#16 Texting Can Get Students $2.9Bn More in Financial Aid: NextGenVest puts $ in College Millennial’s Pockets

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Kelly Peeler, founder/CEO of NextGenVest, is tackling the $2.9Bn problem of unclaimed financial aid in a trillion dollar student loan market one text message at a time. NextGenVest is a free, on-demand, text message service that helps students navigate the complex financial aid and student loan process, NextGenVest is quickly becoming a trusted college money mentor helping millennials become smarter about the first and most important financial decision of their lives.

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Additional Reading

The Biggest Mistakes in Paying for College by Kelly Peeler, LinkedIn

Millennials, money and changing the world by Kelly Peeler, TEDx Johns Hopkins University

Student Loan Debt Is Leaving Women Broke and Vulnerable by Jill Filipovic, Vice

Student Debt Can Hurt Women More Than Men by Natalie Kitroeff, Jonathan Rodkin, Bloomberg

NextGenVest CEO On What Fintech Startups Can Learn From Uber by Harry Stebbings, TechCrunch

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What We’re Buying With $1 Trillion in Student Loans by Megan McArdle, Bloomberg,

6 Steps to Becoming a Successful Student Entrepreneur (Infographic) by Kim Lachance Shandrow, Entrepreneur

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How A Founder Who Sold His Company For $100 Million Survived The Brutal, Early Days Of A Startup Alone by Alyson Shontell, Business Insider

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