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Strengthening Community Ties: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Better Approach Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Board Effect

For example, United Way of Metro Chicago set up a four-month program called the Board Leadership Institute to help business leaders interested in serving on nonprofit boards. Also, the program equips them with the best tools to be of service in the greater Chicago area. Impact of Chicago’s housing crisis.

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5 Questions To Help Solve The Tough Business Problems

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw this challenge outlined well in a new book, “ Learning to Lead ,” by Ron Williams, former CEO of Aetna and self-made business leader, who rose from the poor side of the tracks in south Chicago to lead several large businesses, and ultimately serve on the President’s Management Advisory Board for several years.

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Dan: It could work for anybody, but what we’re doing right now is we’re focusing on the music industry; because we’re actually running the premium fan site for the 70′ band Chicago right now, and they’re super happy with it so we decided to focus on musicians. Dan: They’re very happy so far.

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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush

Steve Blank

The Uranium Committee In addition to the five NRDC divisions working on conventional weapons, the NRDC took over the moribund standalone Uranium Committee and made it a scientific advisory board reporting directly to Bush. The goal was to understand whether the theory of an atomic weapon could be turned into a practical weapon.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

I was able to travel from coast to coast, Boston to LA, Chicago to Florida, to meet investors and other interesting people who ended up joining our advisory board or are some other way involved with my company. have lived in Prince Edward Island, New York, St. Louis and now Texas.

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Tips for Writing a Successful Business Plan for a Daycare Center

Up and Running

As someone who owns eight successful daycares in the Chicago area, I know the strategies and approaches that work when it comes to developing a sound business plan for a daycare center. What are the details of your ownership structure, board of directors, investor list, partners, and so on?

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Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?

Feld Thoughts

And, through our deep relationship with Techstars, our reach and network is even further and includes cities like Detroit, Kansas City, Austin, Chicago, San Antonio, and San Diego. Before making a decision to invest, we talked to each member of our advisory board to get their feedback.