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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S. it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S.

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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO

Reid Hoffman

After more than a year of searching, we brought Dan Nye in as LinkedIn’s new CEO at the beginning of 2007. As I’ve already detailed, the decision to bring in a professional CEO was one I initiated back in 2007, after a lot of self-examination. At the time we began the search, I wouldn’t have believed how long the process would take.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Entrepreneurship

Hearpreneur

After relocating to the United States ин 2007, my husband and I were looking for ways for the family to stay physically healthy. Having fenced in his youth, my husband found a fencing community in Silicon Valley and began to train again. Soon I realized that there was a need inside the community. 12) Young People Smiling.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. We took $2.3 and has recently come back down to 122% (said David Brooks on The PBS News Hour).