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Capital Follows Progress: What It Really Means to Be Investment-Ready 

September 1, 2026

When people think about raising capital, they often picture pitch competitions, investor meetings, or grant applications.  Those things matter. But they usually aren’t where investment…

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SEED SPOT Vendor Fair Recap

September 21, 2015

By Sierra LaDuke Pop quiz! Why was Friday one of the coolest days of the year in the SEED SPOT office? a) the AC was…

2828 N. Phoenix puts Midtown Phoenix on the Entrepreneurial Map

September 13, 2015

Mod recently received recognition from the AZ Republic for being a really cool co-working space, and we wanted to hop on that bandwagon of praise…

AZ Central, AZ Tech Beat and Phoenix Business Journal Share SEED SPOT's SBA Grant Award

August 27, 2015

Read the original stories at the links here! Phoenix incubators chosen for grants – AZ Central POTUS Demo Day promotes diversity, AZ companies recognized –…

#MentorMonday – Alumni are Mentors too!

August 24, 2015

#seedSPOTTED: Grand Slam Day for America’s High-Growth Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Its Startups

August 14, 2015

Read the original article HERE. By Javier Saade, SBA Official Published: August 7, 2015 On August 4, President Barack Obama hosted the first ever White House…

#EntrepreneursUNite – Learn what the UN is doing to support Entrepreneurs and the jobs they create

August 12, 2015

  By Sierra LaDuke Next month, representatives from around the world will gather for a United Nations meeting to discuss priorities in building a more…

SEED SPOT July Boot Camp

August 5, 2015

By Sierra LaDuke Last week, SEED SPOT had the privilege of hosting 16 entrepreneurs and their 11 ventures for a five day intensive Boot Camp.…

Press Release: SEED SPOT Awarded Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

August 4, 2015

Media Contacts: Corinn Perry, for SEED SPOT: Corinn@seedspot.org, (808)295-7320 Miguel Ayala, for SBA: Miguel.ayala@sba.gov, (202)205-6420 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  SEED SPOT Awarded Grant…

#MentorMonday

August 4, 2015

This week’s #MentorMonday comes from our Spring 2015 Mentor of the year, Scott Kaufmann of Lucid Agency! Scott was also just awarded the honor of…

#seedSPOTTED: Phoenix Business Journal 40 under 40!

August 4, 2015

Congratulations to SEED SPOT Mentor Scott Kaufmann of Lucid Agency, and SEED SPOT Alumni Brett Heising of Brett Approved! Meet the full class HERE.

School's A Joke hosts Summer Camp at SEED SPOT

July 24, 2015

By Sierra LaDuke When I was in grade school, I anxiously avoided eye contact with my teacher if she asked for a volunteer to read…

#MentorMonday – In three words…

July 20, 2015

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