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Startup Spring Training 2025: Empowering Arizona’s Entrepreneurs to Hit Business Home Runs

March 13, 2025

Step up to the plate and transform your business dreams into reality! Running a small business is challenging. From finding customers to managing finances, many…

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Darren Cambridge: Helping Kids Choose Books with Mia Learning

July 4, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Darren Cambridge went to college to be a computer engineer, but he fell in love with the humanities, eventually…

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imby: Where Citizens are the Real MVPs

June 28, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator With a background in real estate development in East Coast cities like D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia, Michelle…

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5 Ways to Make Your Business Pitch Perfect

June 28, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Digital Marketing Manager Palms sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. No, not “Lose Yourself” by Eminem, but glossophobia (noun): an abnormal fear…

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Mayla: Matchmaking for Nature

June 27, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Naamal De Silva decided to protect nature when she was 8 years old, inspired by the PBS documentaries and…

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i4Spy: Creating a Hummingbird Effect in Cyber Security

June 25, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Lavinia Popinceanu was harassed and cyber-stalked by a graduate school classmate for three years. Despite changing phones and laptops,…

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Lisa Morrow of Birdytell: “It’s Okay Not to Have All the Answers”

June 21, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator A little birdy told me that Lisa Morrow is one heck of an ambitious go-getter. A SEED SPOT alumna from…

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The Mentor Method: Creating Inclusive Workplace Cultures

June 20, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator As a first generation American from the Congo, Janice Omadeke had experienced a “lack of opportunities for those who…

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AcademME: Keeping Students Ahead of the Labor Curve

June 19, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Brooks Garber dedicated his career to education reform after seeing how the education system limits options for students in the…

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SEED SPOT’s 7 Sources of (Intern)al Strength

June 15, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator From SEED SPOT’s inception, the interns we’ve worked with have been our heart and soul. We are constantly on the…

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Job-IQ: Career Development in Your Pocket

June 13, 2017

By: Avery Gordon, D.C. Community Cultivator Molly Matthews loves connecting people. So when she noticed that no one was addressing the gap between college and…

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Building Culture While Working Remotely

June 7, 2017

By: Corinn Perry, Director of Administration Chances are, you’ve experienced firsthand the effects of a rapidly globalizing and increasingly technological world. Have you coordinated conference…

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How to Write a Grant Proposal that Brings in the Big Bucks

May 30, 2017

By: Bianca Buliga, Content Curator The Notorious B.I.G’s legendary hip-hop artistry was solidified with his unforgettable hit “Mo Money Mo Problems” – a song many…

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