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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Currently this structure is available 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., What about the rest of us? with many more states pending legislation.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. The reality of most startups is about survival.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of personality traits – tenacious, passionate, relentless, resilient, agile, and comfortable operating in chaos. It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.”

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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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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

These texts help to form the banks of the river for how we operate as a business. Before I started my business I went to a conference in Hawaii called Worthshop and one of the speakers was Jody Burr who talked about finding your inner CEO. You find the open spot, the app takes care of the rest. 15 – Human Value of Caring.

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Indivisible: How A 23-Page Google Doc Gave Birth To A National Progressive Movement

Hunter Walker

For instance, currently we have 45 local indivisible groups in Darrell Issa’s district in California (a very vulnerable Republican outside of San Diego)…and we have exactly 1 organizer for the entire state of California (and she covers Hawaii too!). This is not enough.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

Learning about all your business tax obligations is important, but the rest of this article will focus on sales tax. Hawaii also does not charge sales tax, but they have a General Excise Tax (GET) that is applied to all sales. Operating an online store gives you freedom—you can sell products to anyone across the nation.