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1		ROCHESTER, NY
2		NEW YORK, NY
3		ORCHARD PARK, NY
4		DETROIT, MI
5		NEW YORK, NY
6		Wellesley, MA
7		NEW YORK, NY
8		WILLIAMSVILLE, NY
9		NEW YORK, NY
10		BROOKLINE, MA
11		New York, NY
12		RAPID CITY, SD
13		WASHINGTON, DC
14		CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
15		Davidson, NC
16		Roanoke, VA
17		WHEATON, IL
18		INDIANAPOLIS, IN
19		AKRON, OH
20		EAST CHICAGO, IN
21		WASHINGTON, DC
22		FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
23		FLINT, MI
24		Minneapolis, MN
25		Fargo, ND
26		LINCOLN, NE
27		Washington, DC
28		Alexandria, VA
29		RED WING, MN
30		DETROIT, MI
31		MEADOW BRIDGE, WV
32		Dumfries, VA
33		PHILADELPHIA, PA
34		NORWOOD, OH
35		Westfield, WI
36		Cincinnati, OH
37		Washington, DC
38		WASHINGTON, DC
39		BALTIMORE, MD
40		PHILADELPHIA, PA
41		LOUISVILLE, KY
42		Baltimore, MD
43		WASHINGTON, DC
44		ROCKY RIVER, OH
45		Springfield, VA
46		FAYETTEVILLE, NC
47		CHARLOTTE, NC
48		LEXINGTON, KY
49		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
50		Washington, DC

TO BE A CATALYST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY APPLYING BUSINESS EXPERTISE AND NETWORK CONNECTIONS TO AID IN THE FORMATION AND PROFITABLE GROWTH OF COMPANIES IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER and FINGER LAKES REGION.

IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.

THE ORGANIZATION FUNDS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTHS ALONG WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF . PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE A DIVERSE GROUP OF MALES AND FEMALES AGES 14-25.

IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICAN CITIES BY MOBILIZING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CREATE JOBS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A 2-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND INVESTS IN TOP RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES BY PLACING THEM IN STARTUPS IN AMERICAN CITIES WITH EMERGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMS AND HELPING THEM LAUNCH THEIR OWN HIGH-IMPACT BUSINESSES. VFA OPERATES A FOUR-WEEK TRAINING CAMP INCOMING FELLOWS, PROVIDES ONGOING PROGRAMMING DURING THE 2 YEAR FELLOWSHIP, AND OPERATES AN ACCELERATOR PROGRAM GRADUATES WHO ARE STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.

INCHALLENGE KENYA: INCHALLENGE PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL INVENTION CHALLENGE. THE INCHALLENGE PROGRAM ELICITS PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM YOUTH AROUND THE COUNTRY AND OFFERS DESIGN WORKSHOPS, SEED FUNDING AND MENTORSHIP TO SELECT FINALISTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS INTO TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT POSITIVELY AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY. THE INCHALLENGE PROGRAM ENHANCES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, STRENGTHENS STEM LITERACIES AND DEVELOPS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.INLABS KENYA: INLAB PROGRAM IS A TEN WEEK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES YOUTH IN SELECT PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH INTEREST-DRIVEN CURRICULUM. IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS, THE INLAB PROGRAM INTRODUCES TOPICS AND SKILLS BEYOND WHAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS SUCH AS ELECTRONICS AND PROGRAMMING. INLAB PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURIAL AND CREATIVE CAPACITIES IN YOUTH, ULTIMATEL

Education, entrepreneurship, and environmental programs. Mission: To provide opportunities for marginalized and impoverished women and youth in Tanzania to thrive and prosper through provision of comprehensive education, entrepreneurship and environmental programs.

IS A GLOBAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZAITON DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA WITH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN CLOSED SOCIETIES THROUGH PRODUCTION, OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION, RESEARCH, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING.

THE IS A GLOBAL, PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK MORE THAN 13,000 INFUENTIAL BUSINESS OWNERS WITH 186 CHAPTERS IN 58 COUNTRIES. THE ENTREPRENUERS NEW YORK SPECIFICALLY RUNS OPERATIONS IN THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION.

TO FOSTER FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY PROVIDING MORE KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN BANDS AND CREATE MUSIC. THE ORGANIZATION STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT A FOUNDATION OF CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION AND THE QUEST TO INSPIRE ARE AT THE CORE OF ANY SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR.

CREAT JOINT PALESTINIANISRAELI

Our mission is to train and empower young professionals for the digital age. We do this via a series of entrepreneur digital trainings, personal development bootcamps, career recruitment training programs and soft skills development programs.

EXISTS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL JESUS CHRIST AND DISCIPLE LIBERIANS TO WORSHIP AND GLORIFY GOD, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE CHRIST- CENTERED LIVES AND TO ACHIEVE FOR THEMSELVES A REASONABLE LIVING. WE WILL DO THIS THROUGH A BIBLE-TEACHING CHURCH, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY HEALTHCARE, INSTRUCTION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND AGRICULTURE. THE PURPOSE THESE INITIATIVES IS TO PROMOTE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW EVIDENCED BY A LIFESTYLE CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, SERVICE, AND JOYFUL WORSHIP.

TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, STRATEGIES, AND INFORMATION TO AID THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. THE WORKS WITH CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, POLICYMAKERS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO DESIGN SYSTEMS, POLICIES AND INDUSTRIES THAT MEET OR REGIONAL NEEDS, TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN, MATERIAL, NATURAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; AND TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES ACCRUE TO ALL CITIZENS.

SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATOR, ARTS AND EVENTS CENTER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER.

protect the threatened long-leaf pine forests in the Southern United States, and train disadvantaged younger adults how to become agribusiness entrepreneurs

exists to launch abolitionists, disciple-makers and kingdom-minded entrepreneurs. We work in Thailand, Uganda and Cambodia.

OFFERS TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS GROW SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES THAT CAN CREATE SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL IMPACT.

START-UP , DBA SPEAK EASY, IS A NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP BASED COWORKING ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO CULTIVATE HEALTHIEST POSSIBLE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM BY 1)CULTIVATING A COMMUNITY WHERE MEMBERS CAN CREATE, COLLABORATE, AND LEARN AND BY 2)BRINGING ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS TOGETHER FOR GOOD OF EVERYONE IN INDIANAPOLIS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MEASURED BY COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.

THE IS A NON-PROFIT YOUTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND CHARACTER, AND TO CREATE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THROUGH FAIR AND HONEST RACING COMPETITIONS, STEM CURRICULUMS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES. OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE YOUTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT; HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND PERSEVERANCE; INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION; MENTORING; VOLUNTEERISM; AND COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY.

THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED SHALL BE TO MANAGE PROPERTIES, SOLICIT GRANTS, ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING, PROVIDE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ENGAGE IN OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF EAST CHICAGO, SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, EAST CHICAGO URBAN ASSOCIATION. THE CORPORATION SHALL FURTHER PROMOTE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THE CITY OF EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSE, THE CORPORATION SHALL ALSO ENGAGE IN ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES PERMITTED OF CORPORATIONS GENERALLY BY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDIANA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT OF 1991.

AEO IS THE VOICE OF INNOVATION IN MICROBUSINESS AND MICROFINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES. AEO WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CAPITAL AND SERVICES FLOW TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALL.

TO PROVIDE A WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCE, EMPOWERING YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS CHANGE AGENTS FOR THEIR LIVES, CLUB, COMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING YOUTH ARE CAREER-READY, STARTUP-READY, HOMEOWNER-READY BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE AT 18 YEARS OLD

WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE VIBRANT AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES. WE FOSTER ENTREPRENEURS AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES. WE DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREPARE FAMILIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.

Helping minority entrepreneurs succeed.

To achieve successful, -based economic start-up entrepreneurs, high-tech businesses the of North Dakota State University will lead to the creation of new business ventures.

ASSISTS ENTREPRENEURS, INVESTS IN HIGH-GROWTH COMPANIES IN AND ADVANCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through on local and national issues

Research efforts on economic transformation and entrepreneurship development in emerging markets

WE ADVANCE INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENTRERENEURS BY BRINGING TOGETHER LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE A THRIVING COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND NEEDED EXPERTISE FOR STUDENTS, STARTUPS, AND BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED.

ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS, ENTREPRENEURS TO FACILITATE A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM. AS STUDENTS DEVELOP -BASED SOLUTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEY GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, POWERFUL. ACADEMY IS A NON-PROFIT YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS, CHEFS, BUSINESS OWNERS TO INSPIRE YOUNG DETROITERS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN --EXPERIENCES, WHICH OPEN DOORS, CREATE CONNECTIONS, CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE. FROM COOKING DELICIOUS HEALTHY MEALS FOR FRIENDS FAMILY TO FACILITATING COMPLEX CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY, TO DEVELOPING ARTISANAL PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH TO MARKET, STUDENTS LEARN BY TRANSFORMING THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. BY DEVELOPING -BASED SOLUTIONS IN FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF LEARNING TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS, GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, POWERFUL TO AFFE

TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AS AN INNOVATIVE DRIVER OF SOCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CHANGE IN APPALACHIA AND BEYOND BY ADDRESSING HEAD-ON THE NEED FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES, AND MEETING EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, PERSONAL, AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, HOMELESSNESS, AT-RISK YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT.

We are entrepreneurial education program. Our goal is to help boys from underserved communities start and grow their own STEM -based business.

USES PROJECT-BASED EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP TO EQUIP UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN A TECH-DRIVEN SOCIETY. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION WE PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUAILTY TECH AND TECH-FOCUSED ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE OUR STUDENTS FROM BASIC EXPOSURE ON TO ADVANCED CONCEPTS. ALONG WITH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WE GIVE OUT STUDENTS ACCESS TO TECH PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND HELP WITH CONNECTING STUDENTS TO TECH INDUSTRY RESOURCES.

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND PROMOTING A VIBRANT ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTOR IN GREATER CINCINNATI, OHIO AND BEYOND THAT SUSTAINS INNOVATIVE START-UPS AND EMERGING BUSINESSES; EDUCATING THE REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES ON OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST SUCH COMPANIES (THIS IS NOW ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A SEPARATE, RELATED 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY, QCA EDUCATION FOUNDATION); TO FACILITATE INVESTING IN BUSINESSES; AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS, BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND OTHER INFORMATION AMONG REGIONAL EMERGING START-UP AND EMERGING COMPANIES. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS FORMED IS CONDUCTING ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH, ANCILLARY TO, SUCH PURPOSES, AND CARRYING-ON ANY ACTIVITIES PERMITTED UNDER THE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

Provide legal, business training, mentoring, and funding to business entrepreneurs in Wisconsin

OUR MISSION IS TO ENABLE UNDER-SERVED ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED; CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Impact investments to support entrepreneurship

TO REKINDLE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF OPPORTUNITY AND EARNED SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PRODUCING, FUNDING, AND DISSEMINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH THAT WILL LIFT BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, RULE OF LAW, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

We provide soft skills, professionalism training, entrepreneurship, workforce development for youth age 14-24. We have a mission to ensure that every adult professional who works with youth has the ability to support young people to have positive social, economic, educational outcomes. We also provide our services to offer administrative support to other organizations who work with youth. E A also works with grassroots organizations, start ups, community based social enterprises to create systems to streamline operations that allow them to get into position for success moving forward. These administrative support services include professional development workshops, observation, evaluation services, implementation of Quality Improvement Plans for Out of School Time (OST) programs.

has the mission to support vulnerable individuals in communities through countries in Africa. , . provides grants to community organizations working within villages to provide life-changing programs like vocational trainings, pre-schools, and village investor savings programs for women-owned businesses.

TO REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOUISVILLE, KY THROUGH NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION, AND EXPANDING LOCAL FOOD OPTIONS BY PROVIDING FOOD ENTREPRENEURS A KITCHEN INCUBATOR.

To foster a transformative community of tech-savvy, innovative, entrepreneurial people looking for creative collaboration to accelerate their growth potential and make a powerful economic impact on the City of Baltimore and beyond.

TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INVESTING KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS.

THE WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 TO STIMULATE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ADVANCE A MORE EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY, CLOSE SOCIAL DIVIDES, AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP AND IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON OUR SOCIETY. INITIATIVES HAVE INCLUDED THE POTOMAC KNOWLEDGEWAY, NETPRENEUR, THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE AND YOUTHLEARN. THE CULMINATION OF ITS EARLY YEARS RESULTED IN HELPING CREATE VENTURE PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS WHICH IT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT. THE ALSO FACILITATES AND SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES VIA ITS LEAP OF REASON INITIATIVE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO SHARING THE MESSAGE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. PROJECTS WITHIN THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF LEAP OF REASON AND THE PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF WORKING HARD - AND WORKING WELL, BOTH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE LEAP OF REASON AMBASSADORS COMMUNITY WITH THE PURPOSE OF (1) INSPIRING, MOTIVATING, AND SUPPORTING N

works to accelerate technological breakthroughs in healthy human life extension through regenerative medicine and nutrition research initiatives, startup incubation, and open innovation challenges.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT USING BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR AREA SURROUNDING FSU CAMPUS.

TO SUPPORT , THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, IN ITS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE LIFE-LONG EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULTS.

TO CREATE AN INNOVATION-DRIVEN, ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMY IN .

TO ALLIVIATE HUNGER THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE AND INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

is a non-profit 501(C)(3) that supports the economic development the people through entrepreneurial initiatives, education, and creating opportunities for women and girls. Since 2015, we have mobilized a passionate community over 30,000

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