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These are the British Businesses Adopting Green and Sustainable Practices

The Startup Magazine

It appears as though consumer demand is motivating businesses to become more sustainable which is reinforced by government green tax breaks for energy-efficient SMEs. www.arcolatheatre.com/about/green. This was the start of the Green Arcola project, which began in 2007, that today has become a whole new enterprise of its own.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better). When I was focusing more on just the green part, I used Green And Profitable. Photo Credit: Shel Horowitz.

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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Working closely with the US Chief Technology Officer, the US Chief Information Officer, and an array of agencies, the Open Data Initiatives team has launched and is continuing to scale open data efforts in Health, Energy, Education, Finance, Public Safety, and Global Development. Similarly, the Green Button team at the U.S.

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Hardware as a SaaS business (HaaS?)

Eric Friedman

that is definitely now “in the green” because of my 2+ years subscription. Loss leading hardware products have always been around but seeing a proliferation of options and scenarios brings me back to the early 2000’s where folks were giving away computers/laptops for the option of a monthly subscription fee + advertising on top of it.

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How I Found a Great CTO

www.huffingtonpost.com

Part of Money & Finance HuffPost Lightbox. Hiring the best developers is essential because a great developer is easily 3 times as productive as an average developer, yet their salaries are usually similar. ­om migrated off Drupal. All rights reserved. startupcto

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I soon found that yoga taught me 2000-year-old strategies, to be more present with my kids, be more patient with my family and feel more calm and energized at the same time! For nearly 15 years I had analytical, numbers-driven jobs in finance and banking, working for some of the world’s largest banks. Image Credit: Nancy D.

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Businesses That Are Making A Play: Ten Great Gamified Sites And Apps

YoungUpstarts

Mint.com wants to help members get a handle on their finances, and it uses subtle gamification — primarily in the form of progress bars and fun feedback — to make it happen. by 2014, more than 70 percent of Global 2000 organizations will have at least one gamified application. Mint ( www.mint.com ). Recyclebank ( www.recyclebank.com ).

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