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Supporting Guatemala Honey Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurial Mind

My colleague here at Belmont University, Jose Gonzalez, has been working with a group of students to assist honey farmers in Guatemala. They all spent time in Guatemala over part of the Christmas break and are now back working on plans to help these farmers. The potential is remarkable.

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[Review] The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook

YoungUpstarts

An increasing trend in entrepreneurship is in the area of social enterprises – those non-profit organizations that operate businesses both to raise revenue and to further their social missions. He should know – over the past 38 years, he’s served in pretty much every capacity in the modern non-profit world.

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Entrepreneurship as Community Builder

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Entrepreneurship is more than just a driver of economic development. Another example comes from a group of Belmont University students who traveled to Guatemala as part of their entrepreneurship studies. Its predominantly indigenous community continues to be one of the most economically distressed in Guatemala.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Warby Parker’s appeal as an innovative and admirable business is two-fold: First, they provide a one-for-one product, (the model that originated with TOMs shoes ) wherein for each pair of eyeglasses sold, the company will send someone in the developing world a pair too. Secondly, they provide more affordable eyewear here in the U.S.,

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Once you’ve done that – then. a new art form?