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Young and visionary: Meet the finalists for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the GeekWire Awards
April 23, 2021 at 9:18 am
Coverage of the 2021 GeekWire Awards, presented by Wave Business, the Pacific NW’s annual startup and technology awards. See all coverage.
Taking the entrepreneurial leap at any age can be daunting. Starting and operating a startup in your 20s, or even teen years, takes gumption and vision.
Our Young Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates startup founders in the Pacific Northwest who are 30 or younger at some point in 2020 or 2021. Last year, Legalpad co-founder Sara Itucas took home this honor.
This year’s finalists include six rising stars in the startup community who have navigated not only the challenges of entrepreneurship but of doing so through a global pandemic.
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13 Washington students have been named winners for the 2021 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Program. (Shutterstock)
SEATTLE 13 Washington state students have been named winners for the 2021 corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Program.
The winners were announced on Wednesday and include approximately 1,000 high-school seniors from across the U.S. According to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Program, the corporate scholarships are financed by about 140 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations.
The awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and students get a stipend that s anywhere between $1,000 - $10,000 each year. Some of the awards include a single payment between $2,500-$5,000.