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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Here in the U.S. InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. “Our Maryland was the first U.S.

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How to Open a Marijuana Dispensary

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We talked with two dispensary owners from pioneering states: Mitch Woolhiser, owner of Northern Lights Cannabis Company in Denver, Colorado, and Lincoln Fish, CEO of OutCo Labs, which manages the dispensary Outliers Collective in San Diego, California. Another community, you can find out that information. You have to be very careful.

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To my European comrades : 5 reasons why you should consider Austin to start with the American Dream

Austin Startup

If you pay a look at Austin surroundings , you’ll soon realize that first, the Colorado River flows through the city, but also that Austin is surrounded by lakes. You can also hike the Green Belt, a 7.25 mile green canyon full of picturesque swimming holes such as Sculpture Falls or Lost Creek.

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So You Want to Start a Cannabis Business: Advice for the Absolute Beginner

Up and Running

Generally, when someone thinks about types of cannabis businesses, dispensaries and grow operations usually come to mind. Many see huge dispensaries in Colorado, for example, raking in big bucks. But the cannabis industry is much more than just grow operations and dispensaries. ” Know the rules (and follow them!).

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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.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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Talk to the farm down the street about how they’re using their hilly, forested land to plan for a future logging operation. To supplement this guide, I interviewed two experienced farm hands: Gregory Heilers, previously an assistant farm manager, and Dr. Cindy Jones, the owner of Colorado Aromatics, a small herb farm in Colorado.

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Volunteering in Costa Rica

David Cohen

Arrived just before midnight (it’s the same time zone as colorado here). It sounds like the work will be light construction on a community center this week. It’s a new community center, and has up only some of the outer framing. We went to the work site in La Flor, at what will become the new community center.