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Gwinnett Startups, There's a Biz Plan Comp for You

Gwinnett Startups, There's a Biz Plan Comp for You

The Amazing Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition is an initiative by Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to foster new business development in Gwinnett County. Contestants enter their small business plan summaries for an opportunity to win big prizes to support their startup.

Back in Business: Startup Riot 2015

Back in Business: Startup Riot 2015

After a hiatus in 2014, Startup Riot is back March 4th, 2015 at Terminal West. This event draws in around 500 attendees to watch 30 startups pitch their hearts out for 3 minutes. Are the startup companies that present the real deal? Well, Startup Riot alumni have raised & exited

An Inside Look | The State of Innovation in GA

An Inside Look | The State of Innovation in GA

Last week the Atlanta Regional Commission hosted a State of the Region Breakfast focused on innovation and the many opportunities the Atlanta region offers entrepreneurs and technology startups. Atlanta's Mayor Kasim Reed delivered the keynote address “Innovation by Design," and here are a few of his major

Good Luck to the AIMA Awards Finalists

Good Luck to the AIMA Awards Finalists

The Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AIMA) is hosting their annual awards ceremony tomorrow (Nov. 12th) at the Buckhead Theatre. The event is held to shed light on movers and shakers within the digital marketing community in Atlanta. The awards focus on companies that fall everywhere on the spectrum from up-and-comers

GT Team Needs Your Customer Discovery Help

GT Team Needs Your Customer Discovery Help

The Covize app, currently being developed by a team of Georgia Tech students for their capstone senior project, is finding a way to make the connections between startups and investors easier to establish. The Covize app aims to simplify the process of finding investors for startups through the use of

Tech Square Ventures | Portfolio, Focus & What's Next

Tech Square Ventures | Portfolio, Focus & What's Next

In February Blake Patton announced that he was launching Tech Square Ventures, a $10 million fund focused on seed-stage and early stage companies. Blake shared his reasoning behind starting the fund in the Saporta Report earlier this week, "the funding shortage in Georgia is a big opportunity for early-stage

ATL Angel in Forbes "Will Atlanta Become A Hotbed For Startups?"

Yesterday in Forbes Bijan Khosravi shared his thoughts on the strengths and weakness of Atlanta's startup ecosystem. The local angel investor highlighted the availability of tech talent, the low cost of living & our strong gaming, medical and security industries. The main (and arguably the most important) takeaway