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. You can read other articles […]
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Armory Square Ventures’ Sawhney On The Rise of Upstate NY
This interview is one of a series of Women Entrepreneurs sponsored by YPO. You can see an interview of BankMobile (BM Technologies) founder Luvleen Sidhu here. A friend of mine, Charley Ellis, once told me that venture finance is much more like human resources than people realize. There’s a downside in that: The white men […]
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Big Social Media Doesn’t Work So Well For Small Businesses. But the Market Is Shifting.
For many small businesses, trying to make effective use of social media is like trying to capture lightning in a bottle, as costs rise and the algorithms shift too fast to keep up. But the marketplace is beginning to shift, with more small businesses turning away from digital agencies and big platforms, to influencers and […]
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The New Capitals of American Business
It was a hot day in December in Miami, and I was walking down the street, going from the Wynwood District to Overtown. The Wynwood District is the new tech and arts district in Miami. Overtown is the historically Black community, riven by the highways of the mid-20th century. I needed a hat, so I […]
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Commentary: Authenticity Is Women’s Most Powerful Weapon in Raising Funds. Here’s How To Tap Into It.
Oh, I’m so sorry. Forgive me. You take the good seat. When women communicate with each other, they often lead with humility and unintentionally give their power away. But the underlying assumption is that the other women appreciate, have even come to expect this and will give their power back—which they generally do. There’s no […]
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A STEM Woman Needs a Stylish Steel Toe
Female engineers working in manufacturing or construction go back and forth between office meetings and hazardous sites where protective boots are mandatory. These steel toe boots are often ill-fitting and clunky, and most women hate them. This was Anastasia Kraft’s experience. After years of complaining and commiserating as an engineer herself, Kraft founded Xena Workwear […]
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A UVa Startup with Machine-Learning Inventory Management Aims to Reduce Medical Waste
For our Startup Spotlights, Times of Entrepreneurship scouted the most successful startups that spun out of top university competitions and programs. The impact of such awards can be many years in the making, especially in the DeepTech space. Name: PeriOp Green Interviewee: Matthew Meyer, MD, Co-founder Which university challenge did you win and when? Or […]
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A Historically Black Community in Miami Helped A New Small Business Survive the Pandemic
Jamila West always wanted to open a bread and breakfast. So when a developer told her about a perfect location, she and her husband, Akino West, jumped at the chance. That was in 2018. The Copper Door B&B operated in Miami’s historically black neighborhood, Overtown, until 2020. When the pandemic hit, the two opened their […]
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The EPA Says It Will Do More to Track Air Quality. Meet a Michigan Entrepreneur Already Doing the Work
Darren Riley had never had issues breathing. He was active – he played basketball in college – and never once needed an inhaler. But then three years ago, he moved to south Detroit. In his late 20s, he developed symptoms of asthma and was diagnosed. He thought about his father, who was also diagnosed at […]
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Top 20 University Entrepreneurship Competitions Revealed at Challenges Met, Opportunities Ahead
A recent event by Times of Entrepreneurship explored the top university entrepreneurship programs and the future of the discipline.
