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OPINION: How to bridge the gap between government and innovation

Startups struggle to have proper advocacy in government. They are often too small to build a policy strategy and too busy building to take time to participate in the process, but not having that voice can result in a huge negative impact for them.Of the few groups that f...

Why Today’s Philanthropic Funding Models Don’t Work—And What Needs To Change

There’s a common misconception that today’s philanthropic funding model—an organization receives donor money, manages and grows it as an investment, and uses it towards a higher purpose—has been around forever. You might be surprised to learn that the first family philan...

Why Viewing A Business Meeting As A Story Enhances Success

Meetings are a necessary and often mundane part of our professional lives. Too often, we approach them as a necessary evil to business life when we get together to "assign tasks" or "check in on progress." But like in literature, cinema or theater, every business meeting...

Two GSE Teams Awarded The Reconstruct Challenge Awards

Access Ventures’ Reconstruct Challenge is a prize competition based in Louisville, Kentucky that finds and funds innovations that are working to solve some of the community's biggest challenges and create lasting positive impact. To date, the Reconstruct Challenge has fu...

12 September 2023

Cornbread Hemp® and Fresh Thyme Market™ Partnering to Make Full Spectrum CBD Products Available Across All 70 Locations

Cornbread Hemp, the leading producer of USDA organic CBD gummies, announced today that it has partnered with Fresh Thyme Market, making its products available in all 70 stores across the Midwest.

Render Competition now accepting applications Email Facebook

Render Capital announced that its Render Competition is now accepting applications.

There's now an app to help Louisville's homeless population

WLKY Interview with Bryce and Chris

10 March 2023

Meet the five winners of Render's $100K Reconstruct Challenge

Five innovations were selected for the 2022 Reconstruct Challenge.The national prize competition, hosted by Render in collaboration with Access Ventures and the UofL Health Equity Innovation Hub, is focusing on eliminating barriers to employment in the Louisville region ...

10 March 2023

Render Capital to launch angel investor network in January

The Louisville-based venture firm has partnered with the Angel Capital Association to host a 9-week course for those interested in angel investing,

10 March 2023

Cornbread Hemp launches crowdfunding campaign to complete $2M raise

A fast-growing CBD startup has secured fresh capital from investors.

10 March 2023