From fashion to AI and social enterprises to hardware, meet our most diverse cohort to date. Ascender’s 2021–2022 Incubation cohort. Our community for entrepreneurs continues to grow with the acceptance of 11 startups into our 2021–2022 Incubator. The free yearlong Incubator provides companies with more than… Read more »
Entrepreneurship and Impression Management
A Mental Health Month Conversation At Ascender, we believe in hustle, but we also believe in a healthy approach to entrepreneurship that prioritizes finding a sense of wellness and balance that works for you. For Mental Health Month 2021, we want to take a look at… Read more »
6 Online Tools for Entrepreneurs New to Design Thinking
Address everyday business problems by thinking like a designer You probably clicked on this story because you aren’t familiar with design thinking. Great, you’re in the right place. Design thinking is one of those buzzwords you hear during a business webinar or startup podcast, but it’s also… Read more »
The 5 Building Blocks of an Authentic Digital Brand
Elevate your marketing by daring to do things differently Building an effective digital brand takes dedication and authenticity. Too frequently, businesses pretend to be something that they aren’t, leading to superficial customer relationships that fizzle out. As part of our monthly education series, Ascender alum Jordon… Read more »
9 Mental Health Apps for Busy Entreprenuers
9 Mental Health Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs Raise your hand if you’re an entrepreneur. Now, keep it raised if you’ve said something along the lines of: “I really need to make more time for my mental health/self care/work-life balance.” Still raised? Thought so. All of the… Read more »
8 Critical Components for Your Next Product Development Project
This is a guest post written by Ascender Member Kevin Murphy, Owner & Consultant at Greenshaw Consulting. Think about the last time you bought a car. If you’re like most people, you’re probably recalling the experience with a degree of dread or even regret. There… Read more »
Tips to Step Up Your Accelerator / Incubator Application Game
How to score big points on your next application Writing a strong accelerator/incubator application takes practice. Too often, founders with innovative solutions miss the mark and fail to communicate their products’ and teams’ potential. During a previous Incubator application period, we brought together an all-star… Read more »
Find the energy to be the change
Incubation Updates: Revitalize Energy & Be the Change Entrepreneurs are everywhere in our communities. They come from different walks of life, generations, communities, ethnicities, and industries. They are the dreamers, the makers, and the most resilient. In 2020, we witnessed the entrepreneurs in our community continue… Read more »
Time to reshape workplace culture and group discourse
See how the Center for Empathy Education & Allelo are building their business to address this. Entrepreneurs are everywhere in our communities. They come from different walks of life, generations, communities, ethnicities, and industries. They are the dreamers, the makers, and the most resilient. In 2020,… Read more »
Incubation Updates: LittleMoochi & MoneyStack
Helping others build better habits Entrepreneurs are everywhere in our communities. They come from different walks of life, generations, communities, ethnicities, and industries. They are the dreamers, the makers, and the most resilient. In 2020, we witnessed the entrepreneurs in our community continue to build, disrupt,… Read more »
COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting small businesses in a variety of ways. From loss of business to remote work, things are changing fast during the COVID-19 outbreak and businesses are being forced to adapt. We’ve pulled together a list of resources to help you and your… Read more »
It’s Complicated: Relationships Between Humans and Technology
If humans and technology had a Facebook relationship status, it would read: “it’s complicated.” In many respects, the proliferation of technology has improved the human condition. We have less poverty, less hunger, and generally less large-scale human suffering than at any point in human existence…. Read more »
