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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. What does a social enterprise look like?

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

Reid Hoffman

I speak from personal experience, since I hired and partnered with a CEO, Jeff Weiner, very successfully at LinkedIn five years after co-founding the company. Couldn’t we just hire a COO and have you stay as CEO?”. After more than a year of searching, we brought Dan Nye in as LinkedIn’s new CEO at the beginning of 2007.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

Within a year I hired 92 permanent staff and another 30 full time contractors. I canceled my first ever extended family trip to Hawaii less than a week before going. We hired a new executive management team that had to be stormed, normed and performed. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital.

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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. I went on to hire several other moms and dads: between the 5 leaders of the company, we have 11 young kids. Thanks to Tiffany Mason, Mason Coaching and Consulting ! 12) Young People Smiling.