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

Board Effect

It’s not uncommon for nonprofits to recruit experienced and qualified businesspeople to serve on their boards. While they’re experts at running nonprofit organizations, nonprofit board members don’t always understand their communities or the social context of the issues that affect their constituencies.

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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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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. I also love that it’s a community, and how entrepreneurs help each other. 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. Are you in a bedroom community of a nearby city? A business plan should look about three to five years into the future.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Bridge The Gap Villages

crowdSPRING Blog

Whether you’re walking down the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, buying a sandwich at a bocadillo bar in Seville, or sitting on the beach in Bali, sometimes it feels like the two groups might as well be the Sharks and the Jets. Participating travelers are welcomed into the community with open arms and asked to participate as locals.

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