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Top 15 ESG Startups to Watch in 2024

The Startup Magazine

The UN’s 2004 “Who Cares Wins” report was a major milestone, but it wasn’t until The Paris Agreement in 2015 that ESG took center stage, pushing companies to focus on environmental impact. A business that still holds fundamental value today.

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Vaping: the Startup Business in 2018

The Startup Magazine

The first modern e-cigarette was made in the mid-2000s and started to be sold in 2004, but the trend only caught up worldwide after 2010, when the interest in vaping started to increase and, consequently, the number of e-cigarette users too – a strong indicator of why this growing industry is currently trending amongst entrepreneurs.

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7 New Opportunities Based On Trends And Demographics

Startup Professionals Musings

Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Baby Boomers (no other name) – 70.7 First, a quick summary of the major U.S. demographic generations out there today, ranked from large to small: Generation Y (Millennials) – 82.9

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7 Societal Changes That Invite New Venture Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 First, a quick summary of the major U.S. demographic generations out there today, ranked from large to small: Generation Y (Millennials) – 86.6

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. . We’ve had a supportive board and encouraging metrics and a helpful climate for our community news notion (now 51 sites in 3 states).

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7 Demographic Shifts Bring Great Business Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 First, a quick summary of the major U.S. demographic generations out there today, ranked from large to small: Generation Y (Millennials) – 86.6

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Power to the People: How to Create a Profitable Social Enterprise

Up and Running

Just get on and do it, but do so with realistic income and cost forecasts,” he advises, “On the whole it’s wise to halve your income expectations and double your costs – if it still works then you have a chance at making your business work.”. So what’s his advice for startups?