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Press Start’s Core Offerings

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Press Start Hub

The Press Start Hub provides you with a curated list of business tools and resources to help you get started. In some cases our business tool partners offer you exclusive discounted rates. Our resource partners are targeted to helping entrepreneurs with services such as business ideation, business case templates, access to micro-loans, mentor programs, peer-to-peer support, and so much more. All of our partners share our goal for a better world.
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The Press Start Colab

Pressing Start on Something Big

The Press Start CoLab Program is a 7-week (2-4 hours per week) innovation accelerator program offered to next-generation thought leaders, social-preneurs, activists and critical thinkers to collaboratively arrive at viable solutions to some of today’s most pressing problems. Participants will have the unique opportunity to collaborate with industry and academic experts and access grant funds to support their creative solutioning. Applications are now closed.
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Built for Diverse Perspectives

The magic of the Press Start program comes from connecting diverse groups around a range of social issues to exchange ideas and co-create solutions for a better tomorrow.
Press Start Connects:
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Academic Thought Leaders

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Emerging Social-preneurs

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Business Innovators

Boosts of Capital at the Right Time (Microfinancing)

A portion of our sales go towards a micro-financing fund to support emerging Social-preneurs. We will award these funds annually and announce spring in the spring of 2023. Stay tuned for more information on how to apply.
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Join the Press Start Program Now

If you have a commitment to create meaningful change in your community and beyond, the Press Start program is for you. Press Start now.
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Built for Diverse Perspectives

The magic of the Press Start program comes from connecting diverse groups around a range of social issues to exchange ideas and co-create solutions for a better tomorrow.
Press Start Connects:
Group of nowly Friends working together

Emerging Social-preneurs

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Business Innovators

Thought Leaders working together to a common goal

Academic Thought Leaders

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Join the Press Start Hub Now

If you have a commitment to create meaningful change in your community and beyond, then Press Start is the program for you. Join today to access our curated list of start-up must have tools and resources for social-preneurs.
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The Press Start CoLab Program

The Press Start CoLab Program is an innovation accelerator that fosters collaboration, community and creativity through expanded networks of thought leaders and social-preneurs to arrive at solutions for today’s most pressing problems. The program offers young activists, innovators, and entrepreneurs’ access to seed investment and mentorship from industry and academic experts.
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