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The Joy Of Being Detained By U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Feld Thoughts

After a really fun day yesterday in Waterloo at Communitech , which is really impressive, I woke up at 4:30am to make my 6:30am flight from Toronto to Chicago on my way to Little Rock, Arkansas where I’m speaking at the launch of Startup Arkansas. He handed me back my customs form and said “Put your correct address on this.”

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IBM: Where Corporate Responsibility is Not a Trend, but a Lifestyle

Austin Startup

We thank IBM Customer Architect and Master Inventor Janani Janakiraman, Software Engineer Karen Siles (now a Latinitas board member!), and others they brought to help. As you can see, IBM has been no stranger to Latinitas, and their recent provision of strategic planning support is a real culmination of all these parts.

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What Is the Difference Between Leadership and Management for a Nonprofit?

Board Effect

The former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee , said: “A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here’s where we are going to go, here’s why we need to go there, and here’s how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.”.

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What Are The Statutes Of Limitations And Why Are They Important? 

YoungUpstarts

A business open to the public has the responsibility to keep customers safe. The business can be held liable if customers were injured, and the staff knew but did nothing to compensate for it. So when does the workplace get sued for personal injury ? The proprietors are also liable for injury to their staff. 5 years – Missouri .

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Episode 5: Profit And Social Media Strategies With Cyndi Thomason And Brent Robinson

Mike Michalowicz

Brent Robinson is the Chief Thought Officer and Founding Partner of Modthink, a strategy firm where we focus on your people, culture and systems to impact operational efficiency, change management, transparency, and meaningful human relationships with customers through social networking. 7 at Collective Bias (social media agency).

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Four Lessons New Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Walmart

YoungUpstarts

Based out of Arkansas, the company started with just one store and now has retail outlets all across the country. Once it builds up its customer base, it will slowly increase those prices. Make Customers Feel Comfortable. Using a greeter makes customers feel more confident from the moment they enter those doors.

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Why Am I Forbidden From Using My iPhone In US Immigration Areas?

Feld Thoughts

Customs and Border Protection in the Toronto airport, I finally got to Little Rock around 4pm, made it to the Startup Arkansas event around 5:30pm, and did two hours of open office hours, a Startup Communities talk , and general Q&A. I’m in the Little Rock airport on my way home.

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