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Fixing immigration for startups: What the US government can (and should) do right now

The Next Web

to receive undergraduate and graduate degrees (education that is in part supported by all Americans, even in private schools, as schools get huge tax breaks and are often funded at least in part by government grants). government plan. First, we need to pass the Startup Act. school without being sponsored by a Soviet or U.S.

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Advances in Identity Technology and Privacy

Austin Startup

As a staunch privacy advocates, we’ve been waiting for the general public to start paying attention to what data various companies and government agencies are collecting and what they are doing with that data and to start clamoring for restrictions on who has the data and how it is used. And it keeps not happening. I was amazed?—?both

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Advances in Biometrics & Privacy

Austin Startup

But as a staunch privacy advocate, I’ve been waiting for the general public to start paying attention to what various corporations and government agencies are doing with their data and to start clamoring for restrictions on who has the data and how it is used. And it keeps not happening. Repeatedly, it just doesn’t seem to happen.

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Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea

ReadWriteStart

Geri Stengel, the founder and president of Ventureneer , a company that helps educate socially-responsible small business owners and social entrepreneurs, says there are several options startup entrepreneurs should consider before launching an organization dedicated to social change. Does the government pay them fees for service?

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Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea

ReadWriteStart

Geri Stengel, the founder and president of Ventureneer , a company that helps educate socially-responsible small business owners and social entrepreneurs, says there are several options startup entrepreneurs should consider before launching an organization dedicated to social change. Does the government pay them fees for service?

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea

ReadWriteStart

Geri Stengel, the founder and president of Ventureneer , a company that helps educate socially-responsible small business owners and social entrepreneurs, says there are several options startup entrepreneurs should consider before launching an organization dedicated to social change. Does the government pay them fees for service?

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