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VIA INVEST ATLANTA

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Dillon Moses, founder of Oceanviews AI, believes technology goes hand in hand with building an inclusive environment. As a recipient of the Atlanta Startup Growth Loan, part of Atlanta Open for Business, Oceanviews AI was able to hire local talent and make needed upgrades to its servers.

Atlanta has a robust support system that offers assistance at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey. To help activate more startups, the city is helping founders navigate the full range of resources, technical assistance and funding that’s available and is actively marketing Atlanta’s unique story as an ideal place to do business. 5 ACTIVATING AND PROMOTING A STARTUP COMMUNITY

Did You Know?

Metro Atlanta is home to more than 30 Corporate Innovation Centers. Companies are attracted to the top talent and robust innovation ecosystem Atlanta offers to develop new ideas, products or services in an environment that promotes experimentation, collaboration and testing of inventive concepts to drive business growth.

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, the only municipally funded incubator in the country, has supported over 100 women- owned businesses, which have raised over $8 million in capital investments and created over 1,300 jobs in the city of Atlanta.

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