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What is a Social Enterprise?

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“Our best chance to make the world better is to agree that the choice among corporate structures should be made entirely in service of social impact,” says Rich Leimsider, the Vice President of Fellowship Programs at Echoing Green, a nonprofit that invests with social entrepreneurs. B corp, or Benefit Corporation. What about the rest of us?

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How to Choose a Business Location

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Do you qualify for any government economic programs or incentives? Ultimately, they decided on a location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, located right off the 95 and on every major bus route. Balance them out. Could you pay less by choosing to start up in another state? Might you qualify somewhere else?

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 6: Al Milukas, and Zahra Aljabri and James Faghmous

Steve Blank

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs, lows and pivots that pushed them forward. I have friends that have done similar things and we also have some local distilleries that are popping up in Rhode Island.

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Insuring The Success Of Your Small Business

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Employee insurance has three parts: Workers Compensation Insurance – This insurance must be obtained through a commercial insurance provider or your state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program. That said, it is a good idea to have it whether or not your state requires it.

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The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps – What America Does Best

Steve Blank

So much so that the NSF decided to scale the Innovation Corps program. And to help teach these many teams, the NSF will recruit other universities that have engineering entrepreneurship programs to become part of the Innovation Corps network. Principal Investigator: Walter Besio University of Rhode Island.

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

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Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. Subscriber Content Read Preview. Mississippi. New Jersey.

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How to Get a Quality Logo Without Spending Big Bucks

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Make sure the designer plans to create the logo in a vector-based program so the image doesn’t get pixelated or blurry when the size is changed. Some schools, like the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design , allow businesses to post design jobs online. Consider color schemes. Pick one or two colors. Barter for a logo.