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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Failing at that business, terminating my employees, and shutting the doors was the most challenging thing I had done. I admire Howard Schultz for using his thinking skills in taking over a company name where he previously worked as an employee. Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13-

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Google Boulder’s Gift to NCWIT

Feld Thoughts

The head of Google Boulder (I think his official title in Googlespeak is “Engineering Site Director”) is Scott Green. He was an early employee at Email Publishing (which became MessageMedia), my very first Boulder-based angel investment. I’ve known Scott since shortly after I moved to Boulder in 1995.

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ESG and Nonprofit Boards

Board Effect

One of the things they’re looking for in their careers is whether companies are sustainable and green-friendly. Organizations demonstrate their commitment to ESG for nonprofits, in part, by how they manage relationships with employees, vendors, and others. In many ways, ESG has become the new measure of success for organizations.

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A Micropreneur Blueprint: How to Stay Solo, Bleed Passion, and.

Software By Rob

At this moment in time, you can do something never before imagined: launch a software product completely on your own from anywhere in the world…with no employees and no outside funding. Background The idea for ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and the site was built by a group of talented developers in 2004.

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What the musically-charged Dreamforce 2013 taught us about running a company

The Next Web

This year, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff featured current and former Top 40 performers including Huey Lewis and the News (I’m assuming “The News” was there too, but you might fact check me on that), Green Day, Blondie and many others. You’re singing along to Green Day in the rain. No doubt Vanilla Ice is on the agenda for 2014.

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7 Entrepreneurs Share How They?re Incorporating Corporate Service Responsibility (CSR) In Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

We’re excited to support this type of green initiative because it directly helps with carbon reduction and allows us to participate in the betterment of our community. 6- Employee volunteering. Now, our employees get one day off, paid, to volunteer in the community. To date, we’ve planted more than 3,000 trees.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- When I help other people through skills in digital marketing, I’m able to give more to clients, employees, my family and the community. In 2004 I was a part-time flight attendant with a 10-year-old son living in Los Angeles.