Month: April 2021

Creating an Event Planning Business During a Pandemic

About Dani  Dani is the Founder and Chief Pun Officer at Quirky Event Planning. Quirky is based out of Fargo and serves the Minnesota and North Dakota area. After graduating…

Startup Cohorts

Emerging Prairie’s Startup Program Applications Open Emerging Prairie’s Startup Program is a six-week, in-person, entrepreneurial course for startups looking to grow. Training focuses heavily on primary market research, finding customers, interviewing…

Arise! Communities Empowers Underrepresented Groups in the Tech Industry

About Theresa and Kirsten Theresa and Kirsten are the Co-Founders of Arise! Communities, a nonprofit organization offering a full spectrum of judgment-free technology education to diverse people groups. Kirsten attended…

Pursuit of Innovation Offers Tech Opportunities to Underserved Youth

About Nancy Nancy Mwirotsi is the Founder and Executive Director of Pursuit of Innovation (Pi515), operating out of Des Moines, Iowa. From an early age, Nancy was exposed to the…

Meet Tré – Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Tré Olson, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Tré was born and raised in Fargo and has spent most of his life…

Meet Milton – Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Milton Fernandez, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Milton grew up just outside of Grand Forks in a small town called Crookston,…

Meet Jon – Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Jon Kranzler, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Jon was born and raised in the Fargo-Moorhead area before heading off to Minneapolis…

StartupBREW Fargo

StartupBREW Fargo is a weekly event held at Drekker Brewing Company on Wednesday mornings from 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM. This event’s mission is to learn, support, and inspire. This…

Emerging Digital Academy Students Collaborate with North Dakota Special Olympics

Emerging Digital Academy students become connected with local non-profits who are looking to solve business problems through technology as a final project for the 20-week Fullstack Course.    For each…

Emerging Digital Academy Students Collaborate with Hopeful Heart Project

As a final project for Emerging Digital Academy’s 20-week Fullstack Course, students get connected with local non-profits who are looking to solve business problems through technology.   For each cohort,…