Innovation & Job News

ideaspace, a "makerspace plus," sells out first round of memberships in a week

Monday, October 21, 2013

Coming in February 2014: an ideaspace for makers, tinkerers and thinkers in DC.

Mobile workers have a new workspace option in Dupont

Friday, October 11, 2013

Cove, a new kind of mobile office space in Dupont Circle, offers monthly plans for the cost of a latte or less per hour.

Shop Local Week 2013 will include Charity Cash Mob

Monday, October 07, 2013

Shop Local Week in D.C. is slated for Nov 30-Dec 8; Think Local First has partnered with local startup Causetown for a Charity Cash Mob.

DC Entrepreneurship Week kicks off October 8, expands to other cities

Monday, September 30, 2013

The 4th annual D.C. Entrepreneurship Week is slated for Oct 8-11. Cofounder Jon Leonardo is bringing the model to other cities around the U.S.

GoodShuffle, for peer-to-peer renting, launches on 14th St.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Sick of looking at a stuffed closet? Rent out your overstock on GoodShuffle and make a few bucks to boot.

DC Device Lab to open Friday, will be free for October

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

iPads and smartphones and screens, oh my! Need a place to test your alpha in IE6 and KitKat at the same time? Head to DC Device Lab.

iDEAXiS sponsors new cowork and communal living space for startups

Friday, September 06, 2013

You've tried coworking, why not coliving? The District House is a space in Alexandria for B2B startups to work and live together.

IT IS SIMPLE teaches seniors about tech

Monday, August 12, 2013

Tired of walking your parents through attaching a photo to email for the millionth time? IT IS SIMPLE will teach them for you.

DC online suggestion box adds USA Today as a client

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

D.C.-based Betterific has added USA Today as a client. The home of the digital suggestion box is also rolling out Google Hangouts with certain brand founders in the coming months.

Online fundraising platform Crowdvance does away with service fees for good

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Crowdvance's new business model won the company first place at the Values and Ventures competition at Texas Christian University.

President of bilingual search engine YaSabe tapped for MindShare 2013, hiring four

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

YaSabe, the bilingual online search engine, is looking for front-end and back-end developers.

CrowdsourceDC, a tool for triple-bottom-line development, launches

Monday, March 18, 2013

The social media platform allows anyone to post ideas for improving the District, and then receive help implementing the best ones.

Museum for Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship opens and holds weekly discussion series

Thursday, March 14, 2013

The new nonprofit hopes to inspire budding entrepreneurs in Southeast D.C.

After five years, Anacostia BID is finally a reality

Monday, February 25, 2013

After a long process, the Anacostia BID has formed, elected its board, and begun the process of getting funded. The money should roll in by June.

Digital DUMBO considers expanding to D.C.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Digital DUMBO uses SMWWDC panel to gauge interest in opening a D.C. branch.

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