There were 50+ nominees for Hometown Heroes 2020. In this article, watch each of the 17 Awardees make their acceptance speech.

We are excited to announce our third Santa Cruz Works Virtual Flash Tour at Parallel Flights Technologies with CEO and Founder Joshua Resnick.

UC Santa Cruz is well represented at this year’s Santa Cruz Works Hometown Heroes awards ceremony, with Chancellor Cynthia Larive, a host of faculty and staff members, and numerous alumni slated to be honored.

Watch Toby Corey talk with Aaron Huang about Get Virtual. Learn how Get Virtual is helping local businesses affected by COVID-19 the tools to adapt to the virtual landscape.

There are so many people who rose up to help our community in 2020. These are some of the nominees who did not receive awards, but deserve our praise and admiration.

Join us to learn about how you can invest in skyrocketing Santa Cruz startups for as little as $100.

Watch this 20-minute Flash Tour, an interview with Ann Morhauser, and a tour of the Annieglass factory. It is a must see…and a MUST BUY!

Accountability is helpful in keeping individuals focused on the fulfillment of their goals, as well as building a support system.

The COVID-19 pandemic, in its rampage across the world, has escaped reason, upended countless lives, and only grown as a subject of obscurity. In the classic fashion of an inventive mind, Cloud Brigade’s Chris Miller saw a challenge and technical solution within heaps of unapplied data.

We discuss how e-commerce has been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how emerging tech plays a role in the increase of digital shopping.

Ride Out the Wave returns for the holidays. Let’s all “safely” support local businesses who are impacted by Shelter-in-Place.

We have received more than 40 nominee submissions for Hometown Heroes 2020. This week, we spotlight 3 people, and 1 organization. Get your tickets now to learn who the 10-15 winners are at our virtual awards event at 7pm PT Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

Even the worst-run startup can beat competitors if investors prop it up. The V.C. firm Benchmark helped enable WeWork to make one wild mistake after another—hoping that its gamble would pay off before disaster struck.

Thank you to PP&Co for sponsoring this webinar with Chris Thornberg Phd of Beacon Economics. He believes the deepest recession in US history is over

We hope you are inspired to share the replay with your friends and family and thank you in advance for supporting this incredible work!

Many businesses were impacted by COVID. One company who weathered the COVID storm is Humble Sea Brewery. Learn about their success strategies.

New startup SmartBins offers solution to reduce the food packaging waste, and help grocers get a realtime grip on their inventory.

This week we put the spotlight on 4 more Hometown Hero Nominees: Dr. Elizabeth Miller, Valentina Vasquez, Ruby Vasquez, Susan True

Chris Miller is back with another innovative solution to an age old problem. The crisis of the empty fridge

The Human Rights Investigations Lab and Everett Program are being recognized for their socially-conscious tech leadership.