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Andrew FarrellyOctober 28th, 2016

Investor for a Night

Chances are you are part of the Rising Tide Capital community because you believe what we believe — one of the best ways to invest in our communities is by equipping local entrepreneurs with the best tools. That’s why at The Gala, we want you to directly invest in our finalists, and we’ll be giving you money to do that with. When you arrive at The Gala, you will be handed an

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Rising Tide CapitalOctober 28th, 2016

RISING TIDE CAPITAL TO HOST 5TH ANNUAL START SOMETHING CHAMPIONS GALA HONORING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS, JPMORGAN CHASE, THE BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AND JOY MANGANO WHOSE STORY INSPIRED THE OSCAR-NOMINATED MOVIE “JOY”

Media Contact: Tara Dowdell 917-697-2134 tara@taradowdellgroup.com On November 1st at 6:00 p.m., Rising Tide Capital, a non-profit dedicated to transforming economically challenged communities and lives through entrepreneurship, is hosting its 5th annual Start Something Champions Gala. This gala will honor the winners and finalists of the 2016 Start Something Challenge (SSC), as well as RTC’s 2016 Champions of Entrepreneurship: JPMorgan Chase, “Champion of Inclusive Economies”; inventor Joy Mangano–whose story was featured in

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Tatyerra SpurlockOctober 26th, 2016

Rising Tide Capital Honors Inventor and Entrepreneur Joy Mangano Whose Story Inspired the Oscar-Nominated Film “Joy”

Joy to be named ‘2016 Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the 2016 Start Something Champions Gala NEW YORK, October 26, 2016 – On November 1, 2016, at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, NJ, Rising Tide Capital will honor Joy Mangano, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated movie “Joy,” at the 2016 Start Something Champions Gala. Joy, who began her career as an inventor and entrepreneur 25 years ago with her award-winning

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Andrew FarrellyOctober 24th, 2016

RTC Founders to be Awarded for Social Entrepreneurship Work by The Manhattan Institute

Jersey City, NJ– Alfa Demmellash and Alex Forrester, co-founders of Jersey City nonprofit Rising Tide Capital (RTC), will be awarded for their work as social entrepreneurs by The Manhattan Institute on October 24th in New York City. The microenterprise development organization, which equips entrepreneurs from traditionally marginalized communities to start and grow successful businesses, will receive a $25,000 award at an award ceremony in Manhattan tonight. The Richard Cornuelle Prize for Social

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Esther FraserOctober 21st, 2016

An Entrepreneurial Legacy For Our Daughters

I want to live in a world where my little artistic girl can know that her dreams are very possible because she sees other creatives, who look like her, with jewelry and fashion empires. I want my little science fanatic to design the career she wants, because other women have blazed a trail for her to follow. I believe that finding and equipping many more entrepreneurs like our ten Start Something Challenge Finalists is one powerful way to do that. It's going to take thousands of us, hammering away to shatter this glass ceiling of entrepreneurial opportunity, once and for all.

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