow, Parikshit Dar, co- Founder and Director, BookMyShow, Haresh Chawla …

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