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Entrepreneurs and the Wikipedia Road Map

The Startup Magazine

The first step–a conscious decision to be included and a commitment to meet the stringent quality, market and social impact standards the Wikipedia community upholds. If the volunteer community decides an organization is not yet notable, the next step is to create a media plan to boost its Wikipedia status. Dan Cook.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Passion for sport and entertainment industry. My dad was a serial entrepreneur and had a business in the home security industry. I wanted to make the community and the world aware of the talent, businesses and resources that thrive within my city.

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The Power Of Mattering

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaway: Mattering is the idea of feeling valued for who we are at our core by our families, by our friends, by our community, and also being dependent on to add meaningful value back to parents, to friends, to the community. And also being dependent on to add meaningful value back to parents, to friends, to the community.

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3rd Annual Women in Tech Summit Examines Strength, Fundraising & Diversity

Austin Startup

Here are 5 lessons she learned while being an entrepreneur: 1. Collaborate Vanessa joined SAP last year to lead SAP.iO, where she helps entrepreneurs and underrepresented founders grow their businesses. Although she spent her early years studying to become an astronaut, she realized that becoming a founder was her new calling.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. It’s home to a small but growing tech community that has been developing over the past decade, and that’s what piqued my interest. However, what I found in Bend was a deeply entrepreneurial community that is leaps and bounds beyond just a destination resort town.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

In addition, we contribute to the veterans community both through financial contributions, and pro bono services to various organizations. When I was a teenager (I’m now in my 40s) I was in a little rock band in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks to Jeremy Knauff, Spartan Media. #2 2 – What We Do. Photo Credit: Alex Haimann.

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10 Entertaining Things to Check out While You’re Waiting in Line Today

Up and Running

And of course, supporting the your local community and local economy really is something worth doing. This should cheer you up if you’re a feminist, an entrepreneur, both, or a person of any age just starting out who needs encouragement! The Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 for 2015. Small Business Saturday is tomorrow.