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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How They are Incorporating Social Entrepreneurship in Their Business

Hearpreneur

4- Safe home security. There were so many people being taken advantage of by predatory home security companies, which was causing massive financial repercussions and causing people to be less safe. Thanks to Kristen Bolig, Security Nerd ! #5- 13- Funding technology initiatives. Thanks to Marcus Anwar, OhMy.ca ! #4-

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Business Modeling is Process, not an Event

The Entrepreneurial Mind

While a business plan may be important to secure financing, a business model is what will guide the entrepreneur through the inevitable trial and error of finding the best fit in the market. Changes that result from forces such as technology advancement, demographic trends and new customer preferences can all require adjustments.

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How to Get the Boss to Buy Into Your IT Solutions

YoungUpstarts

We usually focus on technical factors, but the truth is that we are not only technology professionals. We are also business people who use technology to solve BUSINESS problems. Security – Are there improvements or other implications? Thus, his proposal was rejected. If it costs more, why would it be worth it?

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Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Rather than build an app entirely with native or HTML5 technology, why not mix and match the technologies? Clearly, developing portions of the user experience in two or more different technologies has some downsides. The illustration above shows the technologies used to draw each portion of the screen. (

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Although this was a huge disappointment, initially I wasn’t too concerned because I had a track record of securing jobs. But this time, despite all of my efforts, I wasn’t able to secure a job. 4- I was put in a position to fail.

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TRANSFORMIFY WINS 2017 FIRST WOMEN AWARD

Transformify

First Women of Engineering & Manufacturing: Caroline Hargrove, McLaren Applied Technologies. First Women of Science & Technology: Elizabeth Sheldon, Evidence Talks. First Women Young Achiever of the Year: Charlotte Pearce, InkPact Marketing. First Women of Retail & Consumer: Ali Powell, Fitness First Group.

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How to pivot away $34m: Israel’s Xeround shuts it doors with a lesson

The Next Web

At this point, investors looked to pivot once again, keeping the technology but reconsidering their target market. Charlotte Yarkoni – a senior exec at Amdocs, was asked to take over as CEO, and see if she could turn Xeround into a sort of ‘mini Amdocs’. Yarkoni managed to secure two U.S. Xeround was out of their element.”

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