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Electrifying Urban Mobility: Embracing E-microtransit for a Sustainable Memphis

Blog, Digital City, Digital Inclusion, Startups / Eduardo Bengoa

E-microtransit represents a new era in urban transportation, featuring electric-powered services designed specifically for city environments. This innovative mode of transit employs a range of electric vehicles, from vans to bicycles, tailored to operate with high efficiency. Its core advantages lie in its adaptability and eco-friendly nature, catering to the evolving needs of urban commuters. […]

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Focus Groups To Understand the State of Black Business in Memphis

Digital Inclusion, Blog, Startups / Eric Mathews

Start Co. along with the City of Memphis, Christian Brothers University, Black Business Association, the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Memphis Commission, and Heartland Forward are doing data analysis on the state of Black businesses that goes beyond revenue and paid headcount. We are looking at: the complexities of starting a business out of

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Getting to Smarter Solutions, Faster

Newsroom, Blog, Digital City, Digital Inclusion / Rachel Reilly

Getting to Smarter Solutions, Faster How Data is Being Leveraged to Improve Communities and Economic Competitiveness On September 22, 2021, Start Co. hosted a virtual convening with experts from across the nation to discuss ways in which data is being used to strengthen quality of life, access to opportunity, economic growth, and government decision-making. Guest

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Interview with Emmanuel Tuombe of ABES Engineering

Digital Inclusion, Newsroom, Startups / Carter King

Recently, I got the opportunity to speak with Emmanuel Tuombe, Founder and CEO of ABES Engineering in Memphis. Growing up witnessing the challenges created from a lack of infrastructure in Rwanda, Emmanuel set out to become a civil engineer. He founded ABES Engineering in 2015 with the goal to build a profitable business and to

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Entrepreneurship is for Everyone

Digital Inclusion, Newsroom, Startups / Carter King

The Missing Ingredient In our article introducing the Digital City, we mentioned that the key ingredient to activating a Smart City is to incorporate entrepreneurship. In cities that are not considered technological hubs, innovation has been confined to individual efforts and siloed organizations to produce a product, produce a business model, and find funding. Our

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Debt Financing Tips

Startups, Digital Inclusion, Newsroom / Eric Mathews

Introduction Most businesses will not qualify for equity based financing during the early and growth stages of their development. In fact less than 6% of all businesses are financed by equity investments such as angel investment or venture capital. Most small businesses are financed from business and personal loans. The Small Business Administration found that

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Electrifying Urban Mobility: Embracing E-microtransit for a Sustainable Memphis

Focus Groups To Understand the State of Black Business in Memphis

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Interview with Emmanuel Tuombe of ABES Engineering

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