This week: FedEx launches small business grants, Tampa Bay cybersecurity companies are hiring during COVID-19, Clearwater's Omnivore boosting the restaurant industry
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"Treat the fundraising process like prospecting — carve out time on a weekly or monthly basis to speak to or grab a coffee with various parties including founders and VCs. Find out which firm or partner is the best fit for your company and why."
Thoughts: A good team is a rare thing. Make sure they know that and use that to set a high bar for responsibility and excellence. If your team feels like they can do anything, they might just be able to.
Fair Play Your Way to Work-Life Integration Virtual Presentation on Game-Changing Solutions to Rebalance Domestic Responsibilities Presented by SoGal Tuesday, June 2 at 4PM ET
Value Proposition Workshop Webinar on Nailing Your Value Proposition Pitch Presented by InLab@HCC Tuesday, June 9 at 5PM
Synapse Converge A Digital Interactive Conference with Programming, Networking and Other Resources Presented by Synapse Tuesday, June 9 through Thursday, June 11
Clearwater's Omnivore Poised to Benefit as COVID-19 Pushes Restaurant Technology St. Pete Catalyst • Omnivore, a platform that allows restaurants to easily participate in ordering and payment technology without overwhelming themselves, are seeing a shift in restaurants taking e-commerce seriously. Omnivore recently raised $3.6M in capital and plans to use the funding to scale its key technology to help restaurants gain full control of their e-commerce.
FedEx Launches $1M Grant Program to Support Small Businesses TBBJ • On Tuesday, FedEx announced the launch of its #SupportSmall grants program. The $1 million initiative will give assistance to 200 business owners, with each one receiving a $5,000 check, and a $500 credit for FedEx Office print and business services.
Elevator Pitch: A real-time 3D VR communications platform that allows professionals to seamlessly train, consult, and observe any time, anywhere.
Position: Marketing Intern
Position Highlights: Immertec is looking for a Marketing Intern to join its team. This role will be responsible for collaborating with Immertec's marketing and advertising team in all stages of marketing campaigns. The Marketing Intern will provide insightful contribution to help develop, expand and maintain Immertec's marketing channels. The ideal candidate has excellent written communication skills, is hard-working, eager to learn, resourceful and driven to succeed.
Creating a strong investor network requires time and effort in fostering relationships with investors who will come to trust your startup and approach as a founder. From organizing your target investor list to crafting your cold outreach, we've compiled a few resources to help you grow your investor network.
🙅♂️How NOT to Go After VC Funding- a 2013 article (still relevant today) on what won't work when fundraising and how to position yourself for success
How I Raised It With George Arison of Shift.com In this episode of How I Raised It, the Foundersuite team interviews Shift.com CEO George Arison on how he raised his seed round from previous bosses and co-workers. He also explains how valuation really works, his outlook on surviving a downturn and what the next few years will be like for great founders.
Open Call for Pitches from Precursor and Betaworks The investors of venture firms Precursor and Betaworks want to learn about what you are building. Startups are asked to submit their application for review over Zoom with the potential to receive pre-seed capital from either Precursor, Betaworks or both. Deadline: May 29 (Tomorrow) Apply Here
Entrepreneurship World Cup The Entrepreneurship World Cup is accepting applications from creative and innovative individuals anywhere on the entrepreneurship spectrum. With categories and prizes for idea-stage, early-stage and growth-stage ventures, the EWC customizes its accelerator resources and ensures that the competitions are conducted on equal footing and for all industries. Participants have the opportunity to win significant cash prizes – up to $5 million in total – investment opportunities and resources and perks from their leading partners. Deadline: June 1 Apply Here
Salesforce Care Small Business Grants Salesforce is partnering with Ureeka to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies that have between 2 to 50 employees, have been in business for 2 full years as of March 2020 and have annual revenue between $250K and $2M are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Not Specified Apply Here
USF Connect Student Innovation Incubator The USF Connect Student Innovation Incubator helps turn current USF students' business ideas into reality by providing top-notch resources. Student ventures with scalable, commercial potential are given access to high-tech, collaborative office space, paired with industry mentors, subject matter experts, and community corporate partners to develop business plans, and market-testable products and services. Students attending the University of South Florida with a startup idea are encouraged to apply. Deadline: September 25 Apply Here
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