"Bridging the Gap" Summit

It takes more than a pandemic to crush the indomitable spirit of New Jersey entrepreneurs, and the 121 graduates of Rising Tide Capital’s Community Business Academy – some of whom completed online coursework while recovering in a hospital from COVID-19 – are proof of that. Alfa Demmellash, CEO and co-founder of Rising Tide Capital, the nonprofit that launched the academy that has graduated more than 3,000 entrepreneurs from its 12-week business course since 2006, said the resilience of its 2021 pandemic class is an inspiring testament to what nonprofits and the businesses […]