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

Up and Running

A street view in Bali, Indonesia, where the founders of Indosole were inspired to start their social enterprise. The idea for the company came about when two surfing Californians took a trip to Bali, Indonesia, in 2004. Photo via: Iryna Rasko. What is it about a job that fans the flame inside you?

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NYC 3.0

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Now that I’m back full time in NYC, I decided to run for the Board of NY Tech Meetup, a dynamic community of 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers and people interested in tech. Founded in 2004, it has grown in leaps and bounds along with NYC’s tech sector.

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[Singapore] Far East Organization Unveils New SOHO Brand And Property

YoungUpstarts

Located along Scotts Road in the Cairnhill area of Singapore, the 231-unit The Scotts Tower comes under Far East Organization ‘s new Far East SOHO branding umbrella, which will introduce new generation SOHO-style apartments in Singapore, as well as other markets in the region such as China and Indonesia.

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