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Denmark’s Startups Are Ready To Switch To The Circular Economy Model

YoungUpstarts

According to a 2017 survey conducted by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, 9 out of 10 small and medium-sized companies think the circular economy is beneficial and want to be part of the change. Wastecontrol – this company was selected for the Green Tech Challenge 2016 program.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2017

Hearpreneur

2017 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I had my 8 months expenses saved by May of 2017 and put it my two weeks notice at that time. 1- Top rankings.

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The New Technologies Keeping Real Estate Agents Safe

ReadWriteStart

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2017 Member Safety Survey, 44% of female agents and one in four male agents have experienced a situation in the past year that made them fear for their safety or the safety of their personal information. Here’s a look at six technologies agents can use to help keep them safe.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector.

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Scaling Solutions to Climate Change — A review of John Doerr’s “Speed and Scale”?

Reid Hoffman

At this point, it’s clear that we must take a blitzscaling approach to funding, developing, and scaling both the existing technologies and new innovations that will allow us to cut greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to avert looming planetary disaster. Then, there’s climate change.

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Sustainable Design Can Help Your Small Business and Improve the Environment

crowdSPRING Blog

In fact, a 2017 peer-reviewed study in the Lancet revealed that pollution continues to be a major global health concern. A 2017 study revealed that 92% of consumers have a more positive image of a company when the company supports an environmental cause. Choose green materials. Make it biodegradable or recyclable.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Rob Greene. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13- Later they failed to keep up with technologies and the digital boom and have even filed for bankruptcy twice. Due to significant debt and the auto industry's collapse, Durant lost ownership of GM to a banker's trust just two years later, in 1910.