The shift from DEI to ICU is reshaping how we build inclusive cultures. Paulo Gregory’s leadership has helped many of us recognize the deep scars left by discrimination and competitive dominance—and shown us a path to healing. ICU begins with truly seeing others (sawubona) and taking responsibility for their well-being (ubuntu). This episode dives deeper into these ideas and offers a way forward through the difficult conversations we need to have as a country. How do you ensure others feel seen and supported in your community? Let’s talk about it. To learn more and watch the full video 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePaTq2ms #MakeStartups #EcosystemTour #Entrepreneurship #OwnershipMatters #InclusiveEconomy #StartupEcosystem #ICU #DEI #Inclusivity #Sawubona Eric Parker, AIA . Grace Anne Belangia Startup Champions Network
Make Startups
Non-profit Organizations
Augusta, GA 1,488 followers
Anyone, Anywhere can Make Startups. We can help.
About us
Make Startups believes that entrepreneurs can succeed anywhere and exists to strengthen the organizations and ecosystems that support them - from main street business and micro-enterprise to high growth, venture backable companies. Our nationally recognized, industry credentialing model helps incubators, accelerators, and community ESOs access federal workforce funding to sustain operations while also assessing the short and long term economic impact of their entrepreneurship programming. 🌟 What is Cofounder OS? 🌟 Cofounder OS is a game-changer for entrepreneurs, ESOs, and economic developers offering real-time support, dynamic analysis, and access to capital – all in one powerful tech platform. 🚀 Key Features 🚀 - Simplified & automated application screening, cohort management, and progress monitoring. - Automated impact reporting for metrics required by state and federally funded grant programs. - Proprietary ABI scores, harnessing 75 unique early-stage startup data points that predict entrepreneur success and improve investment decisions. Make Startups has a demonstrative track record of grassroots organizing and implementing programs with and for communities that have been denied opportunities for entrepreneurial success and economic advancement. Reach out today and let’s Make Startups in your community - [email protected]
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https://makestartups.com
External link for Make Startups
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Augusta, GA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Entrepreneurship Support, Workforce Development, Impact Measurement, Startups, Ecosystem Building, and Business Services
Locations
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100 Grace Hopper Ln
3700
Augusta, GA 30901, US
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3365 I St. Ext
Petaluma, CA 94952, US
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1609 Lupine Ln
Austin, Texas 78741, US
Employees at Make Startups
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Eric Harrison
CTO
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Eric Parker, AIA
An architect of buildings, companies, and communities that make the world better.
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Raymond Juballa
Masters in Information Systems Student, SMCEC Board of Directors Member, Menlo College Innovation Center Manager, Atherton Committee Member, CAD…
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Lexie Irvine
Marketing & Communications @ Make Startups | Digital Marketing
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Next week is #SCNBayArea! I can't wait to explore the work of ESO Ventures and ESO Foundation more fully. Their team has done amazing work to drive impacts across the region that every #ecosystembuilder can learn from. https://lnkd.in/dr3c_V_5
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Last week we attended the Cities Work Innovate Local Hackathon at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where Eric Parker, AIA and his teammates Cameron Cushman Jason Wiens and Angel Gregorio, explored ways to support first-time business owners through building and zoning code incentives. Using #CofounderOS, they developed an AI Permit Concierge service for city permit offices—in just two hours! Are you interested in learning more about CofounderOS? Schedule a Demo Today! https://lnkd.in/gFy5R28C #MakeStartups #EcosystemBuilding #EconDev #DowntownDevelopment #CofounderOS #Innovation
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I really enjoyed meeting the community of entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders at Startup Week Las Vegas. I got to talk about capital infrastructures, startup data, and how deep market knowledge and the love of customers is what will always give startups a competitive advantage over entrenched players that are neglecting those same customers while optimizing for efficiency and profit. W/ Cameron Belt Tyler Williams Ellen Hamlett Make Startups Thx for the lovely gift StartUpNV And shoutout to my two #Augusta peeps making things happen in #LasVegas Shaquille Cruz Kurt Walker🌶
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When SCN members put their heads together, cool things happen. If you're headed to #SCNBayArea, you're getting a perk for attending: credits to use #CofounderOS in your ecosystem! Make Startups Eric Parker, AIA Cameron Cushman
Had a great time at the Cities Work Innovate Local Hackathon at Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Our team focused on how to use the building and zoning codes to create first time business occupancy incentives, and we were able to use #CofounderOS to build an AI Permit Concierge service for city permit offices in about 2 hours with Cameron Cushman Jason Wiens Make Startups #mainstreets #ecosystembuilding #econdev #downtowndevelopment
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Make Startups reposted this
Had a great time at the Cities Work Innovate Local Hackathon at Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Our team focused on how to use the building and zoning codes to create first time business occupancy incentives, and we were able to use #CofounderOS to build an AI Permit Concierge service for city permit offices in about 2 hours with Cameron Cushman Jason Wiens Make Startups #mainstreets #ecosystembuilding #econdev #downtowndevelopment
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What makes a successful ESO tick? 🧩 The Make Startups Executive Fellowship brought 17 leaders together to uncover their hidden strengths, tap into workforce funding, and shape the future of entrepreneurship support. Read more about key takeaways from their journey that could change how you approach your work. 🚀 Curious what they discovered? Read the full recap: https://lnkd.in/epP3iguh #MakeStartups #MSEF #ExecutiveFellowship #EBLN #ESO #EntrepreneurshipSupport #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkforceInnovation #EcosystemBuilding
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When we seek to build a world in harmony, the language we use plays an important role in people's feelings of inclusion and exclusion. I consider Paulo Gregory to be one of our most important champions of #inclusiveentrepreneurship and am grateful for this opportunity to interview him with . Grace Anne Belangia for the Make Startups Ecosystem Tour. Read my story about my own journey in navigating the world of DEI and Paulo's role in reshaping a national conversation to end the divisiveness that separates each of us from one another.
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"Ownership is the last stop on the Underground Railroad for those who have been owned." In this first of two episodes on Baltimore's ecosystem, we sit down with Paulo Gregory, founder of Cohado and ecosystem builder spearheading the The Black Butterfly Network in Baltimore. This episode highlights Paulo's belief that ownership and entrepreneurship can be a powerful path forward for communities that have been historically marginalized. Watch now 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePaTq2ms #MakeStartups #EcosystemTour #Entrepreneurship #OwnershipMatters #InclusiveEconomy #StartupEcosystem Eric Parker, AIA . Grace Anne Belangia Startup Champions Network
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🎬 The next episode is almost here! Mark your calendars for 10.16.2024 – we’ve got an exciting one lined up. Stay tuned! 👀 #MakeStartups #NewEpisode #EcosystemRoadshow #StayTuned #EcosystemBuilders Eric Parker, AIA . Grace Anne Belangia Paulo Gregory