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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S.

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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

The management team decided to ask the AJ Weller Corporation, a 25-year old company from Shreveport, Louisiana, for help because it had a developed a sterling reputation for solving apparently intractable wear problems. Consequently, they are often dependent on each customer to ensure a steady revenue stream.

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IBM: Where Corporate Responsibility is Not a Trend, but a Lifestyle

Austin Startup

It’s an amazing thing when a multinational company can make you feel like you are their most important client that day and we are equally excited at IBM’s efforts to prioritize culture, identity, and girl empowerment in technology.

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Use Your Tax Refund To Grow Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

A cyberattack, computer virus, or internal security breach would turn your small business upside down and result in decreased productivity, lost revenues and frustrated customers. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has more than 12 years of professional experience in the equipment financing industry.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

It was this same high-minded collective action that created a network of publicly owned hospitals – controlled by cities, counties, districts, boroughs (in Alaska), parishes (in Louisiana), etc. Sometimes buyers are able secure continued tax revenue, applied either as a property millage or sales tax.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

The banks lobbied regulators in Louisiana , New York , California, and Idaho and soon they were issuing injunctions forcing PayPal to delay their IPO. i.e. revenue/profit sharing, two-tier hiring, etc. As the company grew larger, incumbent banks forced PayPal to register in each state. Cut deals with the rent seekers. Lessons Learned.

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4 Mistakes That Will Tank Your Etsy Store

Up and Running

Anna White, a Louisiana school counselor, has a creative streak. Here’s a look at four problems White had when she started her business and the solutions that finally brought in some revenue. Anna White started an Etsy business and failed for months before getting steady sales. Using subpar photos.

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