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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. Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.,

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ConnectYard Integrates Social Media Into School Communications

YoungUpstarts

Founded in 2007, Wayne, New Jersey-based ConnectYard provides a platform for educational institutions that integrates their learning management systems with the social media tools students use to connect students and instructors for a more web-based community, and provide a better learning experience at the same time.

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Research Sample: Student Entrepreneur Database | Insomnia Cookies | Inc.com

Campus Entrepreneurship

Here is one of my favorites, Insomnia Cookies , founded at the University of Pennsylvania. CEO and cofounder Seth Berkowitz is featured in this great 5 minute interview from an Inc Magazine 30 Under 30 feature from 2007. From Inc Magazine: 30 Under 30: The Cookie King | Inc.com.

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I Always Expected Hindsight Bias from the Financial Press

Diego Basch

“It’s embarrassing for the Fed,” said Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Look at the S&P 500 chart for the past five years: If you click on the chart, you will see that the stock market peaked in October of 2007.

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The Early, Carnegie Mellon Days of College Prowler

Campus Entrepreneurship

From PopCityMedia (circa 2007) : In the fall of 2000, when Skurman was a college junior, the seed for the College Prowler was planted when he enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Program at Carnegie Mellon Business School. “Four out of the five founders are not from Pittsburgh,&# says Skurman, who now lives in Shadyside.

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Episode 31: Business Relationships and Profitability Scott Weintraub and Jennifer Dawn

Mike Michalowicz

Since its launch in March 2007, HRM has enjoyed impressive revenue and profit growth. Scott earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Since its launch in March 2007, HRM has enjoyed impressive revenue and profit growth.

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