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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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Hiring a Freelancer? Here’s What That Means for Your Taxes

Up and Running

Meanwhile, states like Arkansas, Missouri, New Jersey, and Vermont — as well as the District of Columbia — have established their own thresholds. Freelancers and gig workers don’t have the same benefits as traditional employees, but the laws governing the gig economy are changing.

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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

Up and Running

All three of the others were strong business plans, with good product-market possibilities, strong technologies, and strong management. They’re from the University of Arkansas. By the time I asked that question, my fellow judges were probably rolling their eyes, because I’d asked that of every other team in that track.

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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. I’ve managed to get from Toronto to Chicago.

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March 3-6, Birmingham, AL: Alternative Investing Conference

David Teten

Smith, President & General Counsel, GrayShell Consulting; Member, Pacific Pension Institute’s Board of Directors; Member, Governing Board of The Robert Toigo Foundation; Former Trustee, LACERS; Former Board Member Council of Institutional Investors. My Partner John Frankel and I are both speaking.

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Racism in Tech

Feld Thoughts

If you don’t know me, I’m white, Jewish, second generation American, born in Arkansas, grew up in Dallas, lived in Boston for 12 years, and I now live in Boulder, Colorado. The customer site is a government owned military installation. Especially at a government facility. In the United States. In the tech business.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.