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What is a Social Enterprise?

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An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Maryland was the first U.S.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

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The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

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Consumers can take turns in placing the order, and Marcial would need to provide the infrastructure to manage the flow of funds, as well as the distribution of merchandise locally. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs Dedicated To Steve Jobs, Reinforcing Mission To Restructure Capitalism

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Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. on a global scale.

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. For the first time in history there are Israeli companies scaling up successfully as global market leaders, and the ecosystem is evolving to support them. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Twitter, LinkedIn - Why Not Affiliates?

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Deborah has interest from Whole Foods and some other grocery stores to build such greenhouses near their distribution centers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by ilco. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs - Silicon Valley: The Next Renaissance

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We went through a set of lead generation mechanisms and discussed the distribution of roles and responsibilities between the company and the channel partner. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.