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

Austin Startup

If you looked at just the business pages in American newspapers, you’d think corporations working with nonprofits and delivering global responsibility was a new trend. However, global companies like IBM have been modeling social impact for decades now and Latinitas can attest to their commitment.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

This incorporates a socially beneficial mission with a manufacturing arm that produces a useful product for its targeted demographic, while also directly providing employment to members of that demographic. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. Maryland was the first U.S. state to adopt this structure in 2010.

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Students To Make Biodegradable Plastic Bags A Reality

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But not if four University of Arkansas student have anything to say about that – the founders of cycleWood Solutions Inc. According to Cao, who has more than five years of experience working as a process engineer and wet-end superintendent in the paper industry, one million plastic bags are used globally every minute.

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Global Moot Was a “Hoot:” The Best of the Best MBA Startups

Austin Startup

The 28 th annual running of UT-Austin’s Global Moot Corp was completed this past weekend and, for the first time for this event, I participated as a judge. GlucaGo – products for reducing the risk and severity of hypoglycemic attack. PCCA Technologies – a glucose-sensing contact lens for diabetes patients self-monitoring.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Method, the popular cleaning products company, is a registered benefit corporation in the state of Delaware. Certification as a B corp is available globally, and there are currently certified B corps in 34 countries worldwide. Image via methodhome.com. The benefit corporation option is one such legal structure.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Consumer Products. Paper & Forest Products. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Chemicals & Allied Products. Fabricated Metal Products. Food and Kindred Products. Leather and Leather Products. Lumber and Wood Products. Paper & Allied Products. Rubber and Plastic Products.