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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

The organization is designed so that it can function generally as an LLC would, while legally accepting foundation grants because of the organization’s socially beneficial goals. appeared first on Bplans Blog. with many more states pending legislation. What about the rest of us? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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I Tried 10+ Different Food Delivery, Clothing Boxes and Online Subscriptions

Austin Startup

I was completely sold as I have been a huge lover of local foods ever since my visit to Vermont/upstate NY (the top places with local food). They started out as designer jean rental site and have transitioned to clothing styling (think of Stitch Fix but for designer jeans). I never would have thought that I’d own designer jeans.

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Twitter Link Roundup #318 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

Tom Bivins, executive director of the Vermont Cheese Council , thinks it’s time to set aside your cheese anxieties and eat the rind. Every wondered whether or not you can actually eat the rind on that cheese you’re sampling? Well, hang on to that luscious piece of Brie you’re enjoying.

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How to Make Mobile eCommerce Convert: What???s Effective In Mobile Design Right Now

ConversionXL

Above, the mobile website of a clothing retailer includes features designed to help visitors either search or browse. One of the the biggest design challenges in mobile is deciding which features and buttons should appear on the first screen, and which ones should be hidden in a sub-menu or secondary screen. image source.

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The Ultimate Office for Athletes and People Seeking a Healthier Lifestyle

David Teten

We think there’s a way to design office work so that physical fitness is integrated throughout your day. According to research done by the Vermont Board of Education , exercise is not only healthy for you, but it also increases your productivity. For a mouse, we really like the Designer Appliances E Quill AirO2bic mouse ($90).

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

Design & Production. com What it does: Gathers, tracks, analyzes and reports on what people are saying about a brand, on blogs and through comments and posts on social media sites. It’s decent at capturing blog and Twitter-based content but not as accurate at capturing content that is behind a ‘sign-in’ gate, most notably Facebook.

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How To Identify & Improve Crappy UX Issues

ConversionXL

From the design standpoint, how many of these elements are you really putting effort into? For the UX designer, understanding the user’s journey can help to bridge the “gaps” that may occur between the click from the traffic source, to landing on the website. The Search Box - 6 seconds. Main Image – average time of 5.99