The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center today opened the doors to its 13,000 square-foot, ultra-modern facility in San Francisco's South Financial District. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Center, Festus Ezeli, joined Nasdaq officials, CEO Bob Greifeld and Vice Chairman Bruce Aust, in ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell remotely from San Francisco in celebration of the Center's launch.
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Members of the greater Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center community, including its sponsors, board of advisors and partners also joined the celebration.
Established by the Nasdaq Educational Foundation as a non-profit organization, the Center will serve as a central hub for entrepreneurs from all industries to learn how to build and run successful businesses, and connect with an established global ecosystem of industry experts, mentors and resources.
The Center is focused on fostering a thriving start-up community representing all industries. It offers entrepreneurs free educational and training resources, hands-on mentorship programs and entrepreneurial events and programs developed in partnership with Nasdaq and with some of the world's leading academic institutions, companies and business leaders. Entrepreneurs interested in programming and events at the Center can complete an application on the Center's website.