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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. Maryland was the first U.S. Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, describes feeling that “the underlying story of a business, the people behind it, and its values, these all matter more now than they used to.” state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- Feeling motivated by this realization, I connected with my brilliant Co-Founder Amy Yuan, who then built a massive database consisting of reviews, assessments, and scientific research related to skincare. 6- Help people align with their purpose. Photo Credit: Kendra Hill.

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[Review] The Good Fail

YoungUpstarts

Richard Keith Latman – now the founder of Latman Interactive and CEO/co-founder of iMagicLab, a Maryland-based software company focused on the auto industry – did go through a spectacular fail. But as long as we learn the lessons from his experience, Latman would probably call it a good fail.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After graduating high school, I was hired by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). Another benefit was that I was able to complete two master’s degrees, one in Software Engineering, and another in Engineering Management. Thanks to Katie Wagner, Katie Wagner Social Media ! #9

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Ahlberg founded Spotfire (acquired by Tibco) based on his research on information visualization at the University of Maryland under the guidance of Ben Shneiderman. Mr. Ahlberg earned his doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology and has worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Maryland.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Invoice Place – Online billing software that lets you track invoices, quotes, receipts and more. Gliffy gliffy – Online diagramming and charting software.