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Tim Sanders on Why Love is the Killer App

2 years ago
Compassion may not be the first emotional reaction you’d associate with the cut-throat world of business. Best-selling author Tim Sanders believes it needs to be right up there.  Tim has credentials many can only dream of. He was a key player at Yahoo! before writing his New York Times bestseller, ‘Love is the Killer App: […]
Jonathan Allen

Gabe Angieri Appointed to Executive Director at Arch Grants

2 years ago
Arch Grants, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit seeking to catalyze economic development in St. Louis, has announced that Gabe Angieri has accepted the appointment to be the next Executive Director of the organization. Serving as Arch Grants’ Director of Development for the last five years, Angieri’s passion for the organization and its mission were responsible for unprecedented […]
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

SLU’s New Director of Entrepreneurship on Making Good Mistakes

2 years ago
Director of Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University, Lewis Sheats his journey of entrepreneurship, the growth of Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, SLUStart, Be Heard: Women in Leadership Conference, the value of building relationships. Lewis, a new resident to St. Louis, talks about some newly-discovered favorite parts of the city, his hunt for wings and pizza, Short Walk Wines, and an example of kindness he's experienced!
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

KC Founder on Craft Beers in Bars for Dogs

2 years 1 month ago
Making communities pet friendly is a hot topic as more and more of us have fur babies and want to include them in our daily lives away from the home. Leib Dodell and the Bar K team are on a roll in meeting this need. Already Wildly successful in KC they opened in The Grove […]
Jonathan Allen

Former Taptl Co-Founder on Pop Up Spaces and ‘Last Mile’ Geospatial Solutions

2 years 1 month ago
‘Last mile’ opportunities in the retail, hospitality and delivery industries are exploding just about everywhere. One person who knows a thing or two about this growing market is Mary Wolff.  She went from reinventing retail with Eddie Lampert to helping SoftBank funded REEF Technologies turn underused urban spaces into ‘last mile’ homes for the on-demand […]
Peter Markham

Evolution is Digitally Transforming Fashion Manufacturing in St. Louis

2 years 1 month ago
John Elmuccio and his business partner are bringing fashion manufacturing thousands of miles (and many months) closer to the entire US market with a massive investment in equipment and state of the art capabilities in St. Louis. The city used to be at the center of a massive fashion industry until offshoring trends moved most […]
Peter Markham

Aaron Addison on Going Beyond Geospatial

2 years 1 month ago
In this conversation with Dan Reus, Aaron discusses what he means by being ‘data informed,’ and why he sees this as the key to solving many of the world’s greatest challenges. 
Peter Markham

St. Louis Tea Company Converts Supply Chain Crisis into New Opportunity

2 years 1 month ago
Big Heart Tea Co., the woman-owned company in St. Louis whose Chai was named the best by the New York Times, is launching a new organic tea next month. “Happy Tulsi” will be the latest addition to Big Heart Tea Co. Farmer’s Collection, a range of herbal teas sourced directly from small family farms around […]
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

Native Pet Scoops Up $6 Million

2 years 1 month ago
The new Series A funding round led by CAVU Venture Partners comes on the heels of rapid retail expansion, helping fuel innovation and category growth in the pet supplements space.
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

Locally-Known Early-Stage Startups Pitching for $25K in Omaha

2 years 1 month ago
Husch Blackwell, a national law firm based in Missouri, is sponsoring Get Started Omaha, a premier pitch competition on April 6 that will highlight 30 seed-stage startups. Startups from the Midwest and across the country will have the opportunity to network and showcase their business to a panel of judges and attendees. These startups represent […]
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

9 Student Teams Compete for $30K in Entrepreneur Quest at Mizzou

2 years 1 month ago
The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is hosting its Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) competition tomorrow (UPDATED: here’s the list of winners). The program provides students with tools and resources to launch their business and contribute to economic prosperity in our community. Much like on the television series Shark Tank, 10 student teams will have up to seven […]
EQ Staff

Meet the Super Pants Startup Targeting $20MM

2 years 1 month ago
Exit Stealth Mode. Activate Beast Mode!

AGOGIE expects to turn $3M investment into $20MM by the end of the year. Meet the pants that maketh the man, Aaron Mottern.
Jonathan Allen

Local VC Firm Launches Diversity Fund (Finally!)

2 years 1 month ago
Bravo, Advantage Capital! It's taken two years to hear of any Venture Capital firms in St. Louis doing this. Let's hope other STL VCs are emboldened to do the same.
Jonathan Allen

Missouri Regaining Startup Momentum

2 years 1 month ago
State-funded Missouri Technology Corp (MTC) is tipped to receive a big share from Governor Mike Parson’s budget proposal of directing $94.9 million to the Department of Economic Development, explained David Nicklaus, business columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This is a significant change from the status quo; a reversal of Governor Mike Parson’s predecessor’s policy. […]
EQ Staff

The ENTIRE food hall at City Foundry Joins GiftAMeal Program

2 years 1 month ago
Thanks to City Foundry, foodies of all types can make a difference locally in St. Louis. The announcement follows breakout success among Sureste Mexican, Patty’s Cheesecakes, Good Day, and Sub Division - four independent kitchens making headway in the popular new complex.
EQ Staff

Medical Robotics Technology Company Announce New HQ Space in Downtown St. Louis

2 years 1 month ago
Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS), a pioneer and global leader in surgical robotics for minimally invasive endovascular intervention has announced the opening of its new global corporate headquarters facility in downtown St. Louis. Located in the renovated historic Globe Building in St. Louis’s growing Downtown North Urban Insight District, the new 45,000-square-foot global corporate headquarters includes Robotic […]
EQ Staff

Capital Innovators Announces Spring 2022 Cohort

2 years 1 month ago
St. Louis Startup Accelerator Capital Innovators announced their spring 2022 cohort. Each startup receives $50,000 in seed funding from Capital Innovators’ third seed venture capital fund in addition to hands-on mentorship through its rigorous 12-week program.
EQ Staff