Obama Administration and Rutgers Business School to Host Urban Entrepreneurship Summit
Entrepreneurship plays a major role in creating jobs and economic opportunity for people in the United States. The Obama Administration has and continues to be committed to creating public-private partnerships to support current entrepreneurs and spark a new generation of urban entrepreneurs. In effort to support entrepreneurship and economic growth, the White House Business Council, [...]
Read MoreObama Visits Facebook for Live Online Town Hall
Today, President Barack Obama will be at Facebook HQ to hold another live streamed Town Hall meeting via Facebook Live. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will moderate the event as Obama answers questions previously submitted via the web. “The president is looking forward to visiting Facebook and speaking directly to the American people about his plan [...]
Read MoreGoogle, Microsoft, Amex and Others Offer Over $400M to Obama’s Startup America
The Startup America Partnership saw some tech heavy hitters investing in the initiative when it was unveiled back in January. Now, 15 companies are going in again, providing over $400 million in value on top of the original commitment from companies like IBM, Intel, and HP. Companies will be able to apply for these resources [...]
Read MoreWhite House Launches Site for African Americans
On Monday, the White House launched a new site focused on President Obama and the African-American community. Featuring the headline “Winning the Future,” the site is designed to directly engage the African-American community. Since his first day in office, President Obama has been working to secure the future prosperity of the African-American Community through efforts [...]
Read MoreObama to Hold Townhall Meeting via Facebook
President Barack Obama will be holding a special “Facebook Live” townhall event at Facebook’s headquarters with CEO Mark Zuckerberg & COO Sheryl Sandberg. The event will be live streamed for anyone to watch across the globe. The meeting will be used to discuss “tough choices we must all make in order to put our economy [...]
Read MoreObama Launches Re-election Bid Via Social Media
Obama has officially launched his bid for re-election with a short video posted on YouTube. The tw0-minute video is embedded as the centerpiece at BarackObama.com and features average Americans telling us why Obama should be re-elected. Obama himself appears in the video for only a few seconds, but doesn’t actually say anything. The site has [...]
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