International investment banking firm Goldman Sachs spotlit 33 Arkansas entrepreneurs Friday afternoon at the Robinson Center, the second Arkansan cohort of the financial giant’s 10,000 Small Businesses education program. Working with Jackson, Miss.-based CDFI Hope Enterprise Corp., Goldman Sachs has provided another $20 million in capital for this year’s endeavor. Little Rock entrepreneur Ryan Byrd […]
When students at Napa High signed up for a new business class this fall, they weren’t just filling an elective slot — they were stepping into the school’s first-ever entrepreneurship course that also carries college credit. The class, a dual enrollment partnership with Napa Valley College, is more than a curriculum experiment. It’s a chance […]
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – A small business in Fond Du Lac is facing repeated vandalism. Gyr Acquisitions, an excavation and trucking company, says that since July, its vehicles have been dam… Source link
“These are appallingly low figures, but what makes them worse is the disparity. One in 10 venture capital investments go to women-led businesses, yet they only receive 2.9% of the funding. It’s not an encouraging sign for our female leaders – even if their businesses get backing, they’ll only be getting a fraction of what […]
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – As the Supreme Court prepares to weigh the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping Liberation Day tariffs, small business owners are flocking to Washington to have their voices heard. The Supreme Court is the latest battleground for the Trump administration’s tariffs, with justices set to tackle two upcoming cases focused on […]
Y Combinator hosted its Summer 2025 Demo Day last week, showcasing the latest batch of over 160 startups. As with recent batches, the majority of startups presented AI-centric solutions. However, a clear evolution was evident. Instead of “AI-powered” products, many companies are now building AI agents or the infrastructure and tools needed to develop them. […]
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The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, requirements are set to go live in November after years of rulemaking. Defense Department officials are now rolling out acquisition training to get both government and industry up to speed on implementation of the CMMC program. DoD officials have laid out a “phased” implementation approach for the […]
If you want a pulse check on where the venture capital industry is at, consider the software supply chain security startup Chainguard, which has raised $500 million across two rounds in less than a year. “We’ve never had a fundraising deck,” Ryan Carlson, president of Chainguard, said yesterday on the Future of Venture Capital insight […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched its first-ever loan program specifically designed to support America’s small-scale manufacturers, offering them flexible working capital through the new MARC Loan Program NEWS RELEASE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ************************ Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched its first-ever loan program dedicated to supporting America’s small manufacturers, which make up 98% of all […]