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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

Add to that being the owner of a well established business, as well as leading a massive online community we are growing and you’ve got a recipe for no free time. In our online community we are using breakthrough technology to start a revolution to change the face of the cleaning industry. Photo Credit: Charlotte Maumus.

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NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing

Feld Thoughts

Several years ago on a Saturday I found myself at Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte. I had gone for a three hour run early in the morning on a beautiful spring day in Charlotte and my mind was wandering all over the place. As I entered the ballroom for the event, I encountered 32 young high school women and their parents.

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Volunteering Teaches Entrepreneurship

Mike Michalowicz

It helps our neighbors, our communities and our country and it helps us. But you also can express yourself, meet new people, make new friends, learn new skills, network and rub elbows with community leaders you might not ever meet otherwise. Volunteering to organize something for your community may not put money in your pocket.

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Give and Ye Shall Get

Mike Michalowicz

It helps our neighbors, our communities and our country and it helps us. But you also can express yourself, meet new people, make new friends, learn new skills, network and rub elbows with community leaders you might not ever meet otherwise. Volunteering to organize something for your community may not put money in your pocket.

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My Journey as a Diverse Member of a Junior League

Austin Startup

Audrey Ring and Terri enjoying dinner during the December AJLI Board Meeting in Charlotte. It’s rare that I see people like me- that’s to say, black men and women- in leadership positions, and when I do, it’s exhilarating. I joined JLL in 2004. It’s a difficult process, which many don’t complete because it’s so involved.

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Is social media good or bad for us? Yes.

Reid Hoffman

For example, if a small number of tech companies provide the primary medium of communication and information exchange, then how does the public establish trust with the governance and leadership of that company?