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1		PROVIDENCE, RI
2		NEW YORK, NY
3		NEW YORK, NY
4		Manorville, NY
5		RED BANK, NJ
6		NEW YORK, NY
7		FARMINGTON, ME
8		RESTON, VA
9		WEST CHESTER, PA
10		FALLS CHURCH, VA
11		Davidson, NC
12		PHILADELPHIA, PA
13		Blowing Rock, NC
14		Fort Wayne, IN
15		MADISON, WI
16		AKRON, OH
17		YOUNGSTOWN, OH
18		CLEVELAND, OH
19		WASHINGTON, DC
20		LAKE FOREST, IL
21		Lake Forest, IL
22		FLINT, MI
23		WAUKESHA, WI
24		Grand Forks, ND
25		Fairfield, IA
26		CHICAGO, IL
27		Wilmington, DE
28		CHARLOTTE, NC
29		SOUTH BEND, IN
30		WILMINGTON, DE
31		WASHINGTON, DC
32		NORWOOD, OH
33		WILMINGTON, DE
34		HUDSON, OH
35		Baltimore, MD
36		ARLINGTON, VA
37		RESTON, VA
38		WASHINGTON, DC
39		RALEIGH, NC
40		CHARLOTTE, NC
41		GREENWOOD, DE
42		ROCKY MOUNT, NC
43		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
44		CHICAGO, IL
45		HARRISBURG, PA
46		ARLINGTON, VA
47		WASHINGTON, DC
48		FLINT, MI
49		NORFOLK, VA
50		BURLINGTON, NC

SEG CREATES POSITIVE AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS BY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTERPRISES.

INCHALLENGE KENYA: INCHALLENGE PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL INVENTION CHALLENGE. THE INCHALLENGE PROGRAM ELICITS PROJECT PROPOSALS FROM YOUTH AROUND THE COUNTRY AND OFFERS DESIGN WORKSHOPS, SEED FUNDING AND MENTORSHIP TO SELECT FINALISTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS INTO TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT POSITIVELY AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITY. THE INCHALLENGE PROGRAM ENHANCES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, STRENGTHENS STEM LITERACIES AND DEVELOPS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.INLABS KENYA: INLAB PROGRAM IS A TEN WEEK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES YOUTH IN SELECT PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH INTEREST-DRIVEN CURRICULUM. IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS, THE INLAB PROGRAM INTRODUCES TOPICS AND SKILLS BEYOND WHAT IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS SUCH AS ELECTRONICS AND PROGRAMMING. INLAB PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURIAL AND CREATIVE CAPACITIES IN YOUTH, ULTIMATEL

IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INCUBATOR IN NEW YORK CITY PROVIDING FISCAL, PHYSICAL, AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO STARTUP CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND WOMEN-CENTERED ENTERPRISES, WHOSE WORK INCREASES GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERS WOMEN AND GIRLS, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.

To empower Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics education and entrepreneurial learning within local communities using technology and peer-to-peer exchange models.

supports education of promising youth to develop socially conscious, entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow. Our first project is Leadership Academy in Cambodia

THE ORGANIZATION IS INVESTING IN AND EMPOWERING LOCAL CHANGEMAKERS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND GRASS-ROOT LEADERS TO ENACT POSITIVE CHANGES THROUGH SOCIAL INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF AN IMPACT ECOSYSTEM WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING IMPACT PROGRAMMING SUCH AS CO-LIVING RESIDENCES, CO-WORKING SPACES, A SOCIAL IMPACT ACCELERATOR AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL CHANGEMAKERS.

TO CREATE A WIDE-BRANCHING SUPPORT SYSTEM WORK FORCE DEVEOPMENT AND CREATIVE THINKING. OUR PROGRAM BELIEVES AN MINDSET ALLOWS A GROWING AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY.

HELPING OTHERS TO "BE THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD" BY PROVIDING COUNSELING AND RESOURCES.WE WORK WITH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE PROVIDE COUNSEL AND RESOURCES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PLAN, BUILD AND EXECUTE ON THEIR VISION.

TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO AGE 16 TO DEVELOP THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS AND TO PROVIDE EXPOSURE TO THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH (STEM), ART, MUSIC, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SO THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE CAREERS IN THOSE FIELDS.

INSPIRES HEALTHY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WITH ART, WATER AND GLOBAL EDUCATION. THROUGH GRASSROOT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE EMPOWER YOUTH AND WOMEN WITH ART AS THERAPY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION, ENABLING THEM TO BRING VITAL RESOURCES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. CONNECTING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITH INTERNATIONAL CLASSROOMS, WE ENRICH GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH PARTICIPATORY AND SERVICE LEARNING.

protect the threatened long-leaf pine forests in the Southern United States, and train disadvantaged younger adults how to become agribusiness entrepreneurs

IS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CONNECTS PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S AND 30S TO JEWISH LIFE AND COMMUNITY IN PHILADELPHIA TODAY SO THEY WILL CHOOSE TO STAY CONNECTED TOMORROW. OUR VISION IS TO GUIDE EVERY PERSON WHO IS IN THEIR 20S AND 30S WHO IS JEWISH, HAS A PARTNER WHO IS JEWISH, OR IS SEEKING A CONNECTION WITH JUDAISM TO THE NEXT STEP ON THEIR PATH TO MEANINGFUL JEWISH COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION. WE DO THIS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS; CONCIERGE STYLE ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE TO FIND JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES; A JEWISH LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FELLOWSHIP; A COMMUNITY FOR LGBTQ JEWS AND ALLIES; MATCHMAKING AND SINGLES ENCOUNTERS; GIVING CIRCLES BASED ON THE IDEAS OF ETHICAL PHILANTHROPY; AND BEING THE WEB RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE IN THEIR 20S AND 30S TO LIVE, PLAY AND WORK JEWISHLY IN THE PHILLY AREA.

SUPPORTING BUSINESSESS, INDIVIDUALS, AND NON-PROFITS THROUGH EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.

develops the youth the greater Fort Wayne area Entrepreneurship and The Arts by creating hands on learning experiences.

TO PROVIDE ENGAGING AND HANDS-ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TO YOUTH. WE DEFINE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE ACT OPENING A BUSINESS THAT ADDRESSES A SOCIAL PROBLEM OR IMPROVES SOCIETY. YOUTH LAUNCH REAL SELF-DESIGNED AND MANAGED BUSINESSES OR BUSINESS-LIKE SOCIAL VENTURES.

THE IS A NON-PROFIT YOUTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND CHARACTER, AND TO CREATE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THROUGH FAIR AND HONEST RACING COMPETITIONS, STEM CURRICULUMS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES. OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE YOUTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT; HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND PERSEVERANCE; INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION; MENTORING; VOLUNTEERISM; AND COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY.

DEVELOPMENT: TO CULTIVATE, ACCELERATE AND PRMOTE FORMATION, GROWTH, COMMERCIALIZATION AND INNOVATION OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICES AND RESORUCES IN A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES COMPANY SUCCESS, ATTRACTION AND RETENTION TO CULTIVATE, ACCELERATE AND PROMOTE FORMATION, GROWTH, COMMERCIALIZATION, AND INNOVATION OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY ENTREPRENEURIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES IN A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES COMPANY SUCCESS, ATTRACTION AND RETENTION.

Historic , charity food programs, business incubator in inner city (400 families)

AEO IS THE VOICE OF INNOVATION IN MICROBUSINESS AND MICROFINANCE IN THE UNITED STATES. AEO WORKS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT CAPITAL AND SERVICES FLOW TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALL.

AS HEIRS OF THE LEGACY AND EDUCATIONAL TRADITION OF COLLEGE AND THERELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART, THE FOUNDATIONDEVELOPS AND SEEKS SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATIONAL VENTURES WHICH REFLECT THE DEEP COMMITMENT TO: INTELLECTUAL,SPIRITUAL, AND ETHICAL VALUES; EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, SOCIAL AWARENESS THAT IMPELS TO ACTION; AND THE BUILDING OF COMMUNITY.

is dedicated to help people help themselves. We seek to restore the dignity and quality of life for people affected by conflict by eliminating barriers to success through innovative education, entrepreneurial development, and community-driven aid.

WE BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE VIBRANT AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES. WE FOSTER ENTREPRENEURS AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES. WE DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREPARE FAMILIES FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK PROGRAM (KEEN) CONFERENCES - 2 CONFERENCES CONVENED SPONSORED BY FOUNDATION WITH A TOTAL OF 463 GRANTEES IN ATTENDENCE.

To maintain national leadership in entrepreneur outreach and education.

is dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth with tools for success including education and entrepreneurship opportunities. This results in eradication of poverty through provision of quality, effective, consciousness-based University and vocational education.

THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES EVERY YOUTH CAN BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR.

Enable jobs for autistic persons through social entrepreneurship, innovative employment models and a national change in mindset.

IS A CHRIST CENTERED IMPACT INVESTING FUND WITH A DUAL MISSION; FIRST, WE INVEST IN ENTREPRENEURS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES THAT PRODUCE JOBS IN EAST AFRICA. SECOND, WE INVEST IN HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND MEASURABLE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES.

IS A TALENT ATTRACTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO "EMPOWER TALENT TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES." ATTRACTS RECENT GRADUATES AS INNOVATION FELLOWS TO COMPLETE STRATEGIC BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. THE ACTIVITIES OF ARE ATTRACTIVE FOR GRADUATES TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE REGIONS WE SERVE AND THE RESULTS OF THE WORK DRIVE AN ECOSYSTEM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ATTRACTED OVER 1,200 FELLOWS AND INTERNS AND HAVE COMPLETED OVER 500 PROJECTS SINCE 2012."

LION PROVIDES TEACHING, RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY TO ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY BUILD AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES.

THE IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING , CREATIVITY and ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SEEKS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE USE OF .

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF BUILDING AND PROMOTING A VIBRANT ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTOR IN GREATER CINCINNATI, OHIO AND BEYOND THAT SUSTAINS INNOVATIVE START-UPS AND EMERGING BUSINESSES; EDUCATING THE REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITIES ON OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST SUCH COMPANIES (THIS IS NOW ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A SEPARATE, RELATED 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY, QCA EDUCATION FOUNDATION); TO FACILITATE INVESTING IN BUSINESSES; AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF IDEAS, BUSINESS PRACTICES, AND OTHER INFORMATION AMONG REGIONAL EMERGING START-UP AND EMERGING COMPANIES. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS FORMED IS CONDUCTING ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH, ANCILLARY TO, SUCH PURPOSES, AND CARRYING-ON ANY ACTIVITIES PERMITTED UNDER THE NON-PROFIT CORPORATION LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

BUILDING A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING A DIVERSE BASE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES THROUGH TO , EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND OPPORTUNITY.

TO CULTIVATE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET, CREATE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADVANCE THEM PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.

To foster a transformative community of tech-savvy, innovative, entrepreneurial people looking for creative collaboration to accelerate their growth potential and make a powerful economic impact on the City of Baltimore and beyond.

THE OPERATES PROGRAMS IN 180 COUNTRIES AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE TO START AND SCALE A BUSINESS.

DECA PREPARES EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT.

TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INVESTING KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS.

CONDUCTING POLICY RESEARCH FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CONDITIONS,STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORTING INCREASED ENTREPRENEURIALDEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN RURALAREAS.

TO SUPPORT , THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, IN ITS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE LIFE-LONG EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULTS.

FOUNDATION, INC. MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AMUN SHEA A PRIVATE NONPROFIT PROJECT LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF PERQUIN, MORAZAN, EL SALVADOR. THE CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNICAL ABILITY, WITH A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE OF ROCKY MOUNT AIDS IN THE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES AND PROJECTS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FACILITATORS, FORUMS, AND EVENTS IN THE ROCKY MOUNT AREA. THE ALSO SUPPORTS ECONOMIC INITIATIVES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WORKFORCE .

TO ALLIVIATE HUNGER THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE AND INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

TO ESTABLISH STABILITY THOUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMIC . WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND ONE ON ONE BUSINESS COACHING.

A DIVERSE GROUP STATE AND LOCAL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, PHILANTHROPISTS AND SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA.

TO ENABLE POWERFUL APPROACHES TO STIMULATING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INVENTION, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES DIRECTED TOWARDS SOLVING NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS.

THE MISSION OF EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET IS TO CAPITALIZE ON OUR HISTORIC ASSETS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE TO PROMOTE, RETAIN AND ATTRACT DIVERSE, SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT APPROACH OF: ORGANIZATION, PROMOTION, DESIGN AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

TO PROVIDE EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL TRAINING TO STUDENTS, MAINLY IN UNDERPRIVILEGED, URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AS THEY ARE GUIDED IN AIDING INVENTORS, INNOVATORS, AND ENTREPRENEURS AT ANY STAGE IN BRINGING PRODUCTS FROM CONCEPT TO MARKET.

IS A NON-PROFIT STARTUP ACCELERATOR AND INCUBATOR PROGRAM. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STARTUPS WITH THE CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES AND CAPITAL THEY NEED TO GROW. WE BOOST PROMISING STARTUPS TOWARDS CUSTOMER TRACTION AND REVENUE USING THEIR OWN NETWORK OF MENTORS, INVESTORS, SUPPORT SERVICE, WORKING SPACE, AND A LEAN STARTUP EDUCATION. OUR VALUES ARE ENTREPRENEURS-FIRST, GIVE BEFORE YOU GET, AND A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO HELPING STARTUPS DO MORE, FASTER.

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