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From a Dorm Room to Walmart Shelves: the Retail Brand Accelerator Creating Access

March 4, 2026

44% of SEED SPOT’s Retail Brand Accelerator graduates are now selling in major retail stores, like Walmart, Kroger, Whole Foods, TJ Maxx, and Sephora. And…

SEED SPOT Announces New CEO

February 4, 2021

Seasoned nonprofit Executive, Zach Leverenz takes the helm of SEED SPOT to drive equitable change for entrepreneurs nationally  SEED SPOT, a globally-ranked social impact incubator…

The Time is Now to Become an Angel Investor: How to Start Today

January 28, 2021

Founders need champions to support and help grow their early-stage ventures.  These early champions are often angel investors because they are usually the first to…

A Brief Overview of Impact Investing

January 20, 2021

What is Impact Investing?  The most pressing problems of the next few decades will require the collective efforts of many people around the globe to…

Press Release: Deadline for Globally Ranked Virtual Business Accelerator January 28th

January 12, 2021

FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021  Media Contact: SEED SPOT Corinn Carter Interim CEO | SEED SPOT corinn@seedspot.org (808)295-7320   Deadline for Globally Ranked Virtual…

Raising Capital? Terms Every Entrepreneur (and Investor) Should Know

January 6, 2021

Let’s do this 2021! At the beginning of the year, you may be considering starting a new business or doubling down on one you started…

Do You Have Your Entrepreneurial New Year’s Resolutions?

December 30, 2020

Goodbye 2020. 2021, let’s go. The end of the calendar year is a good time to reflect on the previous year and set priorities for…

3 Self-Care Tips and Tools For Busy Founders

December 22, 2020

This year has been intense for everyone, especially founders of startups and small businesses. We have been balancing a completely new environment while pressing forward…

Two Quick Tips To Increase Customer Conversions

December 15, 2020

Impact-driven ventures exist to help make a difference in the world through serving their customers, users, or beneficiaries. Yet, one of the hard parts of…

Startup Marketing: Where To Start

December 9, 2020

Every company and founder needs to build a marketing engine to drive awareness and close deals. Yet, as a founder and entrepreneur, there is limited…

Every Founder Should Know These Metrics

December 1, 2020

As the saying goes, “If you can’t measure it, it didn’t happen.” A key aspect of building a startup is focusing on making progress towards…

SEED SPOT wins $300k EDA Grant in Partnership with Canyon Angels

November 20, 2020

The partnership will grow Arizona’s local investment ecosystem through training 180 new angel investors to deploy $4m in investment capital over the next 3 years.…

Thinking of Starting a Nonprofit? Don’t make our mistakes

October 23, 2020

Starting a business is one of the most courageous and impactful things you can do. If you are considering starting a nonprofit organization, we get…

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