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DON"T MISS TODAY'S WEBINAR ➡ The Early Years Catalyst - Built to win. 📅 Wednesday, 25th September at 1.00 pm 🔗 Register now: https://hubs.la/Q02R1jTZ0 The Early Years Catalyst - Built to win. The Early Years Catalyst emerged from the National Early Years Summit of 2020 - a collective of organisations determined to ignite systems change in the early years. They didn’t want to create another entity in an already crowded field, instead wanted to leverage the strength across all respective organisations into something greater than we could achieve alone. In this webinar, members of the Early Years Catalyst—including Emma Sydenham from Social Ventures Australia, Dan Leach-McGill from The Front Project, and Diana Harris from ARACY — will discuss the progress made over the past four years in building capability and addressing knowledge gaps in the child development field. Co-chairs Jane Hunt and Penny Dakin, along with Social Ventures Australia's Suzie Riddell, will also reflect on the journey of sparking, growing, and planning the next steps for this transformative collaboration. #EarlyYears

Founders, have you heard of Britain's Got Startups 🙌 They are travelling across the UK to spotlight emerging talent – starting with Scotland. They have extended the application deadline for Scottish businesses until Monday 9th December at midday! They have a simple but bold mission: 🚀 Increase investment in regional businesses 💡 Spotlight emerging talent 🔄 Create an ecosystem that brings founders and investors together. What's in it for you? Last year's event series achieved: 💰 £2.5 million in investment for regional businesses (and still counting…) ✍️ 320+ businesses applied to pitch 📲 100+ investors followed up with founders 💼 12+ term sheets were offered For more information about the event series or to Apply for a chance to pitch at their event, check out the links in the comments below 👇

Are you a startup looking to learn new skills and boost your business? #ViennaUP has just the thing for you 💡 Our 'Skill Up & Scale Up' programme track is for those who love to learn and grow. ViennaUP has workshops and coaching every day of the festival, on everything from raising capital to scaling up, building a sales team, creating a sustainability report, leveling up your front-end and so much more. Knowledge is power - and what better way to learn than from and with top experts and eager peers. The question isn't which events to attend, but how many? 👉 Head over to the website to curate your programme >>  https://lnkd.in/diXypikg

If you answered “yes” to all of them, you could be the next Impact Hub founder in your city! Discover everything you need to know about starting your Impact Hub Founding Journey by joining our FREE Future Founders Day online event. 📌Sign up here: bit.ly/FutureFoundersDay6 #ImpactHub #ImpactFounders #ImpactEntrepreneurship #ImpactInnovators #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact

2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY TO PITCH AT INVESTOR WEEK ! WHAT'S INVESTOR WEEK? 💰 Investor Week, running from September 2-6, is Sydney's premier event for startups and investors, featuring five themed days of pitching, networking, and learning. Hosted at some of Sydney's most iconic venues such as Stone & Chalk, Fishburners, Tank Stream Labs and Greenhouse, this event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights, secure funding, and connect with industry leaders. ✏ WHY APPLY? - Access Capital: Pitch to angel investors, VCs, and impact investors. - Gain Feedback: Receive valuable insights from top investors. - Network: Connect with a diverse array of professionals. - Compete Globally: Win $1M USD at the Startup World Cup on Thursday. 🌟 With highlights including keynote speeches from industry leaders, panel discussions on the latest innovations, and interactive workshops encouraging collaboration, thus networking, there is no doubt this very first edition of Investor Week will be a milestone for startups all around Australia, hoping for a breakthrough. APPLY NOW : https://lnkd.in/g7xpa_VJ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT INVESTOR WEEK : https://lnkd.in/gHxahepJ Leo Denes Pooja Nair Romane Delvallee Celine W. Enora Bouget Reza Khosravi Liliane Ndour Mathilde MARRIAT Eleonore Zumbiehl #InvestorWeek #PitchingSession #StartupEvent #Growth #Investors #event #StartupOpportunities 

Yesterday, I had the amazing opportunity to participate in the event 'How to Get Investment For Your Start-up!' 🚀 It was a masterclass on securing investment for your business, led by industry expert, successful founder of Brokit, and fellow alumnus of The University of Edinburgh, David Mark. 🎓 Brokit is among the 15 companies selected for the Innovate UK InsurTech Global Business Innovation Programme to the USA and InnovateUK Smart Grant winners. 🏆 Here are my 5 key takeaways from the session: Timing is Critical ⏰: Knowing when to seek investment can significantly impact your startup's success. Maintain Flexibility 💼: Do not quit your job until you ‘need’ to. Consider Bartering 💰: Explore alternative methods, such as exchanging goods or services, to secure resources. Leverage Government Support 🏛️: Investigate available grants and programmes. Employee Equity 💼: Recognize the significance of offering equity to employees as a means of aligning their interests with the company's success: driving collective efforts towards shared goals! 🤝 Thank you Visionnaires for providing the platform, and thank you Amanda Dickens for facilitating the discussion. 🙌 Excited to put these learnings into action! 🌟

Do you have what it takes to be an Impact Hub founder? If you answered “yes” to all of them, you could be the next Impact Hub founder in your city! Discover everything you need to know about starting your Impact Hub Founding Journey by joining our FREE Future Founders Day online event. 📌Sign up here: bit.ly/FutureFoundersDay6 #ImpactHub #ImpactFounders #ImpactEntrepreneurship #ImpactInnovators #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialImpact

This week has been nothing short of special! 🎉 As a founder, the journey can be filled with plenty of lows, but when the highs come, they really come in hot. 🔥 It’s more than just securing investment; it's about being in the right rooms, with the right people, and watching the opportunities expand in ways you couldn’t have imagined. Here are a few highlights from this unforgettable week: ✨ Demo Day at Northwestern Mutual's Black Founder Accelerator powered by gener8tor —with incredible views over Lake Michigan, it was an experience to remember. Even better? I made three red-hot connections that I’m excited to follow up on! ✨ Meanwhile, Chastiny Brown was out there pitching for CultureLancer at EDTECH WEEK in New York. Can't wait to see where these opportunities take us! ✨ And the best part? We’re not done yet! See you next week at our first sponsored conference, InsureTech Connect in Vegas —it’s about to be another game-changing moment. Huge shoutout to my amazing team for stepping up big time as we navigate these back-to-back opportunities. I couldn’t do it without you. 🙌🏽 Here’s to more wins, expanded opportunities, and exciting moments ahead. 🚀 #FounderLife #EntrepreneurJourney #HighsAndLows #BusinessGrowth #Teamwork #DemoDay #EdTech #ITCVegas #Entrepreneurship

I'm such a lucky duck. One of the cool programs I got to launch alongside Anuj Adhiya 📈 with Startup Boston was a BRAND NEW membership program called Founder+. It's designed to help founders who are actively working on their startup to stay on track, avoid common founder problems, and get connected with each other. I finally got to meet Founder+ members Gracyn W. Robinson, MHL, EDAC and Alik Christianian in person at #sbw2024 and it felt like reconnecting with long-term friends...even though I've only known them for three months. The founder's journey can be harrowing, lonely, emotional, and triumphant. It's a crucible for relationships. Manifesting a virtual relationship at an in-person event is transformative. Sure, you finally realize how tall someone is, but you also gain a perspective of how deep they are as well. And that makes me a lucky duck: I get to float with fun people and curate spaces for people to not feel alone.

Over the past semester, HAN has been restructuring our organization and refining our five-year vision! Our mission remains focused on enhancing Northeastern's entrepreneurial ecosystem by fostering mutually beneficial connections between angel investors and ventures. We plan on achieving this mission through three pillars. 🌟 Pillar 1: Cultivating a Thriving Angel Investor Network We're building a robust network of both emerging and seasoned angel investors through strategic alliances and specialized events, such as our upcoming partnership event with The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network. 🌟 Pillar 2: Empowering Entrepreneurs Through Education A four-week educational bootcamp will be launched, which covers essential topics like funding sources and equity strategies. Founders will receive ongoing support through quarterly check-ins during college and annual follow-ups post-graduation. 🌟 Pillar 3: Enhancing Community Engagement and External Outreach  We're refreshing HAN's online presence and are planning to host workshops next semester, which will be open to all students and cover topics from VC fundamentals to career opportunities in venture capital.