SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 19, 2021– Knack, the leader in custom gifting, announced today that it has raised $3.5M in Series A equity investment to support the company’s rapid growth in the personal and corporate gifting space. The latest fundraising round was led by Seattle-based Second Avenue Partners. As part of the […]
Entrepreneurs, Workers Should Embrace the 4-Day Week
Eighty-three percent of U.S. workers are in favor of a shorter work week. That isn’t surprising; what is surprising is that more bosses aren’t in favor of it too. The four-day work week is not just key to better employee satisfaction and increased business productivity, it could be the solution […]
Meredith Corporation Announces Winners of Good Impressions Program
Five BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA-Majority Owned Small Businesses Receive Pro Bono Ad Space and Marketing Consultation Services Valued at Approximately $100,000 Each DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) today announced five businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and/or LGBTQIA individuals as winners of […]
Win $50K For Your Entrepreneurial Startup
It’s become a pretty common practice for would-be entrepreneurs to use their business school experience as an incubator to launch a new business. Whether through an undergraduate business experience or a two-year MBA, there are lots of obvious advantages that increase the odds of success for a new enterprise. Besides […]
3 Stocks Set to Profit From Booming Infrastructure Investment
President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was officially signed into law this week, adding billions of dollars in fuel to the growth of America’s renewable energy economy. For some companies operating in this nascent market, that surge of funding could be just the support they need to take their […]
How an MBA helped 10 start-up founders launch their businesses
BY Meghan MalasNovember 18, 2021, 2:04 PM Graduates at Quincy College enter during the Quincy College graduation at Veterans Memorial Stadium, as seen in May 2021. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter—The Boston Globe/Getty Images) Starting a business can be an overwhelming ordeal. No matter the industry, a founder is bound to […]
How to Choose the Right Investor, According to a Coffee Entrepreneur Who Raised $100 Million
Seven years is a long time to wait for coffee. But that’s how long coffee startup Cometeer spent experimenting and iterating its frozen coffee product before taking it to market. Doing so required lots of investors–with lots of patience. Notable entrepreneurs who have invested in the company include the founders of Allbirds, Dollar Shave Club, Stripe, and Warby […]
Missed Out on Ethereum? My Best Cryptocurrency to Buy Now
Cryptocurrencies are powered by blockchains, software that runs across a decentralized network of computers, enabling transaction data to be validated, recorded, and protected from attack. Platforms like Ethereum extend that functionality, allowing developers to build self-executing computer programs on the blockchain. Those programs are called smart contracts, and they form […]