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SCW Clinic: Zenterpreneur Life

On August 19, Toby Corey presented the new generation of entrepreneurs in Zentrepreneur Life. The world needs change, and Z Life is a path.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

The Paystand Zero Card Available Today

Paystand today released the Zero Card, an entirely touchless, prepaid alternative to corporate expense cards designed for mid-market businesses that need more flexibility and control over budgets and spending.

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How Do You Become a Unicorn? 🦄

Melanie came up with the idea for Canva when she was studying at the University of Western Australia. She was tutoring other students on how to use design programs and realized they were far too complex and expensive.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Monterey Bay Internships Employer Toolkit

The goal of the Employer Toolkit is to give employers in the Monterey Bay area the tools and guidance they need to provide a fulfilling internship opportunity for students.

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Blue Check Sign Program Launches

The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to announce the launch of a new program designed to protect the health and safety of the community by providing a public health endorsement to businesses following safer health and safety practices.

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Local Ed-tech Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

At Santa Cruz New Tech’s Cruz Cares back in 2016, Mitch Slater took the stage for the first time to present his proof-of-concept curriculum product, Levered Learning. Just four years later, Levered is serving 6,000 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.

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Community Building Brigade Style

On Thursday July 30th, Amazon Web Services announced a new developer community, AWS Community Builders Program. For months, Chris Miller, founder & CEO of Cloud Brigade, has had to keep this exciting news a secret.

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