Workplace Culture

Arch Grants Awards $1.7 Million to 20 Startups

Jonathan Allen November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

5 Min Read

Mighty Cricket Awarded $650,000 USDA Grant to Transform Food Waste into Cricket Feed

Jonathan Allen November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

4 Min Read

Mission Control Acquired by LeagueSpot

Jonathan Allen October 10, 2024October 15, 2024

2 Min Read

1904labs Acquired by Turnberry Solutions

Jonathan Allen September 24, 2024September 24, 2024

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Shared Services in the St. Louis AgTech and BioTech Innovation Districts

Mike Fabrizi June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

11 Min Read

Remembering Our Beloved Community Builder, Patty Hagen

Jonathan Allen May 16, 2024May 17, 2024

8 Min Read

What Does Economic Complexity Mean? And Who Cares?

Mike Fabrizi September 8, 2022January 9, 2024

3 Min Read

Happy Outcomes Not Guaranteed: The Great Lakes Megaregion

Mike Fabrizi September 7, 2022January 9, 2024

3 Min Read

BioSTL’s Bioscience Labor Market Analysis: some Good News and Good Insights

Mike Fabrizi September 6, 2022January 9, 2024

2 Min Read

This Wednesday at TechArtista: STL Black Tech Meetup

Jonathan Allen May 23, 2022March 16, 2023

2 Min Read

Tim Sanders on Why Love is the Killer App

Jonathan Allen April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

4 Min Read

Missouri Regaining Startup Momentum

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen March 17, 2022March 23, 2022

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Capital Innovators Announces Spring 2022 Cohort

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

2 Min Read

Arch Grants Startup Competition Increases Equity-Free Grant Funding Awards to $75,000

Andy Painter February 9, 2022February 24, 2022

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David Karandish on Selling Answers.com for $950M

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen February 9, 2022February 8, 2022

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Arch Grants Awards $400,000 in Four Startup Growth Grants

Andy Painter February 4, 2022February 6, 2022

2 Min Read

Exclusive: Snap launches new program for minority-owned businesses

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen December 17, 2021February 9, 2022

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TCARE Acquires Ruby to Improve Aging-in-place Home Safety Assessments

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

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Advocado Acquires Ad Verification Company (and 47 patents)

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

2 Min Read

Speakeasy Planned at the Armory

St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

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WashU Launches CEO Fellowship

EQ Community Network November 25, 2021November 25, 2021

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Community Data Partnership Aims to Build More Equitable Neighborhoods

EQ Community Network November 22, 2021November 24, 2021

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Wugen and Balto Led Bumper Q3 of Venture Capital Funding in St. Louis

St. Louis Inno November 11, 2021November 14, 2021

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ICYMI: E-commerce SaaS Startup Raises Nearly $8 Million

St. Louis Inno November 10, 2021November 14, 2021

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St. Louis-Based Digital Consulting Increases Footprint in Latin America

St. Louis Business Journal November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

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6 Reasons Why Impact Investing Aligns Venture Capital with Startup Ecosystems

Jonathan Allen November 7, 2021January 10, 2024

6 Min Read

You Need To Pitch LOTS of Investors

Nate Matherson November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

3 Min Read

New Art Hub Opening in Grand Center

St. Louis Business Journal November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

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ICYMI: Radiologics Was Acquired by Flywheel Last Month

St. Louis Inno November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

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St. Louis Investors Fund Swiss Geospatial Startup

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

2 Min Read

Denim Social Closes $5 Million Series B Investment Round

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

2 Min Read

Pluton Biosciences Raises $6.6M on Heels of Carbon Capture Research

St. Louis Inno October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

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St. Louis Fiber Startup Raises $140M

St. Louis Inno October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

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Esri Opens Office at GeoSaurus

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen September 8, 2021October 4, 2021

2 Min Read

On Greater STL: Nerdy Diva Owner Touts Benefits of STL Startup Ecosystem

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen September 8, 2021October 10, 2021

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Flipstik Founder on Gravity-defying Entrepreneurial Journey

theSTL September 8, 2021October 10, 2021

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Balto Raises $37.5M in Series B Funding

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen September 8, 2021October 4, 2021

2 Min Read

Bonfyre Win Remote Work Innovation Award

EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen August 23, 2021October 4, 2021

2 Min Read

Don’t Confuse Your Net Worth With Your Self Worth

GV August 19, 2021March 18, 2022

2 Min Read

Divest Yourself of Golden Handcuffs

GV August 12, 2021March 18, 2022

2 Min Read

$1.5 Million Fund Raised to Invest in Latinx and Black Business Owners in St. Louis

Jonathan Allen August 5, 2021October 4, 2021

2 Min Read

The Founder Freedom Fallacy

GV August 5, 2021March 18, 2022

2 Min Read

St. Louis Startup Scene: Funded, Partnered and Proof of Concept

Paul Riat, 4thEst8 August 5, 2021November 2, 2021

2 Min Read

Black Business Incubator Program Hiring Staff in St. Louis and Expanding to Atlanta

Jonathan Allen July 28, 2021October 4, 2021

2 Min Read

1ST50K Grant Competition Finalists Head to Cape Girardeau

Paul Riat, 4thEst8 July 28, 2021October 3, 2021

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No STL Startups Join Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator in 2021

Paul Riat, 4thEst8 July 27, 2021October 3, 2021

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$“One of the first things that you'd want them to do is to really ask you a ton of questions around ‘what are you currently doing for your finance function within your business?’” recommends Sheldon. “You want your fractional CFO to conduct a big audit of where you are, and what are you currently doing.”$

Top Tips for Using Fractional CFO Services

Peter Markham July 14, 2021October 4, 2021

3 Min Read

$“That's where this idea of a fractional executive or fractional CFO, specifically comes into play,” says Sheldon. “With a fractional CFO, you have someone to fill that senior position and provide their experience and high-level insights, but they're within the budget that the company can afford. All while getting the job done.”$