Commentary: American Enterprise is In Danger from Recent Court Ruling
A few weeks ago, the American Alliance for Equal Rights won a legal victory in an Atlanta when the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporary blocked a small venture capital fund, Fearless Fund, from running a grant contest that awards $20,000 grants to small businesses led by women of color. The victory may or…
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We report on and advocate for the founders and innovators making a difference in their communities. We focus on telling the stories of underrepresented founders, through the written word and through events. And we’re broadening to cover the innovative companies and people in the up-and-coming smaller cities in the middle of the United States. If you become a regular reader, you’ll get a rare window onto this under-reported part of the country. New Builders Dispatch is the rebranded Times of Entrepreneurship, a four-year-old publication I founded on February 12, 2020. It’s also a reference to the book I published in…
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VC Spotlight: Unshackled Ventures Closes $35M To Fund Immigrant Founders
Immigrants start businesses at twice the rate of native-born Americans. But many potential immigrant entrepreneurs face an awful headache: the paperwork required for work authorizations and permanent residencies. Unshackled Ventures…
VC Spotlight: Hustle Fund Focuses On How Entrepreneurs Build Companies
Eric Bahn, Elizabeth Yin and Shiyan Koh, are co-founders and general partners at Hustle Fund. Launched in 2017, Hustle Fund looks for entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas and can hustle,…
VC Spotlight: Aperture Focuses on Diverse Founders in Fintech
Aperture Venture Capital has taken a different route to raise money for its fund. Instead of focusing on obtaining capital from wealthy individuals, more than 95% of the money it…
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Editor’s Note: L’argent a une odeur
A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride: This week, we have stories about Cotopaxi. one of a group of companies destroying the myth that impact-oriented…
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Commentary: University Entrepreneurship: Education or Venture Creation?
Today, virtually every university on the planet has an entrepreneurship course. Most have centers, some run competitions, and a few…
How Much Nature do You Need? A Data Company from University of Oregon has an Answer
For our Startup Spotlights, Times of Entrepreneurship scouted the most successful startups that spun out of top university competitions and…
Many of The Top Entrepreneurship Programs Are In the Midwest, According To Princeton Review Ranking
A Princeton Review ranking shows building strength among entrepreneurship programs off the coasts.
The Big Disconnect Between Workers and Bosses and What it Means for Entrepreneurship
Knowledge workers love working at home, but their bosses want them back in the office. The big disconnect could mean…
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Two MIT Profs ID’d An Aging NY City As The Next Innovation Hub. Their Data Is Proving Right
Times of E’s series: Deep Dives into Secondary Cities was sponsored by Armory Square Ventures (ASV). ASV is a returns-oriented, mission-focused technology venture capital firm based primarily in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is an optimism engine for secondary cities and a community catalyst for regions outside Silicon Valley. _____________________________________________________________________________ ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Little…
Is Entrepreneurship A Human Right? This Longtime Champion Believes It Should Be.
Victor Hwang, a former vice president at the Kauffman Foundation, launched the nonprofit Right to Start in January 2020 to achieve a lofty mission: He wants to make the freedom and ability to pursue one’s entrepreneurial dreams a basic human right, up alongside the rights to speak and worship freely. Since 2021, the group’s support,…
Editor’s Note: One Big Fallacy That Gets In The Way Of Gun Law Reform
A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride: This week, we have stories about the latest trend in the diary milk market, A2. There is innovation in cow milk, too, and a story about a resilient baker in Lawrence, Mass., as well as a story about a key product small businesses should look for from their…
Got Bloat? The Easier To Digest A2 Milk
Milk has been slowly losing market share for the past decade to plant-based competitors like oat, almond and soy. But the cows are mounting a comeback: There’s a newer milk on the market, A2, that promises ease of digestion and reasonable prices. If you scan the dairy sections in supermarkets like Whole Foods, Wegmans, or…
