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iStart Valley has been ranked #23 on 2021 MAVS Top 100 Businesses. MAVS Top 100 Businesses in 2021 created combined Annual Economic Impact of $54B while Top 30 Businesses have led to an impact of $180M.
iStart Valley provides resources to startups and aspiring entrepreneurs, investing its efforts to build a strong innovation pipeline to enrich the startup ecosystems. As a major player in the Startup Ecosystem iStart Valley has supported hundreds of Startups and Thousands of Innovators. Human Capital Accelerator of iStart Valley offers programs
“We are honored and humbled by this recognition another major milestone in progress we are making” says MJ Charmani, Founder and Chair of iStart Valley. “We are truly proud of our accomplishments”. Harry Dombroski, dean of the College of Business, UTA says “It’s an opportunity for us to recognize these individuals, their accomplishments and their contributions to the community.” Governor Greg Abbott’s video message encouraging the organizations and individuals for the entrepreneurial spirit was shared during the Awards and Gala.
Rankings of Top 100 Businesses were announced during Annual MAVS 100 Awards & Gala May 8 at Live! By Loew’s in Arlington organized by University of Texas at Arlington and TRUIST Financial Corporation (Former SunTrust Bank and BB&T. Mavs Top 100 is designed to honor the 100 fastest growing Maverick-owned or Maverick-led businesses. Nominated companies are asked to provide high-level information about their company so that an independent accounting firm can rank the nominees and identify the 100 fastest growing companies. The nominated companies are ranked by their annual economic impact. The 100 fastest growing organizations are named to the Mavs 100 each year. Honorees are recognized each spring during an invitation only Awards Dinner.
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Saturday, November 21st 2020, 1.00 PM Central to 1.30 PM Central
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Global Entrepreneurship Network announced a collection of individuals to serve as the community organizers to drive engagement in thousands of activities this November to help start and grow startups around the world. Known as Global Entrepreneurship Week, the large-scale campaign is active in 170 countries with roughly 9 million participants in 35,000 activities – ranging from small, casual meetups to massive events and competitions. This year, GEW will take place November 16th - 22nd.
iStart Valley will serve as the GEW Community Organizer for Plano, Texas. On November 21st at 1.00 PM Central, iStart Valley is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a virtual event to spotlight Entrepreneurs and Young Innovators to expose people to the path of entrepreneurship and innovation. Join iStart Valley and the Authors of the Award Winning "The Solution Book" to learn about the "101 Disruptive Techniques", hear from our Young Innovators on "State of the Youth Entrepreneurship" and “Artificial Intelligence” and be part of the Ecosystem Assessment Study kick-off for Plano, Texas.
MJ Charmani, Founder and Chair of iStart Valley, a non-profit organization said “We are thrilled about the opportunity empower entrepreneurs and encourage our citizens to become starters – finding new and better ways of doing things. GEW 2020 is a call to action for all to be resilient and come together in leveraging the power of new ideas and innovation for the benefit of all especially in the wake of pandemic”.
The state organizers tapped by GEN will encourage hundreds of organizations throughout their state to plan and conduct activities during GEW USA. They will also play a role in connecting those organizations and other key stakeholders to expand awareness and enable the participation of communities not traditionally engaged in entrepreneurial activity. "Each year, Global Entrepreneurship Week amplifies the great work being done to support entrepreneurs across the country while connecting them to more opportunities to start and scale in their own communities,” said Ellen Bateman, director for U.S. ecosystems at the Global Entrepreneurship Network.
The four global themes of GEW 2020 will focus on Ecosystems, Education, Inclusion and Policy. iStart Valley's GEW 2020 theme is "Ecosystems and Education". Register today @ istart-gew2020.eventbrite.com. First 50 Attendees will receive free copy of "The Solution Book".
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Artificial Intelligence Summit - 2020
Sunday, April 12th @ 10.00 AM Central
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Early adopters are disrupting the world using AI technologies. iStart Valley’s Artificial Intelligence Summit brings together innovators and thought leaders from the diverse ecosystem and delivers key knowledge you need.
Harvard Business Review estimates that 80% of companies are already investing in AI and most are facing challenges hiring the capabilities they need to implement a useful AI application or product. Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Machine Learning are amongst the hottest fields of the 21st century, that will impact all segments of daily life by 2025. A report from indeed one of the top job sites (link or resource), showed a 30% increase in demand for data scientists year over year and a 348% increase since 2013, a dramatic upswing.
Please join us for an hour of inspirational and intriguing discussion on “Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science”. Please feel free to share the information to your friends and family! Register free at ais2020.eventbrite.com
Innovators, Thought Leaders and Industry Experts on our Speaker Panel:
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Saturday, March 21st 2020, 9.00 AM Central to 1.00 PM Central
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Did you know startups founded by young entrepreneurs under the age of 20 is rapidly on the rise? Many bright entrepreneurs have emerged while they are young. Entrepreneurship could be a viable career choice, especially for the youth with no experience, but have passion and an idea. What may start out as hobby/after school project can turn into a real business. Power of networking combined with developing an entrepreneurial mindset early can help you successfully navigate the Entrepreneurial World.
Join iStart Valley’s First ever online Youth Entrepreneurship Summit featuring globally renowned speakers to inspire you. Come learn the traits and tenets of successful entrepreneurship. A unique opportunity to "Discover the Entrepreneur in You"!
Goal of this summit is to offer the aspiring young entrepreneurs
- Next generation resources available to navigate the Entrepreneurial World
- Help them learn from the examples of others journey
- Inspire young adults to explore Entrepreneurship as a viable career choice in this era of 4th Industrial Revolution
Besides gaining invaluable experience, as a participant you will receive additional benefits
- Digital Certificate of Attendance
- Free Digital Copy of Curated Entrepreneurship Quotes Book worth $21.99
- A unique Networking Opportunity
Bio of speaker is available at - http://www.istartvalley.org/programs/yep/entrepreneurship-summit.html
Register today @ https://istartvalley-yes2020.eventbrite.com.
After successful registration you will be sent a confirmation and link to attend the Summit. Registration is free until March 7th 2020!
