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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. A resource for those looking to start social enterprises in the United Kingdom. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. economy in general—U.S. charitable giving fell by only 10 percent. Social Enterprise UK .

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Start Your Own Airbnb In The UK

YoungUpstarts

In 2007, two financially strapped friends, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky , decided to rent out rooms in their apartment to designers visiting San Francisco for the International Design Conference after all the hotel rooms in the area were booked up. She should know. Homejoy was named one of the Hottest U.S. Startups of 2013.

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A Guide to Funding a Business in the U.K.

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It’s no secret that access to mainstream credit and lending facilities has dried up significantly since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007. If you are operating a new or small-scale business of any kind, a grant could be a great way to improve your prospects and inject some cash into your operational equation. In the U.K.,

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Spam Laws, Email Marketing, and Compliance

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One specific guideline includes making “unsubscribe” both operational and easy to see for readers. New Zealand – The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. The United Kingdom – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations. Germany – 7 German Unfair Competition Law.

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