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Closing Deals in Q4
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The Work Trip Playbook: Nashville Edition — A Business Traveler’s Guide to Music City
Discover Nashville’s top coworking spots, coffee shops, and restaurants for business trips...plus where to meet entrepreneurs and explore Music City.
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Friday Fund Day: Startup News From The Southeast For The Week Of July 14-18, 2025
We're expanding what we put in these Friday round up articles to include additional notes from interesting meetings, conversations, and things we learned this week while out reporting. We hope it helps introduce you to new people who you should have on your radar and other startup updates that we mi
B2C
Flock Safety and Homegrown Launch $10M Fund to Invest in Atlanta’s Brick-and-Mortar Businesses
Learn why Atlanta’s security tech giant is teaming up with a fintech startup to invest $10M in brick-and-mortar businesses transforming local communities.
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Meet Avante, A New Program Empowering Rural Startup Founders
Avante, a new program from FoundersForge, is helping rural entrepreneurs gain the essential skills and support to build and scale businesses in their own communities. With a hands-on approach, this six-week bootcamp is strengthening rural ecosystems and fostering local innovation.
Education
Startup Resources: 5 Podcasts To Listen To In 2025
Whether you're diving into career strategies, seeking inspiration from innovative founders...or trying to master the art and science of being a first-time founder...these five Southeast-based podcasts are worth adding to your playlist
Education
We Asked, They Answered: Can my startup skills pivot into the corporate world?
“When I was recruiting for a role where every resume looked the exact same, it was refreshing to know that somebody had the skills, but maybe they brought something else to the table,” she added. Showing leadership skills, volunteer work, and other unique experiences are the “things that recruiters
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A New ATL-based Geolocation App is Connecting Professionals. With A New Partnership, It Is Also Helping People In Recovery.
It was a trip down to the Fulton County Courthouse for jury duty that inspired Steven Eppinger’s latest startup, Connector. It was during that grueling sit-and-wait period when awaiting instructions in downtown Atlanta that Eppinger started thinking about ways he could connect with his fellow juror
Education
We Asked, They Answered: CPG Leaders Share Advice For Making It In A Crowded Industry
Keeping inventory fresh. Finding new customers. Dealing with ever-changing shipping demands. Building up a consumer product business is a constant balancing act, requiring agility, innovation, and strategic thinking to stay competitive in an evolving market. To get a better sense of how CPG (consumer-packaged goods) companies stand out, we reached
B2C
We Asked, They Answered: B2C Leaders Send In Advice For Fellow Entrepreneurs
The business-to-consumer (B2C) space is crowded and can be complicated for entrepreneurs to navigate. Consumer preferences and mentalities can change quickly, so entrepreneurs have to find new and engaging ways to get in front of people. To get a sense of how Southeast B2C leaders navigate the space, we reached
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After Successful Launch In Europe, Seasoned Atlanta Entrepreneur Returns To Launch Captain Athletic Club
Ricardo Theiner is a veteran of international startups, having worked at companies in Austria, England, and the United States. He made his mark on the Atlanta startup scene as the co-founder of the TravelTech platform KLEENERLY, which was acquired in 2020, and as the City Launch Manager of the popular
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March 1 Is The Global Day Of Unplugging. How Can "Always Online" Founders Join?
From bagel to potato chips, there’s a National Day for just about everything. Most of these days certainly make for fun social media content (think #NationalMargaritaDay on February 22). But others – like March 1’s Global Day of Unplugging – can be a good reminder of positive habits we might