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Rising Tide CapitalFebruary 21st, 2019

The Community Business Academy Experience

If you’re looking to take a meaningful step towards starting or growing your business, The Community Business Academy (CBA), Rising Tide Capital’s signature program, is a great place to gain practical experience, build skills and learn the fundamentals of business ownership. We at RTC not only pride ourselves programs that equip entrepreneurs with these tools but, it’s also really important to us to keep supporting our CBA graduates as they continue their

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Rising Tide CapitalFebruary 20th, 2019

GetUpNGetFit LLC

Hi! I’m Thomas Johnson Founder and CEO of GetUpNGetFit LLC, which is a health and fitness coaching company that operates nationwide. It’s an honor and privilege to be representing the Rising Tides Capital 2018 CBA graduating class. I’ll like to acknowledge Rising Tides faculty, staff, family of the graduates and my Saturday morning class instructors Coach Cynthia and Roger. Thanks for waking up early on Saturday mornings to instruct our class, the

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Esther FraserDecember 20th, 2018

2018 Impact

Making strides in 2018 As our team at Rising Tide Capital began to plan for 2019, we took a look at our data to see how our entrepreneurs used our programs in 2018. While not all of the numbers are in yet–we looked at data as at December 1–the story the numbers tell already speaks well of our impact this past year. 2018 marks the first time we’ve served more than 1,000

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Esther FraserDecember 20th, 2018

Edna Rashid—Sustainability in action

I was sitting in a staff meeting when Keith Dent, our Director of Regional Programs mentioned that Edna Rashid, one of our Rising Tide Entrepreneurs, had recently landed a six-figure deal as a subcontractor on the new Verizon building in Newark. I got excited because, in a sea of thousands of Rising Tide Entrepreneurs, Edna is unforgettable. After she graduated from The Community Business Academy (CBA) in June 2014, she came to

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Rising Tide CapitalNovember 9th, 2018

New Jersey Nonprofit Rising Tide Capital Receives $1 Million Investment from JPMorgan Chase to Fund National and Regional Expansion

On Thursday, November 8, 2018, nonprofit Rising Tide Capital (RTC) received a $1 million investment from JPMorgan Chase (JPMC). The check was presented by Michael Cherny, Regional Director, NJ at JPMorgan Chase, at RTC’s annual celebration of entrepreneurship, “RISE To Expand Opportunity,” which took place at Harborside Atrium in Jersey City. Joy Mangano, UN Ambassador and the inspiration behind Oscar-nominated film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence, co-hosted the event. “We’re so proud to

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