Three KSA female-led startups win seed funding through Creative Startup’s pitch competition. Celebrating the end of their inaugural LABS pre-accelerator in Saudi Arabia (KSA), Creative Startups, in partnership with the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah, OceanX, and AlMashtal, invited the ten participating women-led startups to pitch their businesses for the…

In an era of growing Native leadership, such as the newly confirmed Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, we need to continue to celebrate Indigenous innovators and entrepreneurs, like Elizabeth Kirk of Kirk Jewelry! Indigenous peoples are this continent’s original entrepreneurs, members of vibrant communities with centuries-old histories of trade and…

Creative Startups Welcomes Their Newest Accelerator Cohort of Women-Led Startups Creative Startups, the world’s leading accelerator for creative entrepreneurs, welcomes a new cohort of women-led startups into their inaugural LABS pre-accelerator program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Created in partnership with OceanX, a leading provider of consultant services…

Santa Fe’s Squash Blossom founder details how creative food distribution can simultaneously innovate and protect local farm traditions and food systems, even during a global crisis With the rise of the local food movement, many of us are eager to eat at our communities’ farm to table restaurants, but we…

The founders of Santa Fe’s treasured Opuntia Café pull back the curtain on how design and delight keep them in the black Remember this? A cozy booth. Your laptop sits in front of you. Around you, quiet conversations buzz about as people join their friends at community tables or peruse…

Five Insights from Greg Thomsen, Renowned Founder and Mountaineer. My conversation with legendary designer and creative entrepreneur Greg Thomsen about his track record in building outdoor recreation companies began on-point: This is how I started: I was a climber. In 1970 Greg Thomsen came back from an expedition to Mt…

Thanks Tech for great work done! For what comes next; you need creatives! Dear Tech Entrepreneurs and all of you who tirelessly support them, We are so grateful for everything you give to the world — social media platforms, exceptional gadgets, and new ways of experiences games, friendship, and —…

What’s the first thing you meet in a book? It’s not the first sentence. Chances are it’s not one of those awesome blurbs on the back telling you how great the book is. …

“Creative Economy Entrepreneurs: From Startup to Success” How Entrepreneurs in the Creative Industries are Transforming the Global Economy Creative Startups has big news: our Co-Founders, Alice Loy and Tom Aageson, wrote a book!